ExtraHop REST API Guide

Introduction to the ExtraHop REST API

The ExtraHop REST API enables you to automate administration and configuration tasks on your ExtraHop system. You can send requests to the ExtraHop API through a Representational State Transfer (REST) interface, which is accessed through resource URIs and standard HTTP methods.

When a REST API request is sent over HTTPS to an ExtraHop system, that request is authenticated and then authorized through an API key. After authentication, the request is submitted to the ExtraHop system and the operation completes.
Video:See the related training: Rest API Overview

Each ExtraHop system provides access to the built-in ExtraHop REST API Explorer, which enables you to view all of the available system resources, methods, properties, and parameters. The REST API Explorer also enables you to send API calls directly to your ExtraHop system.

Note:This guide is intended for an audience that has a basic familiarity with software development and the ExtraHop system.

ExtraHop API requirements

Before you can begin writing scripts for the ExtraHop REST API or performing operations through the REST API Explorer, you must meet the following requirements:

Access and authenticate to the ExtraHop REST API

Setup users and users with system and access administration privileges control whether users can generate API keys. For example, you can prevent remote users from generating keys or you can disable API key generation entirely. When this functionality is enabled, API keys are generated by users and can be viewed only by the user who generated the key.

Note:Administrators set up user accounts and assign privileges, but then users generate their own API keys. Users can delete API keys for their own account, and users with system and access administration privileges can delete API keys for any user. For more information, see Users and user groups.

After you generate an API key, you must append the key to your request headers. The following example shows a request that retrieves metadata about the firmware running on the ExtraHop system:

curl -i -X GET --header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: ExtraHop apikey=2bc07e55971d4c9a88d0bb4d29ecbb29" \
"https://<hostname-or-IP-of-your-ExtraHop-system>/api/v1/extrahop"

Privilege levels

User privilege levels determine which ExtraHop system and administration tasks the user can perform through the ExtraHop REST API.

You can view the privilege levels for users through the granted_roles and effective_roles properties. The granted_roles property shows you which privilege levels are explicitly granted to the user. The effective_roles property shows you all privilege levels for a user, including those received outside of the granted role, such as through a user group.

The granted_roles and effective_roles properties are returned by the following operations:

  • GET /users
  • GET /users/{username}

The granted_roles and effective_roles properties support the following privilege levels. Note that the type of tasks for each ExtraHop system vary by the available resources listed in the REST API Explorer and depend on the modules enabled on the system and user module access privileges.

Privilege level Actions allowed
"system": "full"
  • Enable or disable API key generation for the ExtraHop system.
  • Generate an API key.
  • View the last four digits and description for any API key on the system.
  • Delete API keys for any user.
  • View and edit cross-origin resource sharing.
  • Perform any administration task available through the REST API.
  • Perform any ExtraHop system task available through the REST API.
"write": "full"
  • Generate your own API key.
  • View or delete your own API key.
  • Change your own password, but you cannot perform any other administration tasks through the REST API.
  • Perform any ExtraHop system task available through the REST API.
"write": "limited"
  • Generate an API key.
  • View or delete their own API key.
  • Change your own password, but you cannot perform any other administration tasks through the REST API.
  • Perform all GET operations through the REST API.
  • Perform metric and record queries.
"write": "personal"
  • Generate an API key.
  • View or delete your own API key.
  • Change your own password, but you cannot perform any other administration tasks through the REST API.
  • Perform all GET operations through the REST API.
  • Perform metric and record queries.
"metrics": "full"
  • Generate an API key.
  • View or delete your own API key.
  • Change your own password, but you cannot perform any other administration tasks through the REST API.
  • Perform metric and record queries.
"metrics": "restricted"
  • Generate an API key.
  • View or delete your own API key.
  • Change your own password, but you cannot perform any other administration tasks through the REST API.
"ndr": "full"
  • View security detections
  • View and create investigations

This is a module access privilege that can be granted to a user in addition to one of the following system access privilege levels:

  • "write": "full"
  • "write": "limited"
  • "write": "personal"
  • "write": null
  • "metrics": "full"
  • "metrics": "restricted"
"ndr": "none"
  • No access to NDR module content

This is a module access privilege that can be granted to a user in addition to one of the following system access privilege levels:

  • "write": "full"
  • "write": "limited"
  • "write": "personal"
  • "write": null
  • "metrics": "full"
  • "metrics": "restricted"
"npm": "full"
  • View performance detections
  • View and create dashboards
  • View and create alerts

This is a module access privilege that can be granted to a user in addition to one of the following system access privilege levels:

  • "write": "full"
  • "write": "limited"
  • "write": "personal"
  • "write": null
  • "metrics": "full"
  • "metrics": "restricted"
"npm": "none"
  • No access to NPM module content

This is a module access privilege that can be granted to a user in addition to one of the following system access privilege levels:

  • "write": "full"
  • "write": "limited"
  • "write": "personal"
  • "write": null
  • "metrics": "full"
  • "metrics": "restricted"
"packets": "full"
  • View and download packets through the GET /packets/search and POST /packets/search operations.

This is an add-on privilege that can be granted to a user with one of the following privilege levels:

  • "write": "full"
  • "write": "limited"
  • "write": "personal"
  • "write": null
  • "metrics": "full"
  • "metrics": "restricted"
"packets": "full_with_keys"
  • View and download packets and session keys through the GET /packets/search and POST /packets/search operations.

This is an add-on privilege that can be granted to a user with one of the following privilege levels:

  • "write": "full"
  • "write": "limited"
  • "write": "personal"
  • "write": null
  • "metrics": "full"
  • "metrics": "restricted"
"packets": "slices_only"
  • View and download the first 64 bytes of packets through the GET /packets/search and POST /packets/search operations.

This is an add-on privilege that can be granted to a user with one of the following privilege levels:

  • "write": "full"
  • "write": "limited"
  • "write": "personal"
  • "write": null
  • "metrics": "full"
  • "metrics": "restricted"

Manage API key access

Users with system and access administration privileges can configure whether users can generate API keys for the ExtraHop system. You can allow only local users to generate keys, or you can also disable API key generation entirely.

Users must generate an API key before they can perform operations through the ExtraHop REST API. Keys can be viewed only by the user who generated the key or system administrators with unlimited privileges. After a user generates an API key, they must append the key to their request headers.
  1. Log in to the Administration settings on the ExtraHop system through https://<extrahop-hostname-or-IP-address>/admin.
  2. In the Access Settings section, click API Access.
  3. In the Manage API Access section, select one of the following options:
    • Allow all users to generate an API key: Local and remote users can generate API keys.
    • Only local users can generate an API key: Remote users cannot generate API keys.
    • No users can generate an API key: No API keys can be generated by any user.
  4. Click Save Settings.

Generate an API key

You must generate an API key before you can perform operations through the ExtraHop REST API. Keys can be viewed only by the user who generated the key or by users with system and access administration privileges. After you generate an API key, add the key to your request headers or the ExtraHop REST API Explorer.

Before you begin

Make sure the ExtraHop system is configured to allow API key generation.
  1. In the Access Settings section, click API Access.
  2. In the Generate an API Key section, type a description for the new key, and then click Generate.
  3. Scroll down to the API Keys section and copy the API key that matches your description.
You can paste the key into the REST API Explorer or append the key to a request header.

Configure cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)

Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) allows you to access the ExtraHop REST API across domain-boundaries and from specified web pages without requiring the request to travel through a proxy server.

You can configure one or more allowed origins or you can allow access to the ExtraHop REST API from any origin. Only users with system and access administration privileges can view and edit CORS settings.
  1. Log in to the Administration settings on the ExtraHop system through https://<extrahop-hostname-or-IP-address>/admin.
  2. In the Access Settings section, click API Access.
  3. In the CORS Settings section, specify one of the following access configurations.
    • To add a specific URL, type an origin URL in the text box, and then click the plus (+) icon or press ENTER.

      The URL must include a scheme, such as HTTP or HTTPS, and the exact domain name. You cannot append a path; however, you can provide a port number.

    • To allow access from any URL, select the Allow API requests from any Origin checkbox.
      Note:Allowing REST API access from any origin is less secure than providing a list of explicit origins.
  4. Click Save Settings and then click Done.

Set up an SSL certificate

Before making requests to an ExtraHop system with a self-signed certificate, you must set up an SSL certificate for each user who will access the ExtraHop system from a particular computer.

In each of the following examples, replace {HOST} with the hostname of your ExtraHop system.

Note:The SSL certificate applies only to the user performing the command. Each user must run the command with their login credentials to set up the SSL certificate.

Set up SSL through Windows PowerShell

Invoke-WebRequest "http://{HOST}/public.cer" -OutFile ($env:USERPROFILE +
"\ex.cer"); Import-Certificate ($env:USERPROFILE + "\ex.cer")
-CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\Root

Set up SSL through OS X

curl -O http://{HOST}/public.cer; security add-trusted-cert -r trustRoot -k
~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain public.cer

Learn about the REST API Explorer

The REST API Explorer is a web-based tool that enables you to view detailed information about the ExtraHop REST API resources, methods, parameters, properties, and error codes. Code samples are available in Python, cURL, and Ruby for each resource. You also can perform operations directly through the tool.

Open the REST API Explorer

You can open the REST API Explorer from the Administration settings or through the following URL:

https://<extrahop-hostname-or-ip-address>/api/v1/explore/
  1. Log in to the Administration settings on the ExtraHop system through https://<extrahop-hostname-or-IP-address>/admin.
  2. From the Access Setting section, click API Access.
  3. On the API Access page, click REST API Explorer.
    The REST API Explorer opens in your browser.

View operation information

From the REST API Explorer, you can click any operation to view configuration information for the resource.

The following table provides information about the sections available for resources in the REST API Explorer. Section availability varies by HTTP method. Not all methods have all of the sections listed in the table.

Section Description
Body Parameters Provides all of the fields for the request body and supported values for each field.
Parameters Provides information about the available query parameters.
Responses Provides information about the possible HTTP status codes for the resource. If you click Send Request, this section also includes the response from the server and the cURL, Python, and Ruby syntax required to send the specified request.
Tip:Click Model to view descriptions of the fields returned in a response.

Identify objects on the ExtraHop system

To perform API operations on a specific object, you must locate the object ID. You can easily locate the object ID through the following methods in the REST API Explorer.

  • The object ID is provided in the headers returned from a POST request. For example, if you send a POST request to create a page, the response headers display a location URL.

    The following request returned the location for the newly created tag as /api/v1/tags/1 and the ID for the tag as 1.

    {
     "date": "Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:21:00 GMT ",
     "via": "1.1 localhost",
     "server": "Apache",
     "content-type": "text/plain; charset=utf-8",
     "location": "/api/v1/tags/1",
     "cache-control": "private, max-age=0",
     "connection": "Keep-Alive",
     "keep-alive": "timeout=90, max=100",
     "content-length": "0"
    }
  • The object ID is provided for all objects returned from a GET request. For example, if you perform a GET request on all devices, the response body contains information for each device, including the ID.

    The following response body displays an entry for a single device, with an ID of 10212:

    {
     "mod_time": 1448474346504,
     "node_id": null,
     "id": 10212,
     "extrahop_id": "test0001",
     "description": null,
     "user_mod_time": 1448474253809,
     "discover_time": 1448474250000,
     "vlanid": 0,
     "parent_id": 9352,
     "macaddr": "00:05:G3:FF:FC:28",
     "vendor": "Cisco",
     "is_l3": true,
     "ipaddr4": "10.10.10.5",
     "ipaddr6": null,
     "device_class": "node",
     "default_name": "Cisco5",
     "custom_name": null,
     "cdp_name": "",
     "dhcp_name": "",
     "netbios_name": "",
     "dns_name": "",
     "custom_type": "",
     "analysis_level": 1
    },

ExtraHop API resources

You can perform operations on the following resources through the ExtraHop REST API. You also can view more detailed information about these resources, such as available HTTP methods, query parameters, and object properties in the REST API Explorer.

Activity Map

An activity map is a dynamic visual representation of the L4-L7 protocol activity between devices in your network. Create a 2D or 3D layout of device connections in real-time to learn about the traffic flow and relationships between devices.

Here are some important considerations about activity maps:

  • You can only create activity maps for devices in Standard Analysis and Advanced Analysis. Discovery Mode devices are not included in activity maps. For more information, see Analysis levels.
  • If you create an activity map for a device, activity group, or device group with no protocol activity in the selected time interval, the map appears without any data. Change the time interval or your origin selection and try again.
  • You can create an activity map in a console to view device connections across all of your sensors.

To learn about configuring and navigating activity maps, see Activity maps.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /activitymaps Retrieve all activity maps.
POST /activitymaps Create a new activity map.
POST /activitymaps/query Perform a network topology query, which returns activity map data in flat file content.
DELETE /activitymaps/{id} Delete a specific activity map.
GET /activitymaps/{id} Retrieve a specific activity map.
PATCH /activitymaps/{id} Update a specific activity map.
POST /activitymaps/{id}/query Perform a topology query for a specific activity map, which returns activity map data in flat file content.
GET /activitymaps/{id}/sharing Retrieve the users and their sharing permissions for a specific activity map.
PATCH /activitymaps/{id}/sharing Update the users and their sharing permissions for a specific activity map.
PUT /activitymaps/{id}/sharing Replace the users and their sharing permissions for a specific activity map.

Operation details

POST /activitymaps

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The activity map properties.
name: String
The friendly name for the activity map.
short_code: String
(Optional) The unique short code that is global to all activity maps.
description: String
The description for the activity map.
weighting: String
(Optional) The metric value that determines how activity is weighted between devices. Supported element values are "bytes", "connections", and "turns".
mode: String
(Optional) The layout of the activity map. Supported values are "2dforce" and "3dforce".
show_alert_status: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether to show the alert status for devices on the activity map. If enabled, the color of each device on the map represents the most severe alert level associated with the device.
walks: Array of Objects
The list of one or more walk objects. A walk is the path of traffic composed of one or more steps. Each walk begins with one or more origin devices and expands to connections to peer devices that are based on protocol activity. Each expansion from the origin is a step. The contents of the object are defined in the "walk" section below.
origins: Array of Objects
The list of one or more origin devices of the first step within the walk. Object contents are defined in the "source_object" section below.
object_type: String
The metric source type.

The following values are valid:

  • device
  • device_group
object_id: Number
The unique identifier for the source object.
steps: Array of Objects
The list of one or more steps within the walk. Each step is defined by the protocol activity between devices of the previous step to a new set of peer devices. Object contents are defined in the "step" section below.
relationships: Array of Objects
(Optional) The list of one or more filters that define the relationship between two devices. The filters specify which roles and protocols to search for when locating peer devices in the step. Relationships are represented as an edge in the activity map. Object contents are defined in the "relationship" section below. If no value is specified, the operation will locate all peers.
protocol: String
(Optional) The metric protocol associated with the relationship, such as "HTTP" or "DNS". The operation only locates connections between devices over the specified protocol.
role: String
(Optional) The device role associated with the metric protocol of the relationship. The operation only locates connections between devices over the associated protocol in the specified role. Supported role values are "client", "server", or "any". Set to "any" to locate all client, server, and peer device relationships associated with the specified protocol.
peer_in: Array of Objects
(Optional) The list of one or more peer device objects to include in the activity map. Only relationships to peers of the specified source object are included. Object contents are defined in the "source_object" section below.
object_type: String
The metric source type.

The following values are valid:

  • device
  • device_group
object_id: Number
The unique identifier for the source object.
peer_not_in: Array of Objects
(Optional) The list of one or more peer device objects to exclude from the activity map. Relationships to peers of the specified source object are excluded. Object contents are defined in the "source_object" section below.
object_type: String
The metric source type.

The following values are valid:

  • device
  • device_group
object_id: Number
The unique identifier for the source object.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "mode": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "short_code": "string",
    "show_alert_status": true,
    "walks": {
        "origins": {
            "object_type": "string",
            "object_id": 0
        },
        "steps": {
            "relationships": {
                "protocol": "string",
                "role": "string"
            },
            "peer_in": {
                "object_type": "string",
                "object_id": 0
            },
            "peer_not_in": {
                "object_type": "string",
                "object_id": 0
            }
        }
    },
    "weighting": "string"
}
POST /activitymaps/query

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The topology query properties.
from: Number
The beginning timestamp of the time range the query will search, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
until: Number
(Optional) The ending timestamp of the time range the query will search, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. If no value is set, the query end defaults to "now".
weighting: String
(Optional) The metric value that determines how activity is weighted between devices.

The following values are valid:

  • bytes
  • connections
  • turns
edge_annotations: Array of Strings
(Optional) The list of one or more edge annotations to include in the topology query.

The following values are valid:

  • protocols
  • appearances
walks: Array of Objects
The list of one or more walk objects to include in the topology query. A walk is the path of traffic composed of one or more steps. Each walk begins with one or more origin devices and expands to connections to peer devices that are based on protocol activity. Each expansion from the origin is a step. Object contents are defined in the "topology_walk" section below.
origins: Array of Objects
The list of one or more origin devices of the first step within the walk. Object contents are defined in the "topology_source" section below.
object_type: String
The type of source object.

The following values are valid:

  • all_devices
  • device_group
  • device
object_id: Number
The unique identifier for the source object. Set to 0 if the value of the "object_type" parameter is "all_devices".
steps: Array of Objects
The list of one or more steps within the walk. Each step is defined by the protocol activity between devices of the previous step to a new set of peer devices. Object coontents are defined in the "topology_step" section below.
relationships: Array of Objects
(Optional) The list of one or more filters that define the relationship between two devices. The filters specify which roles and protocols to search for when locating peer devices in the step. Relationships are represented as an edge in the activity map. If no value is set, the operation includes all peers. Object contents are defined in the "topology_relationship" section below.
role: String
(Optional) The role of the peer device in relation to the origin device.

