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Palo Alto Networks Objects API

Address objects, address groups, service objects, service groups, and tag management.

Palo Alto Networks Objects API is one of 820 APIs that Palo Alto Networks publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Objects. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 20 operations across 5 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.stratacloud.paloaltonetworks.com/aiops/bpa/v1, https://{firewall}/restapi/v10.2.

20 operations 5 paths 7 schemas 5 DELETE5 GET5 POST5 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://{firewall}/api/
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Palo Alto Networks Objects API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (oauth2Bearer). An API key is passed in the header as X-PAN-KEY (apiKey).

  • oauth2Bearer — OAuth 2.0 Bearer token for SASE platform authentication. Obtain using the clientcredentials grant with your SASE service account client ID and client secret.
  • apiKey — PAN-OS API key generated via the /api/?type=keygen endpoint or from the web interface under Device Administrators. The key is tied to an administrator account…

Paths & Operations 20

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 20 operations — 5 DELETE, 5 GET, 5 POST, 5 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Objects 20

Address objects, address groups, service objects, service groups, and tag management.

GET
/Objects/Addresses
Palo Alto Networks List Address Objects
listAddresses 3 params → 200400401500
POST
/Objects/Addresses
Palo Alto Networks Create Address Object
createAddress 3 params body → 200400401409
PUT
/Objects/Addresses
Palo Alto Networks Update Address Object
updateAddress 3 params body → 200400401404
DELETE
/Objects/Addresses
Palo Alto Networks Delete Address Object
deleteAddress 3 params → 200400401404409
GET
/Objects/AddressGroups
Palo Alto Networks List Address Groups
listAddressGroups 3 params → 200400401
POST
/Objects/AddressGroups
Palo Alto Networks Create Address Group
createAddressGroup 3 params body → 200400401409
PUT
/Objects/AddressGroups
Palo Alto Networks Update Address Group
updateAddressGroup 3 params body → 200400404
DELETE
/Objects/AddressGroups
Palo Alto Networks Delete Address Group
deleteAddressGroup 3 params → 200400404
GET
/Objects/Services
Palo Alto Networks List Service Objects
listServices 3 params → 200400401
POST
/Objects/Services
Palo Alto Networks Create Service Object
createService 3 params body → 200400401
PUT
/Objects/Services
Palo Alto Networks Update Service Object
updateService 3 params body → 200400404
DELETE
/Objects/Services
Palo Alto Networks Delete Service Object
deleteService 3 params → 200400404
GET
/Objects/ServiceGroups
Palo Alto Networks List Service Groups
listServiceGroups 3 params → 200400401
POST
/Objects/ServiceGroups
Palo Alto Networks Create Service Group
createServiceGroup 3 params body → 200400
PUT
/Objects/ServiceGroups
Palo Alto Networks Update Service Group
updateServiceGroup 3 params body → 200400404
DELETE
/Objects/ServiceGroups
Palo Alto Networks Delete Service Group
deleteServiceGroup 3 params → 200400404
GET
/Objects/Tags
Palo Alto Networks List Tags
listTags 3 params → 200400401
POST
/Objects/Tags
Palo Alto Networks Create Tag
createTag 3 params body → 200400
PUT
/Objects/Tags
Palo Alto Networks Update Tag
updateTag 3 params body → 200400404
DELETE
/Objects/Tags
Palo Alto Networks Delete Tag
deleteTag 3 params → 200400404

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Address (7 properties), AddressGroup (5 properties), Service (4 properties), ErrorResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

AddressGroup
object
A group of address objects. Can be static with an explicit member list or dynamic with a tag-based filter expression.
5 properties
PanOsResponse
object
Standard PAN-OS API response envelope.
3 properties
Service
object
A service object defining a TCP or UDP protocol with destination port or port range.
4 properties
Tag
object
A tag for categorizing configuration objects.
3 properties
ServiceGroup
object
A group of service objects for use in security policy rules.
3 properties
ErrorResponse
object
3 properties
Address
object
An address object representing an IP address, subnet, range, wildcard mask, or FQDN used in security policy rules.
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

palo-alto-networks-objects-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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