topic Re: API test url category in General Topics

API test url category

LCMember2860 — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 08:51:25 GMT

I want to use the API to query URL (Brightcloud) categorisation. This is the command in the CLI:

pan1(active)> test url theguardian.com

theguardian.com news-and-media (Base db)

running the same check via the API browser:

https://x.x.x.x/api/?REST_API_TOKEN=250290343&type=op&cmd=<test><url>theguardian.com</url></test>

<msg>Unsupported command.</msg>

</result>

</response>

the firewall is on 6.0.1, and I think this worked via the API on PAN-OS 5. Other commands under the API "test" hierarchy are coming back unsupported also - perhaps the syntax has changed? (can't find anything in the API reference though).

Re: API test url category

HULK — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:56:55 GMT

Hello ,

Have you generated the key: http(s)://hostname/api/?type=keygen&user=username&password=password

PFB a helpful document for the same.

PAN-OS and Panorama 5.0 XML API Usage Guide

Thanks

Re: API test url category

LCMember2860 — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:38:56 GMT

I'm testing through the API browser (ie the GUI) so the key is automatically generated (that's the API_TOKEN in the URL I pasted above). It doesn't work using a generated key either - we're already using the API for other functions that work fine.

Re: API test url category

torm — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:34:12 GMT

Have you been able to resolve this? I'm also getting the "unsupported command" message when running operation commands with the API.

I'm running 6.0.4 on the firewall.

Re: API test url category

bat — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:52:53 GMT

Hi,

The test command is no longer supported in XML API. This was a design change.

Thanks