The following values are valid:

  • client
  • server
  • any
protocol: String
(Optional) The protocol over which the origin device is communicating, such as "HTTP". If no value is set, the object includes any protocol.
peer_in: Array of Objects
(Optional) The list of one or more peer devices to include in the topology graph. Only relationships to peers of the specified source object are included. Object contents are defined in the "topology_source" section below.
object_type: String
The type of source object.

The following values are valid:

  • all_devices
  • device_group
  • device
object_id: Number
The unique identifier for the source object. Set to 0 if the value of the "object_type" parameter is "all_devices".
peer_not_in: Array of Objects
(Optional) The list of one or more peer devices to exclude from the topology graph. Relationships to peer devices of the specified source object are excluded. Object contents are defined in the "topology_source" section below.
object_type: String
The type of source object.

The following values are valid:

  • all_devices
  • device_group
  • device
object_id: Number
The unique identifier for the source object. Set to 0 if the value of the "object_type" parameter is "all_devices".

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "edge_annotations": [],
    "from": 0,
    "until": 0,
    "walks": {
        "origins": {
            "object_type": "string",
            "object_id": 0
        },
        "steps": {
            "relationships": {
                "role": "string",
                "protocol": "string"
            },
            "peer_in": {
                "object_type": "string",
                "object_id": 0
            },
            "peer_not_in": {
                "object_type": "string",
                "object_id": 0
            }
        }
    },
    "weighting": "string"
}
GET /activitymaps

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "mode": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "owner": "string",
    "rights": [
        "string"
    ],
    "short_code": "string",
    "show_alert_status": true,
    "walks": [],
    "weighting": "string"
}
GET /activitymaps/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the activity map.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "mode": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "owner": "string",
    "rights": [
        "string"
    ],
    "short_code": "string",
    "show_alert_status": true,
    "walks": [],
    "weighting": "string"
}
POST /activitymaps/{id}/query

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the activity map.
body: Object
The topology query properties.
from: Number
The beginning timestamp of the time range the query will search, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
until: Number
(Optional) The ending timestamp of the time range the query will search, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. If no value is set, the query end defaults to "now".
edge_annotations: Array of Strings
(Optional) The list of one or more edge annotations to include in the topology query.

The following values are valid:

  • protocols
  • appearances

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "edge_annotations": [],
    "from": 0,
    "until": 0
}
DELETE /activitymaps/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the activity map.
PATCH /activitymaps/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the activity map.
body: Object
The activity map properties to update.
GET /activitymaps/{id}/sharing

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the activity map.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "anyone": "string",
    "groups": {},
    "users": {}
}
PUT /activitymaps/{id}/sharing

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The users and their permission levels.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the activity map.
PATCH /activitymaps/{id}/sharing

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The users and their permission levels.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the activity map.

Alert

Alerts are system notifications that are generated upon specified alert criteria. Default alerts are available in the system, or you can create a custom alert.

Detections and threshold alerts can be set to alert you if a metric crosses the value defined in the alert configuration. Trend alerts cannot be configured through the REST API. For more information, see Alerts.
Note:Machine learning detections require a connection to ExtraHop Cloud Services.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform this resource:

Operation Description
GET /alerts Retrieve all alerts.
POST /alerts Create a new alert with specified values.
DELETE /alerts/{id} Delete a specific alert.
GET /alerts/{id} Retrieve a specific alert.
PATCH /alerts/{id} Apply updates to a specific alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/applications Retrieve all applications that have a specific alert assigned.
POST /alerts/{id}/applications Assign and unassign a specific alert to applications.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/applications/{child-id} Unassign an application from a specific alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/applications/{child-id} Assign an application to a specific alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/devicegroups Retrieve all device groups that have a specific alert assigned.
POST /alerts/{id}/devicegroups Assign and unassign a specific alert to device groups.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/devicegroups/{child-id} Unassign a device group from a specific alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/devicegroups/{child-id} Assign a device group to a specific alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/devices Retrieve all devices that have a specific alert assigned.
POST /alerts/{id}/devices Assign and unassign a specific alert to devices.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/devices/{child-id} Unassign a device from a specific alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/devices/{child-id} Assign a device to a specific alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/emailgroups Retrieve all email groups that have a specific alert assigned.
POST /alerts/{id}/emailgroups Assign and unassign a specific alert to email groups.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/emailgroups/{child-id} Unassign a email group from a specific alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/emailgroups/{child-id} Assign a email group to a specific alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/exclusionintervals Retrieve all exclustion intervals that have a specific alert assigned.
POST /alerts/{id}/exclusionintervals Assign and unassign a specific alert to exclustion intervals.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/exclusionintervals/{child-id} Unassign an exclusion interval from a specific alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/exclusionintervals/{child-id} Assign an exclusion interval to a specific alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/networks Retrieve all networks that have a specific alert assigned.
POST /alerts/{id}/networks Assign and unassign a specific alert to networks.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/networks/{child-id} Unassign a network from a specific alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/networks/{child-id} Assign a network to a specific alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/stats Retrieve all additional statistics for a specific alert.

Operation details

GET /alerts

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "apply_all": true,
    "author": "string",
    "categories": [
        "string"
    ],
    "cc": [],
    "description": "string",
    "disabled": true,
    "field_name": "string",
    "field_name2": "string",
    "field_op": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "interval_length": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "notify_snmp": true,
    "object_type": "string",
    "operand": "string",
    "operator": "string",
    "param": {},
    "param2": {},
    "protocols": [
        "string"
    ],
    "refire_interval": 0,
    "severity": 0,
    "stat_name": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "units": "string"
}
POST /alerts

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property values to the new alert.
description: String
An optional description for the alert.
notify_snmp: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether to send an SNMP trap when an alert is generated.
field_op: String
The type of comparison between the field_name and field_name2 fields when applying a ratio. Only applicable to threshold alerts.

The following values are valid:

  • /
  • null
stat_name: String
The statistic name for the alert. Only applicable to threshold alerts.
disabled: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether the alert is disabled.
operator: String
The logical operator applied when comparing the value of the operand field to alert conditions. Only applicable to threshold alerts.

The following values are valid:

  • ==
  • >
  • <
  • >=
  • <=
operand: String
The value to compare against alert conditions. The compare method is specified by the value of the operator field. Only applicable to threshold alerts.
field_name: String
The name of the monitored metric. Only applicable to threshold alerts.
name: String
The unique, friendly name for the alert.
cc: Array of Strings
The list of email addresses, not included in an email group, to receive notifications.
apply_all: Boolean
Indicates whether the alert is assigned to all available data sources.
severity: Number
(Optional) The severity level of the alert, which is displayed in the Alert History, email notifications, and SNMP traps. Severity levels 0-2 require immediate attention. Severity levels are described in the REST API Guide.

The following values are valid:

  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
author: String
The name of the user that created the alert.
param: Object
The first alert parameter, which is either a key pattern or a data point. Only applicable to threshold alerts.
interval_length: Number
The length of the alert interval, expressed in seconds. Only applicable to threshold alerts.

The following values are valid:

  • 30
  • 60
  • 120
  • 300
  • 600
  • 900
  • 1200
  • 1800
param2: Object
The second alert parameter, which is either a key pattern or a data point. Only applicable to threshold alerts.
units: String
The interval in which to evaluate the alert condition. Only applicable to threshold alerts.

The following values are valid:

  • none
  • period
  • 1 sec
  • 1 min
  • 1 hr
field_name2: String
The second monitored metric when applying a ratio. Only applicable to threshold alerts.
refire_interval: Number
(Optional) The time interval in which alert conditions are monitored, expressed in seconds.

The following values are valid:

  • 300
  • 600
  • 900
  • 1800
  • 3600
  • 7200
  • 14400
type: String
The type of alert.

The following values are valid:

  • threshold
object_type: String
The type of metric source monitored by the alert configuration. Only applicable to detection alerts.

The following values are valid:

  • application
  • device
protocols: Array of Strings
(Optional) The list of monitored protocols. Only applicable to detection alerts.
categories: Array of Strings
(Optional) The list of one or more detection categories. An alert is generated only if a detection is identified in the specified categories. Only applicable to detection alerts.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "apply_all": true,
    "author": "string",
    "categories": [
        "string"
    ],
    "cc": [],
    "description": "string",
    "disabled": true,
    "field_name": "string",
    "field_name2": "string",
    "field_op": "string",
    "interval_length": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "notify_snmp": true,
    "object_type": "string",
    "operand": "string",
    "operator": "string",
    "param": {},
    "param2": {},
    "protocols": [
        "string"
    ],
    "refire_interval": 0,
    "severity": 0,
    "stat_name": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "units": "string"
}
GET /alerts/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "apply_all": true,
    "author": "string",
    "categories": [
        "string"
    ],
    "cc": [],
    "description": "string",
    "disabled": true,
    "field_name": "string",
    "field_name2": "string",
    "field_op": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "interval_length": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "notify_snmp": true,
    "object_type": "string",
    "operand": "string",
    "operator": "string",
    "param": {},
    "param2": {},
    "protocols": [
        "string"
    ],
    "refire_interval": 0,
    "severity": 0,
    "stat_name": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "units": "string"
}
DELETE /alerts/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
PATCH /alerts/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property value updates to the alert.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/stats

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "alert_id": 0,
    "field_name": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "param": "string",
    "stat_name": "string"
}
GET /alerts/{id}/devicegroups

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/devicegroups

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The list of unique identifiers for device groups that is assigned and unassigned to the alert.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/devicegroups/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/devicegroups/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/emailgroups

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/emailgroups

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The list of unique identifiers for email groups that is assigned and unassigned to the alert.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/emailgroups/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the email group.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/emailgroups/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the email group.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/exclusionintervals

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/exclusionintervals

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The list of unique identifiers for exclusion intervals that is assigned and unassigned to the alert.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/exclusionintervals/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the exclusion interval.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/exclusionintervals/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the exclusion interval.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/devices

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/devices

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The list of unique identifiers for devices that is assigned and unassigned to the alert.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/devices/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the device.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/devices/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the device.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/networks

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/networks

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The list of unique identifiers for networks that is assigned and unassigned to the alert.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/networks/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the network.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/networks/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the network.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
GET /alerts/{id}/applications

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/applications

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The list of unique identifiers for applications that is assigned and unassigned to the alert.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
POST /alerts/{id}/applications/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the application.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
DELETE /alerts/{id}/applications/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the application.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.

Alert severity levels

The severity level you specify for an alert is displayed on the Alerts page, email notifications, and SNMP traps.

The following severity levels are supported. Severity levels 0-2 require immediate attention.

Value Name Description
0 Emergency System functionality is unavailable.
1 Alert Immediate action is required.
2 Critical Critical conditions are occurring.
3 Error Error conditions are occurring.
4 Warning Warning conditions are occurring.
5 Notice Normal operations are occurring with significant conditions, such as a restart.
6 Info Normal operations are occurring with process updates.
7 Debug Debug-level messages are available.

Analysis Priority

The ExtraHop system analyzes and classifies traffic for every device it discovers. Your license reserves capacity for the ExtraHop system to collect metrics for high value devices. This capacity is associated with two analysis levels: Advanced Analysis and Standard Analysis.

You can specify which devices receive Advanced Analysis and Standard Analysis levels by configuring analysis priority rules. Analysis priorities help inform the ExtraHop system about which devices are important in your environment. A third analysis level, Discovery Mode, is available for devices that are not in Advanced or Standard Analysis.

Note:By default, each sensor manages its own analysis priorities. If the sensor is connected to a console, you can centrally manage these shared system settings from the console.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /analysispriority/config/{sensor_id} Retrieve the analysis priority rules for a specific sensor.
PUT /analysispriority/config/{sensor_id} Replace the analysis priority rules for a specific sensor.
GET /analysispriority/{sensor_id}/manager Retrieve the system that is configured to manage the analysis priority rules for the sensor.
PATCH /analysispriority/{sensor_id}/manager Update the system that manages analysis priority rules for a specific sensor.

Operation details

GET /analysispriority/{appliance_id}/manager

Specify the following parameters.

appliance_id: Number
The identifier for the local sensor. This value must be set to 0.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "manager": {}
}
GET /analysispriority/config/{appliance_id}

Specify the following parameters.

appliance_id: Number
The identifier for a sensor. Set this value to 0 if calling on a sensor.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "advanced_rules": [],
    "autofill_advanced": true,
    "autofill_standard": true,
    "is_in_effect": true,
    "standard_rules": []
}
PUT /analysispriority/config/{appliance_id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The properties of the priority analysis rules.
autofill_advanced: Boolean
Indicates whether to automatically place devices in Advanced Analysis until capacity is reached. Devices in the advanced_rules list are prioritized, followed by devices in the standard_rules list, and then by the discovery time for the device. The capacity for Advanced Analysis is determined by the ExtraHop system license.
advanced_rules: Array of Objects
(Optional) The Advanced Analysis priority rules for a device group.
type: String
The type of group the analysis priority rules apply to.

The following values are valid:

  • device_group
object_id: Number
The unique identifier for the group.
description: String
(Optional) The description for analysis priority rules.
autofill_standard: Boolean
Indicates whether to automatically place devices in Standard Analysis until total capacity is reached. Devices in the standard_rules list are prioritized, followed by the discovery time for the device. The total capacity is determined by the ExtraHop system license.
standard_rules: Array of Objects
(Optional) The Standard Analysis priority rules for a device group.
type: String
The type of group the analysis priority rules apply to.

The following values are valid:

  • device_group
object_id: Number
The unique identifier for the group.
description: String
(Optional) The description for analysis priority rules.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "advanced_rules": {
        "type": "string",
        "object_id": 0,
        "description": "string"
    },
    "autofill_advanced": true,
    "autofill_standard": true,
    "standard_rules": {
        "type": "string",
        "object_id": 0,
        "description": "string"
    }
}
appliance_id: Number
The identifier for a sensor. Set this value to 0 if calling on a sensor.
PATCH /analysispriority/{appliance_id}/manager

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The ID of the sensor or console that will manage analysis priority rules for the local sensor. Set this value to 0 to restore management to the local sensor.
manager: Number
The unique identifier for the managing sensor or console.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "manager": 0
}
appliance_id: Number
The identifier for the local sensor. This value must be set to 0.

APIKey

An API key enables a user to perform operations through the ExtraHop REST API.

You can generate the initial API key for the setup user account through the REST API. All other API keys are generated through the API Access page in the Administration settings.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /apikeys Retrieve all API keys.
POST /apikeys Create the initial API key for the setup user account.
GET /apikeys/{keyid} Retrieve information about a specific API key.

Operation details

GET /apikeys

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "key": "string",
    "time_added": 0,
    "user_id": 0,
    "username": "string"
}
GET /apikeys/{keyid}

Specify the following parameters.

keyid: Number
The unique identifier for the API key.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "key": "string",
    "time_added": 0,
    "user_id": 0,
    "username": "string"
}
POST /apikeys

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The password of the setup user.
password: String
The password for the setup user.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "password": "string"
}

Appliance

The ExtraHop system consists of a network of connected ExtraHop appliances, such as sensors, consoles, recordstores, and packetstores that perform tasks such as monitoring traffic, analyzing data, storing data, and identifying detections.

You can retrieve information and establish connections for local and remote ExtraHop appliances.

Note:You can only establish a connection between similar ExtraHop appliances, such as RevealX Enterprise or Performance.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /appliances Retrieve all remote ExtraHop appliances connected to the local appliance.
POST /appliances Establish a new connection to a remote ExtraHop appliance.
DELETE /appliances/{id} Disconnect a specific ExtraHop appliance from this console.
GET /appliances/{id} Retrieve a specific remote ExtraHop appliance connected to the local appliance (only valid on consoles).
GET /appliances/{id}/cloudservices Retrieve the status of ExtraHop Cloud Services on this appliance.
POST /appliances/{id}/cloudservices Modify ExtraHop Cloud Services settings on this appliance.
GET /appliances/{id}/productkey Retrieve the product key for a specified appliance (only valid on consoles).
GET /appliances/{ids_id}/association Retrieve the ID of the packet sensor that the IDS sensor is joined to.
POST /appliances/{ids_id}/association Join an IDS sensor to a packet sensor.
GET /appliances/firmware/next Retrieve firmware versions that remote ExtraHop systems can be upgraded to (only valid on consoles).
POST /appliances/firmware/upgrade Upgrade firmware on remote ExtraHop systems connected to the local system. Firmware images are downloaded from ExtraHop Cloud Services (only valid on consoles).
GET /appliances/{ids_id}/association Retrieve the ID of the packet sensor that the IDS sensor is joined to (only valid on consoles).
POST /appliances​/{ids_id}​/association Join an IDS sensor to a packet sensor (only valid on consoles).

