PAN-OS® and Panorama™ API Guide

Use the CLI to Find XML API Syntax

1. Access the CLI.
   Use an SSH client or terminal to access your firewall or Panorama CLI.
2. Enable debug mode.
   Enter the following command:

   debug cli on
3. Run a CLI command.
   Enter and run a CLI command. Example:

   test url http://paloaltonetworks.com 
   <request cmd="op" cookie="7581536015878829" uid="1206"><operations><test><url>http://paloaltonetworks.com</url></test></operations></request> 
4. Use the resulting response to create an API call.
   Use the cmd value and the XML elements within the operations tag to form the API call:

   https://<firewall>/api/?type=op&cmd=<test><url>http://paloaltonetworks.com</url></test>&key=<apikey>

   Depending on the CLI command, the XML tag values for cmd will vary. For example, here is a CLI command for showing firewall information: run show system info

   The corresponding API call for the CLI command:

   https://<firewall>/api/?type=op&cmd=<show><system><info></info></system></show>&key=<apikey>