Operation details

GET /appliances

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "add_time": 0,
    "advanced_analysis_capacity": 0,
    "analysis_levels_managed": true,
    "connection_type": "string",
    "data_access": true,
    "display_name": "string",
    "fingerprint": "string",
    "firmware_version": "string",
    "hostname": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "license_platform": "string",
    "license_status": "string",
    "licensed_features": {},
    "licensed_modules": [
        "string"
    ],
    "managed_by_local": true,
    "manages_local": true,
    "nickname": "string",
    "platform": "string",
    "status_message": "string",
    "sync_time": 0,
    "total_capacity": 0,
    "uuid": "string"
}
GET /appliances/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
Specify the unique identifier for the appliance. Specify 0 to select the local appliance.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "add_time": 0,
    "advanced_analysis_capacity": 0,
    "analysis_levels_managed": true,
    "connection_type": "string",
    "data_access": true,
    "display_name": "string",
    "fingerprint": "string",
    "firmware_version": "string",
    "hostname": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "license_platform": "string",
    "license_status": "string",
    "licensed_features": {},
    "licensed_modules": [
        "string"
    ],
    "managed_by_local": true,
    "manages_local": true,
    "nickname": "string",
    "platform": "string",
    "status_message": "string",
    "sync_time": 0,
    "total_capacity": 0,
    "uuid": "string"
}
GET /appliances/{ids_id}/association

Specify the following parameters.

ids_id: Number
Specify the ID of the IDS sensor.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "associated_sensor_id": 0
}
POST /appliances/{ids_id}/association

Specify the following parameters.

ids_id: Number
Specify the ID of the IDS sensor.
body: Object
Specify the ID of the packet sensor.
associated_sensor_id: Number
The ID of the packet sensor.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "associated_sensor_id": 0
}
GET /appliances/{id}/productkey

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
Specify the unique identifier for the appliance.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "product_key": "string"
}
GET /appliances/firmware/next

Specify the following parameters.

ids: String
(Optional) A CSV list of unique identifiers for the remote appliances. If this parameter is specified, the operation returns firmware versions that any of the specified remote appliances can be upgraded to. If this parameter is not specified, the operation returns firmware versions that any remote appliance can be upgraded to.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "release": "string",
    "versions": []
}
GET /appliances/{id}/cloudservices

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
Specify the unique identifier for the appliance. This value must be set to 0, which selects the local appliance.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "connection_status": "string",
    "connection_status_color": "string",
    "enabled_services": [],
    "last_active_time": 0,
    "last_analyzed_time": 0
}
POST /appliances/{id}/cloudservices

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
Specify the unique identifier for the appliance. This value must be set to 0, which selects the local appliance.
body: Object
Specify the action to modify ExtraHop Cloud Services settings.
action: String
Specify the action to modify ExtraHop Cloud Services settings.

The following values are valid:

  • unenroll

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "action": "string"
}
POST /appliances/firmware/upgrade

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The firmware upgrade options.
version: String
The firmware version to upgrade appliances to. You can retrieve a list of valid versions with the GET /api/v1/appliances/firmware/next operation.
system_ids: Array of Numbers
A list of unique identifiers for the remote appliances. You can retrieve appliance IDs with the GET /api/v1/appliances operation; appliance IDs are returned in the id fields of the response.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "system_ids": [],
    "version": "string"
}
POST /appliances

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Specify the properties of the new connection.
host: String
The hostname of the remote appliance.
remote_setup_password: String
(Optional) The password for the setup user account on the target EXA or ExtraHop packetstore. This parameter is not required if the remote appliance is a node in an Explore cluster already connected to the console. This parameter is not valid if the remote appliance is a sensor.
remote_pairing_token: String
(Optional) The token generated on the target sensor. You must specify this parameter to authenticate to the target sensor. This parameter is not valid if you are connecting to an EXA or ExtraHop packetstore.
fingerprint: String
(Optional) The fingerprint of the remote appliance. If you are connecting a console to an EXA or ExtraHop packetsore, this field is required. Otherwise, to bypass fingerprint verification, specify 'insecure_skip_verification'. Note that bypassing verification can allow for man-in-the-middle attacks.
reset_configuration: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether to reset the configuration of the remote appliance.
remote_nickname_for_local: String
(Optional) The nickname for the remote appliance, referred to by the local appliance. If you are connecting a sensor to any other appliance, this field is required.
local_nickname_for_remote: String
(Optional) The nickname for the local appliance, referred to by the remote appliance.
remote_appliance_type: String
The type of appliance for the new connection.

The following values are valid:

  • command
  • explore
  • discover
  • trace
manages_local: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether the remote appliance manages the local appliance.
managed_by_local: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether the remote appliance is managed by the local appliance. If you are connecting a console to a sensor, this field is not required because console always manage connected sensors.
data_access: Boolean
Indicates whether data can be shared between the local and remote appliances.
product_key: String
(Optional) The product key for the remote appliance. If this parameter is specified, the remote appliance is licensed with the product key. This parameter is invalid when the remote_pairing_token parameter is specified.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "data_access": true,
    "fingerprint": "string",
    "host": "string",
    "local_nickname_for_remote": "string",
    "managed_by_local": true,
    "manages_local": true,
    "product_key": "string",
    "remote_appliance_type": "string",
    "remote_nickname_for_local": "string",
    "remote_pairing_token": "string",
    "remote_setup_password": "string",
    "reset_configuration": true
}
DELETE /appliances/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
Specify the unique identifier for the remote appliance.

Application

Applications are user-defined groups that collect metrics identified through triggers across multiple types of traffic. The default All Activity application contains all collected metrics.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on the application resource:

Operation Description
GET /applications Retrieve all applications that were active within a specific timeframe.
POST /applications Create a new application.
GET /applications/{id} Retreive a specific application.
PATCH /applications/{id} Update a specific application.
GET /applications/{id}/activity Retrieve all activity for a specific application.
GET /applications/{id}/alerts Retrieve all alerts that are assigned to a specific application.
POST /applications/{id}/alerts Assign and unassign alerts to a specific application.
DELETE /applications/{id}/alerts/{child-id} Unassign an alert from a specific application.
POST /applications/{id}/alerts/{child-id} Assign an alert to a specific application.
GET /applications/{id}/dashboards Retrieve all dashboards related to a specific application.

Operation details

GET /applications/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the application.
include_criteria: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether to include the criteria associated with the application in the response.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "criteria": [],
    "description": "string",
    "discovery_id": "string",
    "display_name": "string",
    "extrahop_id": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "node_id": 0,
    "user_mod_time": 0
}
POST /applications

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The properties of the application.
node_id: Number
(Optional) The unique identifier for the sensor that this application is associated with. The identifier can be retrieved through the GET /appliances operation. This field is valid only on a console.
discovery_id: String
The unique identifier for the application, which is displayed on the application page in the ExtraHop system.
display_name: String
The friendly name for the application.
description: String
(Optional) An optional description for the application.
criteria: Array of Objects
(Optional) An array of protocol and source criteria associated with the application. The contents of this array are defined in the 'criteria' section below.
protocol_default: String
The default protocols monitored by the application. Supported values are 'any' and 'none'.
sources: Array of Objects
An array containing one or more metric sources associated with the application. The application only collects metrics from the specified sources. The contents of this array are defined in the 'source' section below.
type: String
The type of metric source associated with the application. Supported source type values are 'device' and 'device_group'.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device or device group associated with the application.
protocols: Object
(Optional) The list of one or more protocol and role mappings associated with the application. The application only collects metrics from the specified protocols. The format of each protocol is {'protocol':'role'}. Example: {'http': 'server'}. Supported role values are 'client', 'server', 'any', or 'none'.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "criteria": {
        "protocol_default": "string",
        "sources": {
            "type": "string",
            "id": 0
        },
        "protocols": {}
    },
    "description": "string",
    "discovery_id": "string",
    "display_name": "string",
    "node_id": 0
}
PATCH /applications/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property updates to the application.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the application.
GET /applications

Specify the following parameters.

active_from: Number
(Optional) Return only applications that are active after the specified time. Positive values specify the time in milliseconds since the epoch. Negative values specify the time in milliseconds before the current time.
active_until: Number
(Optional) Return only applications that are active before the specified time. Positive values specify the time in milliseconds since the epoch. Negative values specify the time in milliseconds before the current time.
limit: Number
(Optional) Limit the number of applications that are returned to the specified maximum number.
offset: Number
(Optional) Skip the first n application results. This parameter is often combined with the limit parameter.
search_type: String
The object type to search for.

The following values are valid:

  • any
  • name
  • node
  • discovery_id
  • extrahop-id
value: String
(Optional) The search criteria. Add a forward slash before and after the criteria to apply RegEx matching.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "criteria": [],
    "description": "string",
    "discovery_id": "string",
    "display_name": "string",
    "extrahop_id": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "node_id": 0,
    "user_mod_time": 0
}
GET /applications/{id}/activity

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the application.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "application_id": 0,
    "from_time": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "stat_name": "string",
    "until_time": 0
}
GET /applications/{id}/alerts

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
Retrieve the unique identifier for the application.
direct_assignments_only: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether results are restricted to alerts that are directly assigned to the application.
POST /applications/{id}/alerts

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Assign or unassign the specified list of unique identifiers for alerts.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
Provide a unique identifier for the application.
POST /applications/{id}/alerts/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the application.
DELETE /applications/{id}/alerts/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the application.
GET /applications/{id}/dashboards

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the application.

Audit log

The audit log displays a record of all recorded system administration and configuration activity, such as the time of the activity, the user who performed the activity, the operation, operation details, and system component..

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /auditlog Retrieve all audit log messages.

Operation details

GET /auditlog

Specify the following parameters.

limit: Number
(Optional) The maximum number of log messages to return.
offset: Number
(Optional) The number of log messages to skip in the results. Returns log messages starting from the offset value.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "body": {},
    "id": 0,
    "occur_time": 0,
    "time": 0
}

Auth

You can configure secure, single sign-on (SSO) authentication to the ExtraHop system through one or more security assertion markup language (SAML) identity providers.

When a user logs in to an ExtraHop system that is configured as a service provider (SP) for SAML SSO authentication, the ExtraHop system requests authorization from the appropriate identity provider (IdP). The identity provider authenticates the user's credentials and then returns the authorization for the user to the ExtraHop system. The user is then able to access the ExtraHop system.

Operation Description
GET /auth/identityproviders Retrieve all identity providers.
POST /auth/identityproviders Add an identity provider for remote authentication.
DELETE /auth/identityproviders/{id} Delete a specific identity provider.
GET /auth/identityproviders/{id} Retrieve a specific identity provider.
PATCH /auth/identityproviders/{id} Update an existing identity provider.
GET /auth/identityproviders/{id}/privileges Retrieve the privilege settings for a specific identity provider.
PATCH /auth/identityproviders/{id}/privileges Update the privilege settings for a specific identity provider.
GET /auth/samlsp Retrieve SAML security provider (SP) metadata for this ExtraHop system.

Operation details

POST /auth/identityproviders

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Parameters for the identity provider.
name: String
The name of the identity provider.
enabled: Boolean
Indicates whether authentication through the identity provider is enabled on the ExtraHop system.
entity_id: String
(Optional) The SAML 2.0 entityID.
sso_url: String
(Optional) The SAML 2.0 Single Sign-On (SSO) URL.
signing_certificate: String
(Optional) The SAML 2.0 X.509 signing certificate in PEM format.
type: String
The type of identity provider.

The following values are valid:

  • saml
auto_provision_users: Boolean
Indicates whether a user can be created on the ExtraHop system from the identity provider.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "auto_provision_users": true,
    "enabled": true,
    "entity_id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "signing_certificate": "string",
    "sso_url": "string",
    "type": "string"
}
GET /auth/identityproviders

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "auto_provision_users": true,
    "enabled": true,
    "entity_id": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "signing_certificate": "string",
    "sso_url": "string",
    "type": "string"
}
GET /auth/identityproviders/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the identity provider.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "auto_provision_users": true,
    "enabled": true,
    "entity_id": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "signing_certificate": "string",
    "sso_url": "string",
    "type": "string"
}
PATCH /auth/identityproviders/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the identity provider.
body: Object
The parameters for the identity provider.
DELETE /auth/identityproviders/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the identity provider.
GET /auth/identityproviders/{id}/privileges

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the identity provider.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "detectionsaccesslevel": {},
    "ndrlevel": {},
    "npmlevel": {},
    "packetslevel": {},
    "writelevel": {}
}
PATCH /auth/identityproviders/{id}/privileges

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the identity provider.
body: Object
An object that contains the privilege settings.
GET /auth/samlsp

Specify the following parameters.

xml: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether to retrieve the SAML 2.0 XML metadata.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "acs_url": "string",
    "entity_id": "string",
    "xml": "string"
}

Bundle

Bundles are JSON-formatted documents that contain information about selected system configuration, such as triggers, dashboards, applications, or alerts.

You can create a bundle and then transfer those configurations to another ExtraHop system, or save the bundle as a backup. Bundles can also be downloaded from ExtraHop Solution Bundles and applied through the REST API. For more information, see Bundles.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /bundles Retrieve metadata about all bundles on the ExtraHop system.
POST /bundles Upload a new bundle to the ExtraHop system.
DELETE /bundles/{id} Delete a specific bundle.
GET /bundles/{id} Retrieve a specific bundle export.
POST /bundles/{id}/apply Apply a saved bundle to the ExtraHop system.

Operation details

GET /bundles

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "built_in": true,
    "created_time": 0,
    "description": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string"
}
POST /bundles

Specify the following parameters.

body: String
A JSON formatted bundle export.
name: String
The friendly name for the bundle.
description: String
(Optional) An optional description for the bundle.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "name": "string"
}
GET /bundles/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the bundle.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "built_in": true,
    "created_time": 0,
    "description": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string"
}
DELETE /bundles/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the bundle.
POST /bundles/{id}/apply

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the bundle.
body: Object
The configuration options for applying the bundle.
policy: String
Indicates whether conflicting objects should be overwritten or skipped.

The following values are valid:

  • overwrite
  • skip
include_assignments: Boolean
Indicates whether object assignments should be restored with the bundle.
node_ids: Array of Numbers
A list of unique identifiers for the sensors on which to apply the bundle. This field is valid only on a console.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "include_assignments": true,
    "node_ids": [],
    "policy": "string"
}

Cloud

This resource enables you to connect your on-premises sensors to RevealX 360 For more information, see Connect to RevealX 360 from self-managed sensors.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
POST /cloud/connect Connect the ExtraHop system to RevealX 360.

Operation details

POST /cloud/connect

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The token you generated from RevealX 360.
cloud_token: String
The token you generated from RevealX 360.
nickname: String
A nickname to easily identify the sensor.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "cloud_token": "string",
    "nickname": "string"
}

Custom device

You can create a custom device by defining a set of rules.

For example, you can create a custom device that has an IP address on a specified VLAN. By default, all IP addresses outside of the locally-monitored broadcast domains are aggregated behind a router. To identify devices that are behind that router, you can create a custom device, and then collect metrics from the device. For more information, see Create custom devices through the REST API.

Note:The custom device resource is not available on consoles.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /customdevices Retrieve all custom devices.
POST /customdevices Create a custom device.
DELETE /customdevices/{id} Delete a specific custom device.
GET /customdevices/{id} Retrieve a specific custom device.
PATCH /customdevices/{id} Update a specific custom device.

Operation details

GET /customdevices

Specify the following parameters.

include_criteria: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether the custom device criteria should be included.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "author": "string",
    "criteria": [],
    "description": "string",
    "disabled": true,
    "extrahop_id": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string"
}
GET /customdevices/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the custom device.
include_criteria: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether the custom device criteria should be included.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "author": "string",
    "criteria": [],
    "description": "string",
    "disabled": true,
    "extrahop_id": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string"
}
DELETE /customdevices/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the custom device.
POST /customdevices

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property values to the new custom device.
author: String
The name of the custom device creator.
extrahop_id: String
(Optional) A unique identifier for the custom device. If this field is not specified, an ID is generated from the custom device name. The ID cannot contain spaces and cannot be changed after the custom device is saved.
name: String
The friendly name for the custom device.
description: String
(Optional) An optional description of the custom device.
disabled: Boolean
Indicates whether the custom device is inactive.
criteria: Array of Objects
(Optional) An array of custom device criteria for this device. If this field is specified with the PATCH method, all previously specified criteria are deleted.
ipaddr: String
The IP address to match the custom device to.
ipaddr_direction: String
The direction of traffic to match the ipaddr address to. The criteria determines which direction of traffic to or from the ipaddr address is matched.

The following values are valid:

  • any
  • dst
  • src
ipaddr_peer: String
The IP address that the ipadder address is communicating with to match the custom device to. If specified, this parameter limits the traffic matched by the custom device. For example, if ipaddr_direction is "src", the custom device only matches traffic to the ipaddr_peer address from the ipaddr address. This parameter is only valid if ipaddr is specified and ipaddr_direction is not "any".
src_port_min: Number
The lower source port boundary to match the custom device to. Supported values: 1-65535.
src_port_max: Number
The maximum source port boundary to match the custom device to. Supported values: 1-65535.
dst_port_min: Number
The lower destination port boundary to match the custom device to. Supported values: 1-65535.
dst_port_max: Number
The maximum destination port boundary to match the custom device to. Supported values: 1-65535.
vlan_min: Number
The lower VLAN boundary to match the custom device to.
vlan_max: Number
The maximum VLAN boundary to match the custom device to.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "author": "string",
    "criteria": {
        "ipaddr": "string",
        "ipaddr_direction": "string",
        "ipaddr_peer": "string",
        "src_port_min": 0,
        "src_port_max": 0,
        "dst_port_min": 0,
        "dst_port_max": 0,
        "vlan_min": 0,
        "vlan_max": 0
    },
    "description": "string",
    "disabled": true,
    "extrahop_id": "string",
    "name": "string"
}
PATCH /customdevices/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property value updates to the custom device.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the custom device.

Customization

The Customization resource enables you to manage backups files on the ExtraHop system. You must have system and access administration privileges to perform operations on this resource.

Backup files contain both customizations and systems resources. Customizations are user-defined objects, such as alerts, dashboards, triggers, and custom metrics. System resources are items such as bundles, local users and groups, and the SSL certificate. For more information, see Back up and restore a sensor or console.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /customizations Retrieve all backup files.
POST /customizations Create a backup file.
GET /customizations/status Retrieve status details for the most recent backup attempt.
DELETE /customizations/{id} Delete a specific backup file.
GET /customizations/{id} Retrieve a specific backup file.
POST /customizations/{id}/apply Restore only customizations from a specific backup file.
POST /customizations/{id}/download Download a specific backup file.

Operation details

GET /customizations

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "auto": true,
    "create_time": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "recovered": true
}
POST /customizations

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
A unique name for the backup file.
name: String
A unique name for the backup file.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "name": "string"
}
GET /customizations/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the backup file.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "auto": true,
    "create_time": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "recovered": true
}
DELETE /customizations/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the backup file.
POST /customizations/{id}/apply

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the backup file.
POST /customizations/{id}/download

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the backup file.
GET /customizations/status

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "did_last_succeed": true,
    "last_attempt_time": 0,
    "last_success_time": 0
}

Dashboards

Dashboards are built-in or customized views of your ExtraHop metrics information. For more information, see Dashboards.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /dashboards Retrieve all dashboards.
DELETE /dashboards/{id} Delete a specific dashboard.
GET /dashboards/{id} Retrieve a specific dashboard.
PATCH /dashboards/{id} Update ownership of a specific dashboard.
GET /dashboards/{id}/reports Retrieve dashboard reports that contain a specific dashboard.
Note:This operation is only available from a console.
GET /dashboards/{id}/sharing Retrieve the users and their sharing permissions for a specific dashboard.
PATCH /dashboards/{id}/sharing Update the users and their sharing permissions for a specific dashboard.
PUT /dashboards/{id}/sharing Replace the users and their sharing permissions for a specific dashboard.

Operation details

GET /dashboards

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "author": "string",
    "comment": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "owner": "string",
    "rights": [
        "string"
    ],
    "short_code": "string",
    "type": "string"
}
GET /dashboards/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the dashboard.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "author": "string",
    "comment": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "owner": "string",
    "rights": [
        "string"
    ],
    "short_code": "string",
    "type": "string"
}
DELETE /dashboards/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the dashboard.
PATCH /dashboards/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The username of the dashboard owner.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the dashboard.
GET /dashboards/{id}/sharing

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the dashboard.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "anyone": "string",
    "groups": {},
    "users": {}
}
PUT /dashboards/{id}/sharing

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The users and their permission levels.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the dashboard.
PATCH /dashboards/{id}/sharing

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The users and their permission levels.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the dashboard.
GET /dashboards/{id}/reports

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the dashboard.

Device

Devices are objects on your network that have been identified and classified by your ExtraHop system. For more information, see Devices.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /devices Retrieve all devices that were active within a specific time period. For more information, see Extract the device list through the REST API.
Note:A device is considered inactive after five minutes of not sending or receiving packets. However, if a device resumes sending or receiving packets after a period of inactivity shorter than five days, the device is considered to have been active continuously, including during the period of inactivity.
POST /devices/search Retrieve all devices that match specific criteria. For more information, see Search for a device through the REST API.
Note:A device is considered inactive after five minutes of not sending or receiving packets. However, if a device resumes sending or receiving packets after a period of inactivity shorter than five days, the device is considered to have been active continuously, including during the period of inactivity.
GET /devices/{id} Retrieve a specific device.
PATCH /devices/{id} Update a specific device.
GET /devices/{id}/activity Retrieve all activity for a device.
GET /devices/{id}/alerts Retrieve all alerts that are assigned to a specific device.
POST /devices/{id}/alerts Assign and unassign a specific device to alerts.
DELETE /devices/{id}/alerts/{child-id} Unassign an alert from a specific device.
POST /devices/{id}/alerts/{child-id} Assign an alert to a specific device.
GET /devices/{id}/dashboards Retrieve all dashboards related to a specific device.
GET /devices/{id}/devicegroups Retrieve all device groups that are assigned to a specific device.
POST /devices/{id}/devicegroups Assign and unassign a specific device to device groups.
DELETE /devices/{id}/devicegroups/{child-id} Unassign a device group from a specific device.
POST /devices/{id}/devicegroups/{child-id} Assign a device group to a specific device.
GET /devices/{id}/dnsnames Retrieve all DNS names that are associated with a specific device.
GET /devices/{id}/ipaddrs Retrieve all IP addresses that were associated with a specific device within a given time period.
GET /devices/{id}/software Retrieve a list of software running on the specified device.
GET /devices/{id}/tags Retrieve all tags that are assigned to a specific device.
POST /devices/{id}/tags Assign and unassign a specific device to tags.
DELETE /devices/{id}/tags/{child-id} Unassign a tag from a specific device.
POST /devices/{id}/tags/{child-id} Assign a tag to a specific device.
GET /devices/{id}/triggers Retrieve all triggers that are assigned to a specific device.
POST /devices/{id}/triggers Assign and unassign a specific device to triggers.
DELETE /devices/{id}/triggers/{child-id} Unassign a trigger from a specific device.
POST /devices/{id}/triggers/{child-id} Assign a trigger to a specific device.

Operation details

GET /devices

Specify the following parameters.

active_from: Number
(Optional) The beginning timestamp for the request. Return only devices active after this time. Time is expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. 0 indicates the time of the request. A negative value is evaluated relative to the current time. The default unit for a negative value is milliseconds, but other units can be specified with a unit suffix. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
active_until: Number
(Optional) The ending timestamp for the request. Return only device active before this time. Follows the same time value guidelines as the active_from parameter.
limit: Number
(Optional) Limit the number of devices returned to the specified maximum number.
offset: Number
(Optional) Skip the first n device results. This parameter is often combined with the limit parameter.
search_type: String
Indicates the field to search.

The following values are valid:

  • any
  • name
  • discovery_id
  • ip address
  • mac address
  • vendor
  • type
  • tag
  • activity
  • node
  • vlan
  • discover time
value: String
(Optional) Specifies the search criteria.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "activity": [],
    "analysis": "string",
    "analysis_level": 0,
    "auto_role": "string",
    "cdp_name": "string",
    "cloud_account": "string",
    "cloud_instance_description": "string",
    "cloud_instance_id": "string",
    "cloud_instance_name": "string",
    "cloud_instance_type": "string",
    "critical": true,
    "custom_criticality": "string",
    "custom_make": "string",
    "custom_model": "string",
    "custom_name": "string",
    "custom_type": "string",
    "default_name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "device_class": "string",
    "dhcp_name": "string",
    "discover_time": 0,
    "discovery_id": "string",
    "display_name": "string",
    "dns_name": "string",
    "extrahop_id": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "ipaddr4": "string",
    "ipaddr6": "string",
    "is_l3": true,
    "last_seen_time": 0,
    "macaddr": "string",
    "mod_time": 0,
    "model": "string",
    "model_override": "string",
    "netbios_name": "string",
    "node_id": 0,
    "on_watchlist": true,
    "parent_id": 0,
    "role": "string",
    "subnet_id": "string",
    "user_mod_time": 0,
    "vendor": "string",
    "vlanid": 0,
    "vpc_id": "string"
}
POST /devices/search

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The device criteria.
active_from: Number
(Optional) The beginning timestamp for the request. Return only devices active after this time. Time is expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. 0 indicates the time of the request. A negative value is evaluated relative to the current time. The default unit for a negative value is milliseconds, but other units can be specified with a unit suffix. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
active_until: Number
(Optional) The ending timestamp for the request. Return only devices active before this time. Follows the same time value guidelines as the active_from parameter.
limit: Number
(Optional) Limit the number of devices returned to the specified maximum number.
offset: Number
(Optional) Skip the specified number of devices. This parameter is often combined with the limit parameter to paginate result sets.
filter: Object
(Optional) Specify the filter criteria for search results.
field: String
The name of the field to filter results on. The search compares the contents of the field parameter to the value of the operand parameter.

The following values are valid:

  • name
  • discovery_id
  • ipaddr
  • macaddr
  • vendor
  • tag
  • activity
  • node
  • vlan
  • discover_time
  • role
  • dns_name
  • dhcp_name
  • netbios_name
  • cdp_name
  • custom_name
  • software
  • model
  • is_critical
  • instance_id
  • instance_name
  • instance_type
  • cloud_account
  • vpc_id
  • subnet_id
  • is_active
  • analysis
  • network_locality_type
  • network_locality_id
  • id
operator: String
The compare method applied when matching the operand value against the field contents. All filter objects require an operator.

The following values are valid:

  • >
  • <
  • <=
  • >=
  • =
  • !=
  • startswith
  • and
  • or
  • not
  • exists
  • not_exists
  • ~
  • !~
  • in
  • not_in
operand: String or Number or Object or Array
The value that the query attempts to match. The query compares the value of the operand to the contents of the field parameter and applies the compare method specified by the operator parameter. You can specify the operand as a string, integer, or object. For information about object values, see the REST API Guide.
rules: Array of Objects
An array of one or more filter objects, which can be embedded recursively. Only "and", "or", and "not" operators are allowed for this parameter.
result_fields: Array of Strings
(Optional) Returns the specified fields and the device id. If this option is not specified, all fields are returned.

The following values are valid:

  • mod_time
  • node_id
  • id
  • extrahop_id
  • discovery_id
  • display_name
  • description
  • user_mod_time
  • discover_time
  • vlanid
  • parent_id
  • macaddr
  • vendor
  • is_l3
  • ipaddr4
  • ipaddr6
  • device_class
  • default_name
  • custom_name
  • cdp_name
  • dhcp_name
  • netbios_name
  • dns_name
  • custom_type
  • auto_role
  • analysis_level
  • analysis
  • role
  • on_watchlist
  • last_seen_time
  • activity
  • model
  • model_override
  • custom_make
  • custom_model
  • critical
  • custom_criticality
  • cloud_instance_id
  • cloud_instance_type
  • cloud_instance_description
  • cloud_instance_name
  • cloud_account
  • vpc_id
  • subnet_id

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "active_from": 0,
    "active_until": 0,
    "filter": {
        "field": "string",
        "operator": "string",
        "operand": "string",
        "rules": []
    },
    "limit": 0,
    "offset": 0,
    "result_fields": []
}
GET /devices/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "activity": [],
    "analysis": "string",
    "analysis_level": 0,
    "auto_role": "string",
    "cdp_name": "string",
    "cloud_account": "string",
    "cloud_instance_description": "string",
    "cloud_instance_id": "string",
    "cloud_instance_name": "string",
    "cloud_instance_type": "string",
    "critical": true,
    "custom_criticality": "string",
    "custom_make": "string",
    "custom_model": "string",
    "custom_name": "string",
    "custom_type": "string",
    "default_name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "device_class": "string",
    "dhcp_name": "string",
    "discover_time": 0,
    "discovery_id": "string",
    "display_name": "string",
    "dns_name": "string",
    "extrahop_id": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "ipaddr4": "string",
    "ipaddr6": "string",
    "is_l3": true,
    "last_seen_time": 0,
    "macaddr": "string",
    "mod_time": 0,
    "model": "string",
    "model_override": "string",
    "netbios_name": "string",
    "node_id": 0,
    "on_watchlist": true,
    "parent_id": 0,
    "role": "string",
    "subnet_id": "string",
    "user_mod_time": 0,
    "vendor": "string",
    "vlanid": 0,
    "vpc_id": "string"
}
PATCH /devices/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property value updates to the device.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
GET /devices/{id}/activity

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "device_id": 0,
    "from_time": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "stat_name": "string",
    "until_time": 0
}
GET /devices/{id}/ipaddrs

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
from: Number
(Optional) Retrieves IP addresses that were associated with the device after the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
until: Number
(Optional) Retrieves IP addresses that were associated with the device before the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
GET /devices/{id}/dnsnames

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
from: Number
(Optional) Retrieves DNS names that were associated with the device after the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
until: Number
(Optional) Retrieves DNS names that were associated with the device before the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
GET /devices/{id}/triggers

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
direct_assignments_only: Boolean
(Optional) Restrict results to only triggers that are directly assigned to the device.
POST /devices/{id}/triggers

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
A list of unique identifiers for triggers that are assigned and unassigned to the device.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
POST /devices/{id}/triggers/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the trigger.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
DELETE /devices/{id}/triggers/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the trigger.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
GET /devices/{id}/dashboards

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
GET /devices/{id}/devicegroups

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device.
active_from: Number
(Optional) The beginning timestamp for the request. Return only dynamic device groups that the device belonged to after this time. Time is expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. 0 indicates the time of the request. A negative value is evaluated relative to the current time. The default unit for a negative value is milliseconds, but other units can be specified with a unit suffix. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
active_until: Number
(Optional) The ending timestamp for the request. Return only dynamic device groups that the device belonged to before this time. Follows the same time value guidelines as the active_from parameter.
POST /devices/{id}/devicegroups

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The list of unique identifiers for device groups that are assigned and unassigned to the device.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
POST /devices/{id}/devicegroups/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
DELETE /devices/{id}/devicegroups/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
GET /devices/{id}/tags

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
POST /devices/{id}/tags

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
A list of unique identifiers for tags that are assigned and unassigned to the device.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
POST /devices/{id}/tags/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the tag.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
DELETE /devices/{id}/tags/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the tag.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
GET /devices/{id}/alerts

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
direct_assignments_only: Boolean
(Optional) Restrict results to only alerts that are directly assigned to the device.
POST /devices/{id}/alerts

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The list of unique identifiers for alerts that are assigned and unassigned to the device.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
POST /devices/{id}/alerts/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
DELETE /devices/{id}/alerts/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
GET /devices/{id}/software

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device, which is displayed as the API ID on the device page in the ExtraHop system.
from: Number
(Optional) Returns software that was observed on the device after the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
until: Number
(Optional) Returns software that was observed on the device before the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.

The POST /devices/search operation enables you to search for devices by criteria specified in filter objects. Each object should contain a unique value for the operand field that is valid for the specified field value.

activity

To search by metric activity, specify the field value as activity and the operand value as a metric_category. You can find metric_category values in the REST API Parameters section of the Metric Catalog.

The following example returns results for devices that match all metric activity classified for a DHCP client, such as the number of DHCP requests sent.

{
    "filter":  {
        "field": "activity",
        "operand": "dhcp_client",
        "operator": "="
    }
}
Tip:Programmatically retrieve a list of all metric activity for a device through the GET /devices/{id}/activity operation. The stat_name value matches the metric_category value in the metric_catalog, after the final dot.

In the following example response, the stat_name value is extrahop.device.dhcp_client. Remove the text before the final dot to identify the metric_catalog value of dhcp_client.

{
    "id": 198606,
    "from_time": 1581537120000,
    "until_time": 1581542520000,
    "mod_time": 1581542533963,
    "device_id": 30096,
    "stat_name": "extrahop.device.dhcp_client"
}
analysis

To search by device analysis level, specify the field value as analysis and the operand value as one of the following strings:

standard
Devices in Standard Analysis.
advanced
Devices in Advanced Analysis.
discovery
Devices in Discovery Mode.
l2_exempt
Devices in L2 Parent Analysis.
flow_log
Devices in Flow Analysis.
discover_time

To search by a time range, specify the field value as discover_time and an operand value with from and until parameters, where the values are dates, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.

The following example returns results for all device activity that occurred between 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on August 21, 2019.

{
    "filter":  {
        "field": "discover_time",
        "operand": {
            "from": "1566392400000",
            "until": "1566399600000"
        },
        "operator": "="
    }
}
discovery_id

To search by the unique ID for the device, specify the field value as discovery_id and the operand value as the discovery ID.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "discovery_id",
    "operand": "c12vf90qpg290000",
    "operator": "="
  }
}
id

To retrieve multiple devices, specify the field value as id, the operator value as in, and the operand value as an array of IDs.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "id",
    "operand": [5388,5387],
    "operator": "in"
  }
}

To exclude devices from search results, specify a filter with multiple rules, and specify a rule with the field value as id, the operator value as not_in, and the operand value as an array of IDs.

{
  "filter": {
    "operator": "and",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "id",
        "operand": [5388,5387],
        "operator": "not_in"
      },
      {
        "field": "discover_time",
        "operand": {
          "from": "1692984750000",
          "until": "1693416750000"
        },
        "operator": "="
      }
    ]
  }
}
is_active
To search by devices that have activity in the last 30 minutes, specify the field value as is_active and the operand value as a boolean.
{
  "filter": {
    "field": "is_active",
    "operand": true,
    "operator": "="
  }
}
ipaddr

To search by IP address, specify the field value as ipaddr and the operand value as an IP address or CIDR block.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "ipaddr",
    "operand": "192.168.12.0/28",
    "operator": "="
  }
}
node

To search by the unique ID of a sensor, specify the field value as node and the operand value as the sensor UUID.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "node",
    "operand": "qqvsplfa-zxsk-32l0-19g1-076vfr42pw31",
    "operator": "="
  }
}
macaddr

To search by the MAC address of a device, specify the field value as macaddr and the operand value as the device MAC address. The following example returns results for devices with a MAC address of C1:1C:N2:0Q:PJ:10 or C1:1C:N2:0Q:PJ:11.

{
  "filter": {
    "operator": "or",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "macaddr",
        "operand": "C1:1C:N2:0Q:PJ:10",
        "operator": "="
      },
      {
        "field": "macaddr",
        "operand": "C1:1C:N2:0Q:PJ:11",
        "operator": "="
      }
    ]
  }
}
model

To search by the device model, specify the field value as model. If the operator is =, !=, exists, or not_exists, specify the operand as the model ID, which you can view in the model field of POST /device/search responses.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "model",
    "operand": "apple_ipad_pro_12_9_inch_wifi_cellular_5th_gen",
    "operator": "="
  }
}

If the operator is ~ or !~, specify the operand as the name of the make and model, which you can view in the ExtraHop system when searching for a device.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "model",
    "operand": "Apple iPad Pro",
    "operator": "~"
  }
}
name

To search by the device display name, specify the field value as name and the operand value as the device name or as a regex string.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "name",
    "operand": "VMware B2CEB6",
    "operator": "="
  }
}
network_locality_id

To search by network locality, specify the field value as network_locality_id and the operand value as a network locality ID.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "network_locality_id",
    "operand": 123,
    "operator": "="
  }
}
role

To search by the device role, specify the field value as role and the operand value as the device role.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "role",
    "operand": "voip_phone",
    "operator": "="
  }
}
software

To search by the software running on the device, specify the field value as software and the operand value as the ID associated with that software on the ExtraHop system .

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "software",
    "operand": "windows_10",
    "operator": "="
  }
}
Tip:Programmatically retrieve a list of all software IDs associated with a device through the GET /devices/{id}/software operation.

In the following example response, the id value for the software is windows_10.

[
  {
    "software_type": "OS",
    "name": "Windows",
    "version": "10",
    "description": null,
    "id": "windows_10"
  }
]
software_type

To search by the type of software running on the device, specify the field value as software_type and the operand value as the software type ID.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "software_type",
    "operand": "OS",
    "operator": "="
  }
}
Tip:Programmatically retrieve a list of all software type IDs associated with a device through the GET /devices/{id}/software operation.

In the following example response, the ID value for the software type is OS.

[
  {
    "software_type": "OS",
    "name": "Windows",
    "version": "10",
    "description": null,
    "id": "windows_10"
  }
]
tag

To search by a device tag, specify the field value as tag and the operand value as the tag name or as a regex string.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "tag",
    "operand": "Custom Tag",
    "operator": "="
  }
}
Tip:Programmatically retrieve a list of all device tags through the GET /devices/{id}/tags operation.

In the following example response, the name value for the tag is Custom Tag.

[
  {
    "mod_time": 1521577040934,
    "id": 19,
    "name": "Custom Tag"
  }
]
vlan

To search by the ID of a VLAN, specify the field value as vlan and the operand value as the ID of the VLAN.

{
  "filter": {
    "field": "vlan",
    "operand": "0",
    "operator": "="
  }
}
Search with regular expressions (regex)

For certain field values, the string can be in regex syntax. Specify the operand value as an object that has a value parameter with the regex syntax you want to match and an is_regex parameter that is set to true. The following example returns results for all DNS names that end with com.

{
    "filter":  {
        "field": "dns_name",
        "operand": {
            "value": ".*?com",
            "is_regex": true
        },
        "operator": "="
    }
}

An operand field with regex syntax is valid for the following field values:

  • cdp_name
  • custom_name
  • dns_name
  • dhcp_name
  • model
  • name
  • netbios_name
  • software
  • tag
  • vendor

Supported time units

For most parameters, the default unit for time measurement is milliseconds. However, the following parameters return or accept alternative time units such as minutes and hours:

  • Device
    • active_from
    • active_until
  • Device group
    • active_from
    • active_until
  • Metrics
    • from
    • until
  • Record Log
    • from
    • until
    • context_ttl

The following table displays supported time units:

Time unit Unit suffix
Year y
Month M
Week w
Day d
Hour h
Minute m
Second s
Millisecond ms

To specify a time unit other than milliseconds for a parameter, append the unit suffix to the value. For example, to request devices active in the last 30 minutes, specify the following parameter value:

GET /api/v1/devices?active_from=-30m

The following example specifies a search for HTTP records created between 1 and 2 hours ago:

{
    "from": "-2h",
    "until": "-1h",
    "types": ["~http"]
}

Device group

Device groups can be either static or dynamic.

A static device group is user-defined; you create a device group and then manually identify and assign each device to that group. A dynamic device group is defined and automatically managed by a set of configured rules.

For example, you can create a device group and then set a rule to classify all devices within a certain IP address range to be added to that group automatically. For more information, see Device Groups.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /devicegroups Retrieve all device groups that were active within a specific time period.
POST /devicegroups Create a new device group.
DELETE /devicegroups/{id} Delete a device group.
GET /devicegroups/{id} Retrieve a specific device group.
PATCH /devicegroups/{id} Update a specific device group.
GET /devicegroups/{id}/alerts Retrieve all alerts that are assigned to a specific device group.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/alerts Assign and unassign a specific device group to alerts.
DELETE /devicegroups/{id}/alerts/{child-id} Unassign an alert from a specific device group.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/alerts/{child-id} Assign an alert to a specific device group.
GET /devicegroups/{id}/dashboards Retrieve all dashboards related to a specific device group.
GET /devicegroups/{id}/devices Retrieve all devices in the device group that are active within a specific time window.
Note:A device is considered inactive after five minutes of not sending or receiving packets. However, if a device resumes sending or receiving packets after a period of inactivity shorter than five days, the device is considered to have been active continuously, including during the period of inactivity.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/devices Assign and unassign a devices to a specific static device group.
DELETE /devicegroups/{id}/devices/{child-id} Unassign a device from a specific static device group.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/devices/{child-id} Assign a device to a specific static device group.
GET /devicegroups/{id}/triggers Retrieve all triggers that are assigned to a specific device group.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/triggers Assign and unassign a specific device group to triggers.
DELETE /devicegroups/{id}/triggers/{child-id} Unassign a trigger from a specific device group.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/triggers/{child-id} Assign a trigger to a specific device group.

Operation details

GET /devicegroups

Specify the following parameters.

since: Number
(Optional) Only return device groups that were modified after this time, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
all: Boolean
(Optional) Deprecated. Replaced by the type parameter.
name: String
(Optional) The Regex search value to filter the device groups by name.
type: String
(Optional) Only return device groups of the specified type.

The following values are valid:

  • user_created
  • built_in
  • all

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "built_in": true,
    "description": "string",
    "dynamic": true,
    "editors": [],
    "field": "string",
    "filter": {},
    "id": 0,
    "include_custom_devices": true,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "value": "string"
}
GET /devicegroups/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "built_in": true,
    "description": "string",
    "dynamic": true,
    "editors": [],
    "field": "string",
    "filter": {},
    "id": 0,
    "include_custom_devices": true,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "value": "string"
}
POST /devicegroups

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property values to the new device group.
description: String
An optional description of the device group.
name: String
The friendly name for the device group.
include_custom_devices: Boolean
(Optional) Deprecated. Replaced by the filter parameter.
dynamic: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether the device group is dynamic.
field: String
Deprecated. Replaced by the filter parameter.

The following values are valid:

  • any
  • name
  • ip address
  • mac address
  • vendor
  • type
  • tag
  • vlan
  • activity
  • node
  • discover time
value: Object
(Optional) Deprecated. Replaced by the filter parameter.
filter: Object
(Optional) Specify the filter criteria for search results.
field: String
The name of the field to filter results on. The search compares the contents of the field parameter to the value of the operand parameter.

The following values are valid:

  • name
  • ipaddr
  • macaddr
  • vendor
  • tag
  • activity
  • node
  • vlan
  • discover_time
  • role
  • dns_name
  • dhcp_name
  • netbios_name
  • cdp_name
  • custom_name
  • software
  • model
  • is_critical
  • instance_id
  • instance_name
  • instance_type
  • cloud_account
  • vpc_id
  • subnet_id
  • is_active
  • network_locality_type
  • network_locality_id
  • id
operator: String
The compare method applied when matching the operand value against the field contents. All filter objects require an operator.

The following values are valid:

  • >
  • <
  • <=
  • >=
  • =
  • !=
  • startswith
  • and
  • or
  • not
  • exists
  • not_exists
  • ~
  • !~
operand: String or Number or Object
The value that the query attempts to match. The query compares the value of the operand to the contents of the field parameter and applies the compare method specified by the operator parameter. You can specify the operand as a string, integer, or object. For information about object values, see the REST API Guide.
rules: Array of Objects
An array of one or more filter objects, which can be embedded recursively. Only "and", "or", and "not" operators are allowed for this parameter.
editors: Array of Strings
(Optional) The list of users that can edit the device group.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "dynamic": true,
    "editors": [],
    "field": "string",
    "filter": {
        "field": "string",
        "operator": "string",
        "operand": "string",
        "rules": []
    },
    "include_custom_devices": true,
    "name": "string",
    "value": "string"
}
DELETE /devicegroups/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
PATCH /devicegroups/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property value updates to a specific device group.
description: String
An optional description of the device group.
name: String
The friendly name for the device group.
include_custom_devices: Boolean
(Optional) Deprecated. Replaced by the filter parameter.
field: String
Deprecated. Replaced by the filter parameter.

The following values are valid:

  • any
  • name
  • ip address
  • mac address
  • vendor
  • type
  • tag
  • vlan
  • activity
  • node
  • discover time
value: Object
(Optional) Deprecated. Replaced by the filter parameter.
filter: Object
(Optional) Specify the filter criteria for search results.
editors: Array of Strings
(Optional) The list of users that can edit the device group.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "editors": [],
    "field": "string",
    "filter": {},
    "include_custom_devices": true,
    "name": "string",
    "value": "string"
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
GET /devicegroups/{id}/alerts

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
direct_assignments_only: Boolean
(Optional) Restrict results to only alerts that are directly assigned to the device group.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/alerts/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
DELETE /devicegroups/{id}/alerts/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the alert.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/alerts

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The list of unique identifiers for alerts that is assigned and unassigned to the device group.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
GET /devicegroups/{id}/triggers

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
direct_assignments_only: Boolean
(Optional) Restrict results to only triggers that are directly assigned to the device group.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/triggers/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the trigger.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
DELETE /devicegroups/{id}/triggers/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for the trigger.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/triggers

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The list of unique identifiers for triggers that is assigned and unassigned to the device group.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/devices/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for a device.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
DELETE /devicegroups/{id}/devices/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
The unique identifier for a device.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
POST /devicegroups/{id}/devices

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The list of unique identifiers for devices that is assigned and unassigned to the device group.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
GET /devicegroups/{id}/devices

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.
active_from: Number
(Optional) The beginning timestamp for the request. Return only devices active after this time. Time is expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. 0 indicates the time of the request. A negative value is evaluated relative to the current time. The default unit for a negative value is milliseconds, but other units can be specified with a unit suffix. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
active_until: Number
(Optional) The ending timestamp for the request. Return only device active before this time. Follows the same time value guidelines as the active_from parameter.
limit: Number
(Optional) Limit the number of devices returned.
offset: Number
(Optional) Skip the first n device results. This parameter is often combined with the limit parameter.
GET /devicegroups/{id}/dashboards

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the device group.

Supported time units

For most parameters, the default unit for time measurement is milliseconds. However, the following parameters return or accept alternative time units such as minutes and hours:

  • Device
    • active_from
    • active_until
  • Device group
    • active_from
    • active_until
  • Metrics
    • from
    • until
  • Record Log
    • from
    • until
    • context_ttl

The following table displays supported time units:

Time unit Unit suffix
Year y
Month M
Week w
Day d
Hour h
Minute m
Second s
Millisecond ms

To specify a time unit other than milliseconds for a parameter, append the unit suffix to the value. For example, to request devices active in the last 30 minutes, specify the following parameter value:

GET /api/v1/devices?active_from=-30m

The following example specifies a search for HTTP records created between 1 and 2 hours ago:

{
    "from": "-2h",
    "until": "-1h",
    "types": ["~http"]
}

Detections

The Detections resource enables you to retrieve detections that have been identified by the ExtraHop system.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /detections Retrieve all detections.
GET /detections/formats Retrieve all detection types.
GET /detections/formats/{id} Retrieve a specific detection type.
POST /detections/formats Create a new custom detection type.
DELETE /detections/formats/{id} Delete a specific custom detection type.
PATCH /detections/formats/{id} Update a specific custom detection type.
GET /detections/rules/hiding Retrieve all tuning rules.
GET /detections/rules/hiding/{id} Retrieve a specific tuning rule.
POST /detections/rules/hiding Create a tuning rule.
DELETE /detections/rules/hiding/{id} Delete a tuning rule.
PATCH /detections/rules/hiding/{id} Update a tuning rule.
POST /detections/search Retrieve detections that match the specified search criteria.
PATCH /detections/tickets Update a ticket associated with detections.
GET /detections/{id} Retrieve a specific detection.
GET /detections/{id}/investigations Retrieve all investigations that a specific detection is in
PATCH /detections/{id} Update a detection.
DELETE /detections/{id}/notes Delete the notes for a given detection.
GET /detections/{id}/notes Retrieve the notes for a given detection.
PUT /detections/{id}/notes Create or replace notes for a given detection.
GET /detections/{id}/related Retrieve all detections related to a specific detection.

Operation details

GET /detections/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the detection.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "appliance_id": 0,
    "assignee": "string",
    "categories": [
        "string"
    ],
    "create_time": 0,
    "description": "string",
    "end_time": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "is_user_created": true,
    "mitre_tactics": [],
    "mitre_techniques": [],
    "mod_time": 0,
    "participants": [],
    "properties": {},
    "recommended": true,
    "recommended_factors": [],
    "resolution": "string",
    "risk_score": 0,
    "start_time": 0,
    "status": "string",
    "ticket_id": "string",
    "ticket_url": "string",
    "title": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "update_time": 0,
    "url": "string"
}
GET /detections

Specify the following parameters.

limit: Number
(Optional) Limit the number of detections returned to the specified maximum number. A random selection of detections is returned.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "appliance_id": 0,
    "assignee": "string",
    "categories": [
        "string"
    ],
    "create_time": 0,
    "description": "string",
    "end_time": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "is_user_created": true,
    "mitre_tactics": [],
    "mitre_techniques": [],
    "mod_time": 0,
    "participants": [],
    "properties": {},
    "recommended": true,
    "recommended_factors": [],
    "resolution": "string",
    "risk_score": 0,
    "start_time": 0,
    "status": "string",
    "ticket_id": "string",
    "ticket_url": "string",
    "title": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "update_time": 0,
    "url": "string"
}
POST /detections/search

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The detection search parameters.
filter: Object
Detection-specific filters.
category: String
Deprecated. Replaced by the categories field.
categories: Array of Strings
Return detections from the specified categories.
assignee: Array of Strings
Returns detections assigned to the specified user. Specify ".none" to search for unassigned detections or specify ".me" to search for detections assigned to the authenticated user.
ticket_id: Array of Strings
Returns detections that are associated with the specified tickets. Specify ".none" to search for detections that are not associated with tickets.
status: Array of Strings
Returns detections with the specified status. To search for detections with a null status, which is displayed in the ExtraHop system as Open, specify ".none". You can only change the status of a detection to "new" through the REST API when third party ticket tracking is enabled.

The following values are valid:

  • new
  • in_progress
  • closed
  • acknowledged
resolution: Array of Strings
Returns detections for tickets with the specified resolution. Specify ".none" to search for detections without resolutions.

The following values are valid:

  • action_taken
  • no_action_taken
types: Array of Strings
Returns detections with the specified types.
risk_score_min: Number
Returns detections with risk scores greater than or equal to the specified value.
recommended: Boolean
Returns detections recommended for triage. This field is valid only on a console.
from: Number
Returns detections that occurred after the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. Detections that started before the specified date are returned if the detection was ongoing at that time.
limit: Number
Returns no more than the specified number of detections.
offset: Number
The number of detections to skip for pagination.
sort: Array of Objects
Sorts returned detections by the specified fields. By default, detections are sorted by most recent update time and then ID in ascending order.
direction: String
The order in which returned detections are sorted.

The following values are valid:

  • asc
  • desc
field: String
The field to sort detections by.
until: Number
Return detections that ended before the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
update_time: Number
Returns detections related to events that occurred after the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. Note that the ExtraHop Machine Learning Service analyzes historical data to generate detections, and so there is a time delay between when the events that cause those detections occur and when the detections are generated. If you search for detections in the same update_time window multiple times, the later search might return detections that were not returned by the earlier search.
mod_time: Number
Returns detections that were updated after the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
create_time: Number
Returns detections that were created after the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. For sensors, this returns detections that were generated after the specified date. For consoles, this returns detections that were first synchronized to the console after the specified date.
id_only: Boolean
(Optional) Returns only the IDs of the detections.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "create_time": 0,
    "filter": {
        "category": "string",
        "categories": [],
        "assignee": [],
        "ticket_id": [],
        "status": [],
        "resolution": [],
        "types": [],
        "risk_score_min": 0,
        "recommended": true
    },
    "from": 0,
    "id_only": true,
    "limit": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "offset": 0,
    "sort": {
        "direction": "string",
        "field": "string"
    },
    "until": 0,
    "update_time": 0
}
PATCH /detections/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the detection.
body: Object
The detection parameters to update.
ticket_id: String
The ID of the ticket associated with the detection.
assignee: String
The assignee of the detection or the ticket associated with the detection.
status: String
The status of the detection or the ticket associated with the detection. If the value is null, the status displayed in the ExtraHop system is Open. The value "new" can only be specified through the REST API when third party ticket tracking is enabled.

The following values are valid:

  • new
  • in_progress
  • closed
  • acknowledged
resolution: String
The resolution of the detection or the ticket associated with the detection.

The following values are valid:

  • action_taken
  • no_action_taken
participants: Array of Objects
A list of devices and applications associated with the detection. You can modify specific fields for a participant, but you cannot add new participants to a detection.
id: Number
The ID of the participant associated with the detection.
usernames: Array of Strings
The usernames associated with the participant through the REST API.
origins: Array of Strings
The origin IP addresses associated with the participant through the REST API.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assignee": "string",
    "participants": {
        "id": 0,
        "usernames": [],
        "origins": []
    },
    "resolution": "string",
    "status": "string",
    "ticket_id": "string"
}
PATCH /detections/tickets

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The detection ticketing values to update.
ticket_id: String
The ID of the ticket associated with the detection.
assignee: String
The assignee of the ticket associated with the detection.
status: String
The status of the ticket associated with the detection.

The following values are valid:

  • new
  • in_progress
  • closed
  • acknowledged
resolution: String
The resolution of the ticket associated with the detection.

The following values are valid:

  • action_taken
  • no_action_taken

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assignee": "string",
    "resolution": "string",
    "status": "string",
    "ticket_id": "string"
}
GET /detections/{id}/related

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The ID of the detection to retrieve related detections for.
from: Number
Returns detections that occurred after the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. Detections that started before the specified date are returned if the detection was ongoing at that time.
until: Number
Return detections that ended before the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "appliance_id": 0,
    "assignee": "string",
    "categories": [
        "string"
    ],
    "create_time": 0,
    "description": "string",
    "end_time": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "is_user_created": true,
    "mitre_tactics": [],
    "mitre_techniques": [],
    "mod_time": 0,
    "participants": [],
    "properties": {},
    "recommended": true,
    "recommended_factors": [],
    "resolution": "string",
    "risk_score": 0,
    "start_time": 0,
    "status": "string",
    "ticket_id": "string",
    "ticket_url": "string",
    "title": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "update_time": 0,
    "url": "string"
}
GET /detections/{id}/investigations

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The ID of the detection to retrieve related investigations for.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "appliance_id": 0,
    "assignee": "string",
    "categories": [
        "string"
    ],
    "create_time": 0,
    "description": "string",
    "end_time": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "is_user_created": true,
    "mitre_tactics": [],
    "mitre_techniques": [],
    "mod_time": 0,
    "participants": [],
    "properties": {},
    "recommended": true,
    "recommended_factors": [],
    "resolution": "string",
    "risk_score": 0,
    "start_time": 0,
    "status": "string",
    "ticket_id": "string",
    "ticket_url": "string",
    "title": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "update_time": 0,
    "url": "string"
}
GET /detections/formats

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "author": "string",
    "categories": [],
    "display_name": "string",
    "is_user_created": true,
    "last_updated": 0,
    "mitre_categories": [],
    "properties": {},
    "released": 0,
    "status": "string",
    "type": "string"
}
GET /detections/formats/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: String
The string identifier of the detection format.
built_in_only: Boolean
(Optional) If this field is true, returns only built-in detection formats. If this field is false, and both a custom format and a built-in format have the same ID, returns the custom format. The default value is false.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "author": "string",
    "categories": [],
    "display_name": "string",
    "is_user_created": true,
    "last_updated": 0,
    "mitre_categories": [],
    "properties": {},
    "released": 0,
    "status": "string",
    "type": "string"
}
POST /detections/formats

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The parameters of the detection format.
type: String
A string identifier for the detection type. The string can only contain letters, numbers, and underscores. Although detection types are unique across built-in formats, and detection types are unique across custom formats, a built-in and custom format can share the same detection type.
display_name: String
The display name of the detection type that appears on the Detections page in the ExtraHop system.
mitre_categories: Array of Strings
(Optional) The IDs of the MITRE techniques associated with the detection.
author: String
(Optional) The author of the detection format.
categories: Array of Strings
(Optional) The list of categories the detection belongs to. For POST and PATCH operations, specify a list with a single string. You cannot specify more than one category for custom detection formats. The "perf" or "sec" category is automatically added to all detection formats.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "author": "string",
    "categories": [],
    "display_name": "string",
    "mitre_categories": [],
    "type": "string"
}
DELETE /detections/formats/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: String
The string identifier of the detection format.
PATCH /detections/formats/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: String
The string identifier of the detection format.
body: Object
The parameters of the detection format.
GET /detections/rules/hiding

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "author": "string",
    "create_time": 0,
    "description": "string",
    "detection_type": "string",
    "detections_hidden": 0,
    "enabled": true,
    "expiration": 0,
    "hide_past_detections": true,
    "id": 0,
    "offender": {},
    "participants_hidden": 0,
    "properties": [],
    "victim": {}
}
GET /detections/rules/hiding/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the tuning rule.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "author": "string",
    "create_time": 0,
    "description": "string",
    "detection_type": "string",
    "detections_hidden": 0,
    "enabled": true,
    "expiration": 0,
    "hide_past_detections": true,
    "id": 0,
    "offender": {},
    "participants_hidden": 0,
    "properties": [],
    "victim": {}
}
POST /detections/rules/hiding

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The tuning rule parameters.
offender: Object
The offender that this tuning rule applies to. Specify a detection_hiding_participant object to apply the rule to a specific victim, or specify "Any" to apply the rule to any offender.
object_type: String
The type of participant.

The following values are valid:

  • device
  • device_group
  • ipaddr
  • locality_type
  • network_locality
  • hostname
  • scanner_service
object_id: Number
The ID for the device, device group, or network locality. This option is valid only if the object_type is "device", "device_group", or "network_locality".
object_value: Array or String
The IP address or CIDR block of the participant. You can specify a single address or block in a string or multiple addresses or blocks in an array. This option is valid only if the object_type is "ipaddr".
object_locality: String
The network locality type of the participant. Specify either "external" or "internal". This option is valid only if the object_type is "locality_type".

The following values are valid:

  • internal
  • external
object_scanner: Array or String
The name of an external scanning service. You can specify a single service in a string or multiple values in an array. You can also specify "Any" to select any scanning service. This option is valid only if the object_type is "scanner_service".
object_hostname: Array or String
The hostname of a participant. You can specify a single hostname in a string or multiple hostnames in an array. This option is valid only if the object_type is "hostname".
victim: Object
The victim that this tuning rule applies to. Specify a detection_hiding_participant object to apply the rule to a specific victim, or specify "Any" to apply the rule to any victim.
object_type: String
The type of participant.

The following values are valid:

  • device
  • device_group
  • ipaddr
  • locality_type
  • network_locality
  • hostname
  • scanner_service
object_id: Number
The ID for the device, device group, or network locality. This option is valid only if the object_type is "device", "device_group", or "network_locality".
object_value: Array or String
The IP address or CIDR block of the participant. You can specify a single address or block in a string or multiple addresses or blocks in an array. This option is valid only if the object_type is "ipaddr".
object_locality: String
The network locality type of the participant. Specify either "external" or "internal". This option is valid only if the object_type is "locality_type".

The following values are valid:

  • internal
  • external
object_scanner: Array or String
The name of an external scanning service. You can specify a single service in a string or multiple values in an array. You can also specify "Any" to select any scanning service. This option is valid only if the object_type is "scanner_service".
object_hostname: Array or String
The hostname of a participant. You can specify a single hostname in a string or multiple hostnames in an array. This option is valid only if the object_type is "hostname".
expiration: Number
The time that the tuning rule expires, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. A value of null or 0 indicates that the rule does not expire.
description: String
(Optional) The description of the tuning rule.
detection_type: String
The type of detection that this tuning rule applies to. View a list of valid fields for "type" by running the GET /detections/formats operation. Specify "all_performance" or "all_security" to apply the rule to all performance or all security detections.
properties: Array of Objects
(Optional) The filter criteria for detection properties.
property: String
The name of the property to filter.
operator: String
The compare method applied when matching the operand value against the detection property value.

The following values are valid:

  • =
  • !=
  • ~
  • !~
  • in
operand: String or Number or Object
The value that the filter attempts to match. The filter compares the value of the operand to the value of the detection property and applies the compare method specified by the operator parameter. You can specify the operand as a string, integer, or object. For more information, see the REST API Guide.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "detection_type": "string",
    "expiration": 0,
    "offender": {
        "object_type": "string",
        "object_id": 0,
        "object_value": "array",
        "object_locality": "string",
        "object_scanner": "array",
        "object_hostname": "array"
    },
    "properties": {
        "property": "string",
        "operator": "string",
        "operand": "string"
    },
    "victim": {
        "object_type": "string",
        "object_id": 0,
        "object_value": "array",
        "object_locality": "string",
        "object_scanner": "array",
        "object_hostname": "array"
    }
}
PATCH /detections/rules/hiding/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the tuning rule.
body: Object
The tuning rule fields to update.
enabled: Boolean
Indicates whether the tuning rule is enabled.
expiration: Number
The time that the tuning rule expires, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. A value of null or 0 indicates that the rule does not expire.
description: String
The description of the tuning rule.
offender: Object
The offender that this tuning rule applies to. Specify a detection_hiding_participant object to apply the rule to a specific victim, or specify "Any" to apply the rule to any offender.
object_type: String
The type of participant.

The following values are valid:

  • device
  • device_group
  • ipaddr
  • locality_type
  • network_locality
  • hostname
  • scanner_service
object_id: Number
The ID for the device, device group, or network locality. This option is valid only if the object_type is "device", "device_group", or "network_locality".
object_value: Array or String
The IP address or CIDR block of the participant. You can specify a single address or block in a string or multiple addresses or blocks in an array. This option is valid only if the object_type is "ipaddr".
object_locality: String
The network locality type of the participant. Specify either "external" or "internal". This option is valid only if the object_type is "locality_type".

The following values are valid:

  • internal
  • external
object_scanner: Array or String
The name of an external scanning service. You can specify a single service in a string or multiple values in an array. You can also specify "Any" to select any scanning service. This option is valid only if the object_type is "scanner_service".
object_hostname: Array or String
The hostname of a participant. You can specify a single hostname in a string or multiple hostnames in an array. This option is valid only if the object_type is "hostname".
victim: Object
The victim that this tuning rule applies to. Specify a detection_hiding_participant object to apply the rule to a specific victim, or specify "Any" to apply the rule to any victim.
object_type: String
The type of participant.

The following values are valid:

  • device
  • device_group
  • ipaddr
  • locality_type
  • network_locality
  • hostname
  • scanner_service
object_id: Number
The ID for the device, device group, or network locality. This option is valid only if the object_type is "device", "device_group", or "network_locality".
object_value: Array or String
The IP address or CIDR block of the participant. You can specify a single address or block in a string or multiple addresses or blocks in an array. This option is valid only if the object_type is "ipaddr".
object_locality: String
The network locality type of the participant. Specify either "external" or "internal". This option is valid only if the object_type is "locality_type".

The following values are valid:

  • internal
  • external
object_scanner: Array or String
The name of an external scanning service. You can specify a single service in a string or multiple values in an array. You can also specify "Any" to select any scanning service. This option is valid only if the object_type is "scanner_service".
object_hostname: Array or String
The hostname of a participant. You can specify a single hostname in a string or multiple hostnames in an array. This option is valid only if the object_type is "hostname".
properties: Array of Objects
The filter criteria for detection properties.
property: String
The name of the property to filter.
operator: String
The compare method applied when matching the operand value against the detection property value.

The following values are valid:

  • =
  • !=
  • ~
  • !~
  • in
operand: String or Number or Object
The value that the filter attempts to match. The filter compares the value of the operand to the value of the detection property and applies the compare method specified by the operator parameter. You can specify the operand as a string, integer, or object. For more information, see the REST API Guide.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "enabled": true,
    "expiration": 0,
    "offender": {
        "object_type": "string",
        "object_id": 0,
        "object_value": "array",
        "object_locality": "string",
        "object_scanner": "array",
        "object_hostname": "array"
    },
    "properties": {
        "property": "string",
        "operator": "string",
        "operand": "string"
    },
    "victim": {
        "object_type": "string",
        "object_id": 0,
        "object_value": "array",
        "object_locality": "string",
        "object_scanner": "array",
        "object_hostname": "array"
    }
}
DELETE /detections/rules/hiding/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the tuning rule.
GET /detections/{id}/notes

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the detection.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "author": "string",
    "note": "string",
    "update_time": 0
}
DELETE /detections/{id}/notes

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the detection.
PUT /detections/{id}/notes

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the detection.
body: Object
The detection note parameters.

Operand values for detection property tuning rules

The POST /detections/rules/hiding operation enables you to create tuning rules that filter detections based on detection properties. You can specify filtering criteria for detection properties in objects. Each object should contain a unique value for the operand field that is valid for the specified property value.

Tip:You can retrieve valid property values through the GET /detections/formats operation. See the keys of the properties object in the response. In the following example, the property value is s3_bucket:
    "properties": {
      "s3_bucket": {
        "is_optional": true,
        "status": "active",
        "is_tunable": true,
        "data_type": "string"
      }
    }

The is_tunable field indicates whether you can create a tuning rule based on the property.

registered_domain_name

To hide rules by a registered domain name, specify the property value as registered_domain_name and the operand value as a domain name.

The following example rule hides DNS Tunnel detections for example.com.

{
    "detection_type": "dns_tunnel",
    "expiration": null,
    "offender": "Any",
    "victim": "Any",
    "properties": [
        {
            "operand": "example.com",
            "operator": "=",
            "property": "registered_domain_name"
        }
    ]
}
uris

To hide rules by a URI, specify the property value as uris and the operand value as a URI.

The following example rule hides SQL Injection (SQLi) Attack detections for http://example.com/test.

{
    "detection_type": "sqli_attack",
    "expiration": null,
    "offender": "Any",
    "victim": "Any",
    "properties": [
        {
            "operand": "http://example.com/test",
            "operator": "=",
            "property": "uris"
        }
      ]
}
top_level_domain

To hide rules by a top-level domain name, specify the property value as top_level_domain and the operand value as a top-level domain name.

The following example rule hides Suspicious Top-level Domain detections for the org top-level domain.

{
    "detection_type": "suspicious_tld",
    "expiration": null,
    "offender": "Any",
    "victim": "Any",
    "properties": [
        {
            "operand": "org",
            "operator": "=",
            "property": "top_level_domain"
        }
    ]
}
Search with regular expressions (regex)

For certain property values, the string can be in regex syntax. Specify the operand value as an object that has a value parameter with the regex syntax you want to match and an is_regex parameter that is set to true. The following rule filters DNS Tunnel detections with domain names that end with example.com.

{
    "detection_type": "dns_tunnel",
    "expiration": null,
    "offender": "Any",
    "victim": "Any",
    "properties": [
        {
            "operand": {
                "value": ".*?example.com",
                "is_regex": true
            },
            "operator": "=",
            "property": "registered_domain_name"
        }
    ]
}
Disable case sensitivity

By default, searches for string property values are case-sensitive. However, you can disable case sensitivity by specifying the operand value as an object that has a case_sensitive parameter that is set to false.

The following rule hides Hacking Tool Domain Access detections with the ArchStrike hacking tool.

{
    "detection_type": "hacking_tools",
    "expiration": null,
    "offender": "Any",
    "victim": "Any",
    "properties": [
        {
            "operand": {
                "value": "archstrike",
                "case_sensitive": false
            },
            "operator": "=",
            "property": "hacking_tool"
        }
    ]
}

Detection categories

The categories field is an array returned in responses for GET /detections and POST /detections/search operations. The following table lists valid entries in the array:

Value Category
sec Security
sec.action Actions on Objective
sec.attack Attack
sec.botnet Botnet
sec.caution Caution
sec.command Command & Control
sec.cryptomining Cryptomining
sec.dos Denial of Service
sec.exfil Exfiltration
sec.exploit Exploitation
sec.hardening Hardening
sec.lateral Lateral Movement
sec.ransomware Ransomware
sec.recon Reconnaissance
perf Performance
perf.auth Authorization & Access Control
perf.db Database
perf.network Network Infrastructure
perf.service Service Degradation
perf.storage Storage
perf.virtual Desktop & App Virtualization
perf.web Web Application

Email group

You can add individual or group email addresses to an email group and assign them to a system alert. When that alert is triggered, the system sends an email to all of the addresses in the email group.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /emailgroups Retrieve all email groups.
POST /emailgroups Create a new email group.
DELETE /emailgroups/{id} Delete a email group by a unique identifier.
GET /emailgroups/{id} Retrieve a specific email group by a unique identifier.
PATCH /emailgroups/{id} Apply updates to a specific email group.

Operation details

GET /emailgroups

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "email_addresses": [],
    "group_name": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "system_notifications": true
}
POST /emailgroups

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property values to the new email group.
group_name: String
The friendly name for the email group.
email_addresses: Array of Strings
The list of email addresses in the email group.
system_notifications: Boolean
Indicates whether that the group should receive system notifications.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "email_addresses": [],
    "group_name": "string",
    "system_notifications": true
}
GET /emailgroups/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier of the email group.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "email_addresses": [],
    "group_name": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "system_notifications": true
}
DELETE /emailgroups/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the email group.
PATCH /emailgroups/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property value updates to the email group.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the email group.

Exclusion intervals

An exclusion interval can be created to set a time period to suppress an alert.

For example, if you do not want to be notified about alerts after hours or on the weekends, an exclusion interval can create a rule to suppress the alert during that time period. For more information, see Alerts.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /exclusionintervals Retrieve all exclusion intervals.
POST /exclusionintervals Create a new exclusion interval.
DELETE /exclusionintervals/{id} Delete a specific exclusion interval.
GET /exclusionintervals/{id} Retrieve a specific exclusion interval.
PATCH /exclusionintervals/{id} Apply updates to a specific exclusion interval.

Operation details

GET /exclusionintervals

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "alert_apply_all": true,
    "author": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "end": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "interval_type": "string",
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "start": 0,
    "trend_apply_all": true
}
POST /exclusionintervals

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Set the specified property values on the new exclusion interval.
name: String
The friendly name for the exclusion interval.
author: String
(Optional) The name of the creator of the exclusion interval.
description: String
(Optional) An optional description of the exclusion interval.
interval_type: String
The time window when the exclusion interval was evaluated.

The following values are valid:

  • onetime
  • weekly
  • daily
start: Number
The start of the exclusion interval time range, expressed in seconds. This value is relative to the epoch for onetime exclusions, relative to midnight for daily exclusions, and relative to Monday at midnight for weekly exclusions.
end: Number
The end of the exclusion interval time range, expressed in seconds. This value is relative to the epoch for onetime exclusions, relative to midnight for daily exclusions, and relative to Monday at midnight for weekly exclusions.
alert_apply_all: Boolean
Indicates whether this exclusion interval should be applied to all alerts.
trend_apply_all: Boolean
Indicates whether this exclusion interval should be applied to all trends.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "alert_apply_all": true,
    "author": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "end": 0,
    "interval_type": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "start": 0,
    "trend_apply_all": true
}
GET /exclusionintervals/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier of the exclusion interval.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "alert_apply_all": true,
    "author": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "end": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "interval_type": "string",
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "start": 0,
    "trend_apply_all": true
}
DELETE /exclusionintervals/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier of the exclusion interval.
PATCH /exclusionintervals/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property value updates to the exclusion interval.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the exclusion interval.

ExtraHop

This resource provides metadata about the ExtraHop system.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /extrahop Retrieve metadata about the firmware running on the ExtraHop system.
POST /extrahop/cloudresources Manually update resources on the ExtraHop system. These resources are automatically updated when the system is connected to ExtraHop Cloud Services.
GET /extrahop/cluster Retrieve Explore cluster configuration settings.
PATCH /extrahop/cluster Update Explore cluster configuration settings.
GET /extrahop/detections/access Retrieve the detections access control settings.
PUT /extrahop/detections/access Update detections access control settings.
GET /extrahop/edition Retrieve the edition of the ExtraHop system.
Note:This operation does not require an API key.
POST /extrahop/firmware Upload a new firmware image to the ExtraHop system. For more information, see Upgrade ExtraHop firmware through the REST API.
POST /extrahop/firmware/download/url Download a new firmware image onto the ExtraHop system from a URL.
POST /extrahop/firmware/download/version Download a new firmware image onto the ExtraHop system from ExtraHop Cloud Services.
POST /extrahop/firmware/latest/upgrade Upgrade the ExtraHop system to the most recently uploaded firmware image.
GET /extrahop/firmware/next Upgrade the ExtraHop system to the most recently uploaded firmware image.
GET /extrahop/firmware/previous Retrieve information about a firmware version that you can roll back the ExtraHop system to.
POST /extrahop/firmware/previous/rollback Roll back the ExtraHop system to the previous firmware version.
GET /extrahop/flowlogs/secret Retrieve the flow log secret.
POST /extrahop/flowlogs/secret Generate a new flow log secret.
GET /extrahop/idrac Retrieve the iDRAC IP address of the ExtraHop system.
GET /extrahop/platform Retrieve the platform name of the ExtraHop system.
Note:This operation does not require an API key.
GET /extrahop/processes Retrieve a list of processes running on the ExtraHop system.
POST /extrahop/processes/{process}/restart Restart a process running on the ExtraHop system.
GET /extrahop/services Retrieve settings for all services.
PATCH /extrahop/services Update the settings for services.
POST /extrahop/restart Restart the ExtraHop system.
POST /extrahop/shutdown Shut down the ExtraHop system.
POST /extrahop/sslcert Regenerate the SSL certificate on the ExtraHop system. For more information, see Create a trusted SSL certificate through the REST API
PUT /extrahop/sslcert Replace the SSL certificate on the ExtraHop system.
POST /extrahop/sslcert/signingrequest Create an SSL certificate signing request. For more information, see Create a trusted SSL certificate through the REST API.
GET /extrahop/ticketing Retrieve the ticketing integration status.
PATCH /extrahop/ticketing Enable or disable ticketing integration.
GET /extrahop/version Retrieve the version of the firmware running on the ExtraHop system.
Note:This operation does not require an API key.

Operation details

GET /extrahop/version

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "version": "string"
}
GET /extrahop/platform

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "platform": "string"
}
GET /extrahop/edition

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "edition": "string"
}
GET /extrahop

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "display_host": "string",
    "external_hostname": "string",
    "hostname": "string",
    "mgmt_ipaddr": "string",
    "platform": "string",
    "version": "string"
}
GET /extrahop/idrac

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "ipaddr": "string"
}
POST /extrahop/sslcert

There are no parameters for this operation.

PUT /extrahop/sslcert

Specify the following parameters.

body: String
The SSL certificate and optionally the private key. Enter as plain text, separated with a line break.
POST /extrahop/sslcert/signingrequest

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Parameters for the SSL certificate signing request.
subject_alternative_names: Array of Objects
A list of names that the certificate applies to, such as {"type": "dns", "name": "www.example.com"}.
type: String
Type of Subject Alternative Name.

The following values are valid:

  • dns
  • ip
name: String
Name of Subject Alternative Name.
subject: Object
The subject of the SSL certificate. For a list of certificate subject fields, see below.
common_name: String
The subject common name (CN).
country_code: String
(Optional) The subject country (C).
state_or_province_name: String
(Optional) The subject state or province (ST).
locality_name: String
(Optional) The subject locality (L).
organization_name: String
(Optional) The subject organization (O).
organizational_unit_name: String
(Optional) The subject organizational unit (OU).
email_address: String
(Optional) The subject e-mail address (emailAddress).

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "subject": {
        "common_name": "string",
        "country_code": "string",
        "state_or_province_name": "string",
        "locality_name": "string",
        "organization_name": "string",
        "organizational_unit_name": "string",
        "email_address": "string"
    },
    "subject_alternative_names": {
        "type": "string",
        "name": "string"
    }
}
GET /extrahop/ticketing

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "enabled": true,
    "external_ticketing_enabled": true,
    "internal_ticketing_enabled": true,
    "url_template": "string"
}
PATCH /extrahop/ticketing

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Ticket tracking settings.
enabled: Boolean
(Optional) Deprecated. Replaced by the external_ticketing_enabled and internal_ticketing_enabled fields.
external_ticketing_enabled: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether detections are tracked from an external ticketing system. This field is required if the internal_ticketing_enabled field is specified.
internal_ticketing_enabled: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether detections are tracked from within the ExtraHop System. This field is required if the external_ticketing_enabled field is specified.
url_template: String
(Optional) The URL template that links detections to external tickets. The template must include the $ticket_id variable. This field applies only if detections are tracked from an external ticketing system.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "enabled": true,
    "external_ticketing_enabled": true,
    "internal_ticketing_enabled": true,
    "url_template": "string"
}
PUT /extrahop/detections/access

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The detections access settings for the appliance.
enabled: Boolean
Indicates whether detections access settings are enabled. When enabled, administrators can restrict detections access for specified users. You cannot disable detections access settings after the settings are enabled.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "enabled": true
}
GET /extrahop/detections/access

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "enabled": true
}
POST /extrahop/firmware

Specify the following parameters.

firmware: Filename
The .tar file that contains the firmware image. Note: You cannot upload a firmware image through the REST API explorer. For more information about how to upload an image through cURL or a Python script, see Upgrade ExtraHop firmware through the REST API.
POST /extrahop/firmware/latest/upgrade

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
(Optional) The installation options for upgrading the appliance.
restart_after: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether to restart the appliance after the upgrade is complete.
silent: Boolean
(Optional) Specifies whether to disable the ExtraHop Web UI during the upgrade process. If an upgrade fails, the appliance will automatically revert to the previous firmware version.
force: Boolean
(Optional) Specifies whether to skip compatibility verification. Skip verification only if ExtraHop Support has reviewed and approved the upgrade.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "force": true,
    "restart_after": true,
    "silent": true
}
POST /extrahop/firmware/download/url

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The download options.
firmware_url: String
The URL of the firmware to download. HTTPS, HTTP, and FTP schemes are supported.
upgrade: Boolean
(Optional) Specifies whether to upgrade the appliance after the firmware download is complete.
force: Boolean
(Optional) Specifies whether to skip compatibility verification. Skip verification only if ExtraHop Support has reviewed and approved the upgrade.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "firmware_url": "string",
    "force": true,
    "upgrade": true
}
POST /extrahop/restart

There are no parameters for this operation.

POST /extrahop/shutdown

There are no parameters for this operation.

GET /extrahop/services

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "admin": {
        "enabled": true
    },
    "keyreceiver": {
        "enabled": true
    },
    "snmp": {
        "enabled": true
    },
    "ssh": {
        "enabled": true
    }
}
PATCH /extrahop/services

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The settings for services.
admin: Object
(Optional) The settings of the Management GUI service, which provides browser-based access to the appliance.
enabled: Boolean
Indicates whether the service is enabled.
snmp: Object
(Optional) The settings of the SNMP service, which enables your network device monitoring software to collect information from the ExtraHop System.
enabled: Boolean
Indicates whether the service is enabled.
ssh: Object
(Optional) The settings of the SSH service, which enables users to securely log in to the ExtraHop command-line interface (CLI).
enabled: Boolean
Indicates whether the service is enabled.
keyreceiver: Object
(Optional) The settings of the SSL Session Key Receiver, which enables the appliance to receive and decrypt session keys from the session key forwarder.
enabled: Boolean
Indicates whether the service is enabled.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "admin": {
        "enabled": true
    },
    "keyreceiver": {
        "enabled": true
    },
    "snmp": {
        "enabled": true
    },
    "ssh": {
        "enabled": true
    }
}
GET /extrahop/processes

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "can_restart": true,
    "cpu": 0.0,
    "cpu_time": 0,
    "mem_percent": 0.0,
    "mem_res": 0,
    "mem_virt": 0,
    "process": "string",
    "start_time": 0
}
POST /extrahop/processes/{process}/restart

Specify the following parameters.

process: String
The name of the process.

The following values are valid:

  • exadmin
  • exalerts
  • examf
  • exapi
  • exbridge
  • excap
  • exconfig
  • exflowlogs
  • exsnmpq
  • exnotify
  • exportal
  • exremote
  • exsearch
  • exstatmirror
  • extrend
  • webserver
  • hopcloud-api
GET /extrahop/cluster

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "ingest_enabled": true,
    "replication_policy": 0
}
PATCH /extrahop/cluster

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The EXA cluster configuration settings.
ingest_enabled: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether record ingest is enabled for the Explore cluster.
replication_policy: Number
(Optional) The replication level that determines how many copies of each record are stored.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "ingest_enabled": true,
    "replication_policy": 0
}
GET /extrahop/firmware/previous

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "backup_time": 0,
    "version": "string"
}
POST /extrahop/firmware/previous/rollback

There are no parameters for this operation.

POST /extrahop/cloudresources

Specify the following parameters.

cloudresources: Filename
The resource bundle file.
GET /extrahop/flowlogs/secret

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "secret": "string"
}
POST /extrahop/flowlogs/secret

There are no parameters for this operation.

GET /extrahop/firmware/next

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "current_release": true,
    "release": "string",
    "versions": []
}
POST /extrahop/firmware/download/version

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
(Optional) The download options.
version: String
The version of the firmware to download.
upgrade: Boolean
(Optional) Specifies whether to upgrade the appliance after the firmware download is complete.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "upgrade": true,
    "version": "string"
}

Investigations

Investigations enable you to add and view multiple detections in a single timeline and map. For more information, see Investigations.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /investigations Retrieve all investigations.
POST /investigations Create an investigation.
POST /investigations/search Search for investigations.
DELETE /investigations/{id} Delete a specific investigation.
GET /investigations/{id} Retrieve a specific investigation.
PATCH /investigations/{id} Update an investigation.

Operation details

GET /investigations/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the investigation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "assessment": "string",
    "assignee": "string",
    "created_by": "string",
    "creation_time": 0,
    "description": "string",
    "detections": [
        "string"
    ],
    "end_time": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "investigation_types": [
        "string"
    ],
    "is_user_created": true,
    "last_interaction_by": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "notes": "string",
    "start_time": 0,
    "status": "string",
    "update_time": 0,
    "url": "string"
}
GET /investigations

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "assessment": "string",
    "assignee": "string",
    "created_by": "string",
    "creation_time": 0,
    "description": "string",
    "detections": [
        "string"
    ],
    "end_time": 0,
    "id": 0,
    "investigation_types": [
        "string"
    ],
    "is_user_created": true,
    "last_interaction_by": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "notes": "string",
    "start_time": 0,
    "status": "string",
    "update_time": 0,
    "url": "string"
}
POST /investigations/search

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The parameters for the investigation.
update_time: Number
Returns investigations that were updated after the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
creation_time: Number
Returns investigations that were created after the specified date, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
is_user_created: Boolean
(Optional) Returns only investigations that were created manually by a user.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "creation_time": 0,
    "is_user_created": true,
    "update_time": 0
}
PATCH /investigations/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The ID of the investigation to update.
body: Object
The investigation fields to update.
name: String
(Optional) The name of the investigation.
status: String
(Optional) The status of the investigation.

The following values are valid:

  • open
  • in_progress
  • closed
notes: String
(Optional) Optional notes about the investigation.
event_ids: Array of Numbers
(Optional) The list of IDs for detections in the investigation. If you specify this field, the new list of IDs replaces the existing list.
assignee: String
(Optional) The username of the investigation assignee.
assessment: String
(Optional) The assessment of the investigation.

The following values are valid:

  • malicious_true_positive
  • benign_true_positive
  • false_positive
  • undecided

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assessment": "string",
    "assignee": "string",
    "event_ids": [],
    "name": "string",
    "notes": "string",
    "status": "string"
}
POST /investigations

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The fields of the new investigation.
name: String
The name of the investigation.
status: String
(Optional) The status of the investigation.

The following values are valid:

  • open
  • in_progress
  • closed
notes: String
(Optional) Optional notes about the investigation.
event_ids: Array of Numbers
(Optional) The list of IDs for detections in the investigation.
assignee: String
(Optional) The username of the investigation assignee.
assessment: String
(Optional) The assessment of the investigation.

The following values are valid:

  • malicious_true_positive
  • benign_true_positive
  • false_positive
  • undecided

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assessment": "string",
    "assignee": "string",
    "event_ids": [],
    "name": "string",
    "notes": "string",
    "status": "string"
}
DELETE /investigations/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The ID of the investigation to delete.

Jobs

You can monitor the progress of some administration jobs started through the REST API. If a REST request creates a job, the job ID is returned in the location header of the response. The following operations create jobs:

  • POST ​/extrahop​/firmware​/latest​/upgrade
  • POST ​/extrahop​/sslcert

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /jobs Retrieve the status of all jobs.
GET /jobs/{id} Retrieve the status of a specific job.

Operation details

GET /jobs/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: String
The unique identifier for the job.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "details": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "remote_jobs": [],
    "status": "string",
    "step_description": "string",
    "step_number": 0,
    "total_steps": 0,
    "type": "string"
}
GET /jobs

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "details": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "remote_jobs": [],
    "status": "string",
    "step_description": "string",
    "step_number": 0,
    "total_steps": 0,
    "type": "string"
}

Job types

The GET /jobs operation returns the following values in the type field of the response.

extrahop_firmware_download
The ExtraHop system is downloading a new firmware image from either a URL or ExtraHop Cloud Services.
extrahop_firmware_upgrade
The ExtraHop system is upgrading to a new firmware version.
extrahop_firmware_download_upgrade
The ExtraHop system is downloading a firmware image and upgrading to a new firmware version. The image is retrieved from either a URL or ExtraHop Cloud Services.
Note:The type field is empty for some jobs.

License

This resource enables you to retrieve and set product keys or to retrieve and set a license.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /license Retrieve the license applied to this ExtraHop system.
PUT /license Apply and register a new license to the ExtraHop system.
GET /license/productkey Retrieve the product key to this ExtraHop system.
PUT /license/productkey Apply the specified product key to the ExtraHop system and register the license.

Operation details

PUT /license

Specify the following parameters.

body: String
(Optional) The license text provided to you by ExtraHop Support, including the BEGIN and END lines.
GET /license

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "dossier": "string",
    "edition": "string",
    "expires_at": 0,
    "expires_in": 0,
    "modules": {},
    "options": {},
    "platform": "string",
    "product_key": "string",
    "serial": "string"
}
PUT /license/productkey

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
(Optional) Apply the specified product key to the appliance.
GET /license/productkey

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "product_key": "string"
}

Metrics

Metrics information is collected about every object identified by the ExtraHop system.

Note that metrics are retrieved through the POST method, which creates a query to collect the requested information through the API. For more information, see Extract metrics through the REST API.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
POST /metrics Retrieves metrics for each specified object.
GET /metrics/next/{xid} If you request metrics from a console with the POST /metrics, POST /metrics/total, or POST /metrics/totalbyobject operation, and you specify objects that have been observed by multiple sensors, the response contains the xid field, rather than metric data. You can retrieve metric data by specifying the xid field in the GET /metrics/next/{xid} operation, which returns metrics from one of the sensors connected to the console.

Repeat the GET /metrics/next/{xid} operation to return metrics from additional sensors. After all metrics are retrieved, the operation returns null.

If metrics are not yet available from the sensor, the string again is returned. Wait a few seconds and then try again.

Note:The response might contain an xid field, even if you only requested metrics about a single device group, because device groups can contain devices from multiple sensors.
POST /metrics/total Retrieves combined metric totals for all specified objects.
POST /metrics/totalbyobject Retrieves metric totals for each specified object.

For example, the following request body retrieves HTTP responses that two devices sent over the last 30 minutes.

{
  "cycle": "auto",
  "from": -1800000,
  "metric_category": "http_server",
  "metric_specs": [
    {
      "name": "rsp"
    }
  ],
  "object_ids": [
    180, 177
  ],
  "object_type": "device",
  "until": 0
}

For the POST /metrics operation, the previous example request body returns counts of HTTP responses that occurred during each time interval, labeled with the time of each event and the ID of the device that sent the responses, similar to the following example response:

{
  "cycle": "30sec",
  "node_id": 0,
  "clock": 1709659320000,
  "from": 1709657520000,
  "until": 1709659320000,
  "stats": [
    {
      "oid": 177,
      "time": 1709657520000,
      "duration": 30000,
      "values": [
        4
      ]
    },
    {
      "oid": 177,
      "time": 1709657550000,
      "duration": 30000,
      "values": [
        4
      ]
    },
    {
      "oid": 180,
      "time": 1709657520000,
      "duration": 30000,
      "values": [
        4
      ]
    },
    {
      "oid": 180,
      "time": 1709657550000,
      "duration": 30000,
      "values": [
        4
      ]
    }
  ]
}

For the POST /metrics/totalbyobject operation, the same previous example request body retrieves the combined total for each device over the entire time period, similar to the following example response:

{
  "cycle": "30sec",
  "node_id": 0,
  "clock": 1709659620000,
  "from": 1709657820000,
  "until": 1709659620000,
  "stats": [
    {
      "oid": 180,
      "time": 1709659620000,
      "duration": 1830000,
      "values": [
        8
      ]
    },
    {
      "oid": 177,
      "time": 1709659620000,
      "duration": 1830000,
      "values": [
        8
      ]
    }
  ]
}

For the POST /metrics/total operation, the same previous example request body retrieves the combined total of both devices over the entire time period, similar to the following example response:

{
  "cycle": "30sec",
  "node_id": 0,
  "clock": 1709659830000,
  "from": 1709658030000,
  "until": 1709659830000,
  "stats": [
    {
      "oid": -1,
      "time": 1709659830000,
      "duration": 1830000,
      "values": [
        16
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Note that the behavior of the /metrics/total and /metrics/totalbyobject endpoints depends on the type of the metric. For count metrics, the values field contains a sum total of values over the specified time interval, as shown in the example above. However, for dataset metrics, the values field contains a list of values and the frequency that those values appeared. For example, a query for server processing times with the POST /metrics/total operation returns a response similar to the following example:

{
  "cycle": "30sec",
  "node_id": 0,
  "clock": 1494541440000,
  "from": 1494539640000,
  "until": 1494541440000,
  "stats": [
    {
      "oid": -1,
      "time": 1494541380000,
      "duration": 1800000,
      "values": [
        [
          {
            "value": 2.271,
            "freq": 5
          },
          {
            "value": 48.903,
            "freq": 1
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  ]
}

If there are more than 1,000 distinct dataset values over the specified time period, similar values are consolidated to reduce the response to 1,000 values. For example, if there are less than 1,000 values, the response might contain the following entries:

{
  "value": 2.571,
  "freq": 4
},
{
  "value": 2.912,
  "freq": 2
}

However, if the response contains more than 1,000 values, those entries might be consolidated into the following entry:

{
  "value": 2.571,
  "freq": 6
}

If the calc_type field is specified and the response contains more than 1,000 values, the percentile or mean is calculated according to the consolidated dataset.

Operation details

POST /metrics

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The description of the metric request.
from: Number
The beginning timestamp for the request. Return only metrics collected after this time. Time is expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. 0 indicates the time of the request. A negative value is evaluated relative to the current time. The default unit for a negative value is milliseconds, but other units can be specified with a unit suffix. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
until: Number
The ending timestamp for the request. Return only metrics collected before this time. Follows the same time value guidelines as the from parameter.
cycle: String
The aggregation period for metrics.

The following values are valid:

  • auto
  • 1sec
  • 30sec
  • 5min
  • 1hr
  • 24hr
object_type: String
Indicates the object type of unique identifiers specified in the object_ids property.

The following values are valid:

  • network
  • device
  • application
  • vlan
  • device_group
  • system
object_ids: Array of Numbers
The list of numeric values that represent unique identifiers. Unique identifiers can be retrieved through the /networks, /devices, /applications, /vlans, /devicegroups, /activitygroups, and /appliances resources. For system health metrics, specify the ID of the sensor or console and set the object_type parameter to "system".
metric_category: String
The group of metrics that are searchable in the metric catalog.
metric_specs: Array of Objects
An array of metric specification objects.
name: String
The field name for the metric. When filtering in the metric catalog on a metric_category, each result is a potential metric_spec name. When a result is selected from the catalog, the "Metric" field value is a valid option for this field.
key1: String
(Optional) Filter detail metrics. Detail metrics break down data through keys, which are strings or IP addresses. For example, the metric "HTTP Requests by Method" accepts a key1 value of "GET." Keys can also be regular expressions that are delimited with forward slashes ("/GET/").
key2: String
(Optional) Enable additional filtering on detail metrics.
calc_type: String
(Optional) The type of calculation to perform.

The following values are valid:

  • mean
  • percentiles
percentiles: Array of Numbers
(Optional) The list of percentiles, sorted in ascending order, which should be returned. This parameter is only required if the calc_type parameter is set to "percentiles". If the calc_type parameter is set to mean, the percentiles property cannot be set.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "cycle": "string",
    "from": 0,
    "metric_category": "string",
    "metric_specs": {
        "name": "string",
        "key1": "string",
        "key2": "string",
        "calc_type": "string",
        "percentiles": []
    },
    "object_ids": [],
    "object_type": "string",
    "until": 0
}
POST /metrics/total

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The description of the metric request.
from: Number
The beginning timestamp for the request. Return only metrics collected after this time. Time is expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. 0 indicates the time of the request. A negative value is evaluated relative to the current time. The default unit for a negative value is milliseconds, but other units can be specified with a unit suffix. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
until: Number
The ending timestamp for the request. Return only metrics collected before this time. Follows the same time value guidelines as the from parameter.
cycle: String
The aggregation period for metrics.

The following values are valid:

  • auto
  • 1sec
  • 30sec
  • 5min
  • 1hr
  • 24hr
object_type: String
Indicates the object type of unique identifiers specified in the object_ids property.

The following values are valid:

  • network
  • device
  • application
  • vlan
  • device_group
  • system
object_ids: Array of Numbers
The list of numeric values that represent unique identifiers. Unique identifiers can be retrieved through the /networks, /devices, /applications, /vlans, /devicegroups, /activitygroups, and /appliances resources. For system health metrics, specify the ID of the sensor or console and set the object_type parameter to "system".
metric_category: String
The group of metrics that are searchable in the metric catalog.
metric_specs: Array of Objects
An array of metric specification objects.
name: String
The field name for the metric. When filtering in the metric catalog on a metric_category, each result is a potential metric_spec name. When a result is selected from the catalog, the "Metric" field value is a valid option for this field.
key1: String
(Optional) Filter detail metrics. Detail metrics break down data through keys, which are strings or IP addresses. For example, the metric "HTTP Requests by Method" accepts a key1 value of "GET." Keys can also be regular expressions that are delimited with forward slashes ("/GET/").
key2: String
(Optional) Enable additional filtering on detail metrics.
calc_type: String
(Optional) The type of calculation to perform.

The following values are valid:

  • mean
  • percentiles
percentiles: Array of Numbers
(Optional) The list of percentiles, sorted in ascending order, which should be returned. This parameter is only required if the calc_type parameter is set to "percentiles". If the calc_type parameter is set to mean, the percentiles property cannot be set.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "cycle": "string",
    "from": 0,
    "metric_category": "string",
    "metric_specs": {
        "name": "string",
        "key1": "string",
        "key2": "string",
        "calc_type": "string",
        "percentiles": []
    },
    "object_ids": [],
    "object_type": "string",
    "until": 0
}
POST /metrics/totalbyobject

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The description of the metric request.
from: Number
The beginning timestamp for the request. Return only metrics collected after this time. Time is expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. 0 indicates the time of the request. A negative value is evaluated relative to the current time. The default unit for a negative value is milliseconds, but other units can be specified with a unit suffix. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
until: Number
The ending timestamp for the request. Return only metrics collected before this time. Follows the same time value guidelines as the from parameter.
cycle: String
The aggregation period for metrics.

The following values are valid:

  • auto
  • 1sec
  • 30sec
  • 5min
  • 1hr
  • 24hr
object_type: String
Indicates the object type of unique identifiers specified in the object_ids property.

The following values are valid:

  • network
  • device
  • application
  • vlan
  • device_group
  • system
object_ids: Array of Numbers
The list of numeric values that represent unique identifiers. Unique identifiers can be retrieved through the /networks, /devices, /applications, /vlans, /devicegroups, /activitygroups, and /appliances resources. For system health metrics, specify the ID of the sensor or console and set the object_type parameter to "system".
metric_category: String
The group of metrics that are searchable in the metric catalog.
metric_specs: Array of Objects
An array of metric specification objects.
name: String
The field name for the metric. When filtering in the metric catalog on a metric_category, each result is a potential metric_spec name. When a result is selected from the catalog, the "Metric" field value is a valid option for this field.
key1: String
(Optional) Filter detail metrics. Detail metrics break down data through keys, which are strings or IP addresses. For example, the metric "HTTP Requests by Method" accepts a key1 value of "GET." Keys can also be regular expressions that are delimited with forward slashes ("/GET/").
key2: String
(Optional) Enable additional filtering on detail metrics.
calc_type: String
(Optional) The type of calculation to perform.

The following values are valid:

  • mean
  • percentiles
percentiles: Array of Numbers
(Optional) The list of percentiles, sorted in ascending order, which should be returned. This parameter is only required if the calc_type parameter is set to "percentiles". If the calc_type parameter is set to mean, the percentiles property cannot be set.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "cycle": "string",
    "from": 0,
    "metric_category": "string",
    "metric_specs": {
        "name": "string",
        "key1": "string",
        "key2": "string",
        "calc_type": "string",
        "percentiles": []
    },
    "object_ids": [],
    "object_type": "string",
    "until": 0
}
GET /metrics/next/{xid}

Specify the following parameters.

xid: Number
The unique identifier returned by a metric query.

Supported time units

For most parameters, the default unit for time measurement is milliseconds. However, the following parameters return or accept alternative time units such as minutes and hours:

  • Device
    • active_from
    • active_until
  • Device group
    • active_from
    • active_until
  • Metrics
    • from
    • until
  • Record Log
    • from
    • until
    • context_ttl

The following table displays supported time units:

Time unit Unit suffix
Year y
Month M
Week w
Day d
Hour h
Minute m
Second s
Millisecond ms

To specify a time unit other than milliseconds for a parameter, append the unit suffix to the value. For example, to request devices active in the last 30 minutes, specify the following parameter value:

GET /api/v1/devices?active_from=-30m

The following example specifies a search for HTTP records created between 1 and 2 hours ago:

{
    "from": "-2h",
    "until": "-1h",
    "types": ["~http"]
}

Network

Networks are correlated to the network interface card that receives input from all of the objects identified by the ExtraHop system.

On a console, each connected sensor is identified as a network capture. For more information, see Networks.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /networks Retrieve all networks.
GET /networks/{id} Retreive a specific network by ID.
PATCH /networks/{id} Update a specific network by ID.
GET /networks/{id}/alerts Retrieve all alerts that are assigned to a specific network.
POST /networks/{id}/alerts Assign and unassign alerts to a specific network.
DELETE /networks/{id}/alerts/{child-id} Unassign an alert from a specific network.
POST /networks/{id}/alerts/{child-id} Assign an alert to a specific network.
GET /networks/{id}/vlans Retrieve all VLANS assigned to a specific network.

Operation details

GET /networks

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "appliance_uuid": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "idle": true,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "node_id": 0
}
PATCH /networks/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Property value updates to apply to the network.
id: Number
Unique identifier of the network.
GET /networks/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
Unique identifier of the network.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "appliance_uuid": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "idle": true,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "node_id": 0
}
GET /networks/{id}/alerts

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
Unique identifier of the network.
direct_assignments_only: Boolean
(Optional) Restrict results to only alerts directly assigned to the network.
POST /networks/{id}/alerts

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Lists of alert IDs to assign and/or unassign.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
id: Number
Unique identifier of the network.
POST /networks/{id}/alerts/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
Unique identifier of the alert.
id: Number
Unique identifier of the network.
DELETE /networks/{id}/alerts/{child-id}

Specify the following parameters.

child-id: Number
Unique identifier of the alert.
id: Number
Unique identifier of the network.
GET /networks/{id}/vlans

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
Unique identifier of the network.

Network locality entry

You can manage a list that specifies the network locality of IP addresses.

For example, you can create an entry in the network locality list that specifies that an IP address or CIDR block is internal or external.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /networklocalities Retrieve all network locality entries.
POST /networklocalities Create a network locality entry.
DELETE /networklocalities/{id} Delete a network locality entry.
Note:This operation is not available on sensors connected to RevealX 360. However, this operation is available in the RevealX 360 REST API.
GET /networklocalities/{id} Retrieve a specific network locality entry.
PATCH /networklocalities/{id} Apply updates to a specific network locality entry.
Note:This operation is not available on sensors connected to RevealX 360. However, this operation is available in the RevealX 360 REST API.

Operation details

GET /networklocalities

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "external": true,
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "network": "string",
    "networks": []
}
POST /networklocalities

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property values to the new network locality entry.
name: String
(Optional) The name of the network locality. If this field is not specified, the network locality is named in the following format: "locality_ID", where ID is the unique identifier of the network locality.
network: String
(Optional) Deprecated. Specify CIDR blocks or IP addresses with the networks field.
networks: Array of Strings
(Optional) An array of CIDR blocks or IP addresses that define the network locality.
external: Boolean
Indicates whether the network is internal or external.
description: String
(Optional) An optional description of the network locality entry.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "external": true,
    "name": "string",
    "network": "string",
    "networks": []
}
GET /networklocalities/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the network locality entry.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "external": true,
    "id": 0,
    "mod_time": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "network": "string",
    "networks": []
}
DELETE /networklocalities/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the network locality entry.
PATCH /networklocalities/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified property value updates to the network locality entry.
network: String
(Optional) Deprecated. Specify CIDR blocks or IP addresses with the networks field.
networks: Array of Strings
(Optional) An array of CIDR blocks or IP addresses that define the network locality.
name: String
(Optional) The name of the network locality.
external: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether the network is internal or external.
description: String
(Optional) An optional description of the network locality entry.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "external": true,
    "name": "string",
    "network": "string",
    "networks": []
}
id: Number
The unique identifier for the network locality entry.

Node

A node is a sensor that is connected to a console.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /nodes Retrieve all sensors connected to this console.
GET /nodes/{id} Retrieve a specific sensor that is connected to this console.
PATCH /nodes/{id} Update a specific sensor that is connected to this console.

Operation details

GET /nodes

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "add_time": 0,
    "display_name": "string",
    "enabled": true,
    "firmware_version": "string",
    "hostname": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "license_status": "string",
    "nickname": "string",
    "ntp_sync": true,
    "product_key": "string",
    "status_code": "string",
    "status_message": "string",
    "time_added": 0,
    "time_offset": 0,
    "uuid": "string"
}
GET /nodes/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The ID of the sensor.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "add_time": 0,
    "display_name": "string",
    "enabled": true,
    "firmware_version": "string",
    "hostname": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "license_status": "string",
    "nickname": "string",
    "ntp_sync": true,
    "product_key": "string",
    "status_code": "string",
    "status_message": "string",
    "time_added": 0,
    "time_offset": 0,
    "uuid": "string"
}
PATCH /nodes/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
Apply the specified updates to the Discover node.
id: Number
The unique identifier for the Discover node.

Observations

An observation associates the IP address of a device on the ExtraHop system with an IP address outside of your network. For example, you can track the activity of a VPN user by associating the IP address of the VPN client on your internal network with the external IP address assigned to the user on the public internet.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
POST /observations/associatedipaddrs Add an observation to create an association between device IP addresses.

Operation details

POST /observations/associatedipaddrs

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The observation parameters.
observations: Array of Objects
An array of observations.
ipaddr: String
The device IP address observed by the sensor or console.
associated_ipaddr: String
The associated IP address.
timestamp: Number
The time that the observation was created by the source, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch.
source: String
The source of the observations.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "observations": {
        "ipaddr": "string",
        "associated_ipaddr": "string",
        "timestamp": 0
    },
    "source": "string"
}

Open Data Stream

An open data stream (ODS) is a channel through which you can send specified metric data from a sensor to an external, third-party system. For example, you might want to store or analyze metric data with a remote tool, such as Splunk, MongoDB, or Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Sending data through an open data stream is a two-step procedure. First, you configure a connection to the target system that will receive the data. Second, you write a trigger that specifies what data to send to the target system and when to send it. For more information, see Open Data Streams.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /odstargets Retrieve all Open Data Stream targets.
GET /odstargets/http Retrieve all HTTP Open Data Stream targets.
POST /odstargets/http Create a new HTTP Open Data Stream target.
DELETE /odstargets/http/{name} Delete an HTTP Open Data Stream target.
GET /odstargets/http/{name} Retrieve a specific HTTP Open Data Stream target.
GET /odstargets/kafka Retrieve all Kafka Open Data Stream targets.
POST /odstargets/kafka Create a new Kafka Open Data Stream target.
DELETE /odstargets/kafka/{name} Delete a Kafka Open Data Stream target.
GET /odstargets/kafka/{name} Retrieve a specific Kafka Open Data Stream target.
GET /odstargets/mongodb Retrieve all MongoDB Open Data Stream targets.
POST /odstargets/mongodb Create a new MongoDB Open Data Stream target.
DELETE /odstargets/mongodb/{name} Delete a MongoDB Open Data Stream target.
GET /odstargets/mongodb/{name} Retrieve a specific MongoDB Open Data Stream target.
GET /odstargets/raw Retrieve all Raw Open Data Stream targets.
POST /odstargets/raw Create a new Raw Open Data Stream target.
DELETE /odstargets/raw/{name} Delete a Raw Open Data Stream target.
GET /odstargets/raw/{name} Retrieve a specific Raw Open Data Stream target.
GET /odstargets/syslog Retrieve all Syslog Open Data Stream targets.
POST /odstargets/syslog Create a new Syslog Open Data Stream target.
DELETE /odstargets/syslog/{name} Delete a Syslog Open Data Stream target.
GET /odstargets/syslog/{name} Retrieve a specific Syslog Open Data Stream target.

Operation details

GET /odstargets

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{}
GET /odstargets/http

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{}
GET /odstargets/http/{name}

Specify the following parameters.

name: String
The name of the target.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{}
GET /odstargets/kafka

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "brokers": [],
    "compression": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "partition_strategy": "string",
    "protocol": "string",
    "skip_cert_verification": true,
    "tls_ca_certs": "string",
    "tls_client_cert": "string",
    "tls_client_key": "string"
}
GET /odstargets/kafka/{name}

Specify the following parameters.

name: String
The name of the target.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "brokers": [],
    "compression": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "partition_strategy": "string",
    "protocol": "string",
    "skip_cert_verification": true,
    "tls_ca_certs": "string",
    "tls_client_cert": "string",
    "tls_client_key": "string"
}
GET /odstargets/mongodb

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{}
GET /odstargets/mongodb/{name}

Specify the following parameters.

name: String
The name of the target.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{}
GET /odstargets/raw

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{}
GET /odstargets/raw/{name}

Specify the following parameters.

name: String
The name of the target.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{}
GET /odstargets/syslog

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "batch_min_bytes": 0,
    "concurrent_connections": 0,
    "host": "string",
    "localtime": true,
    "name": "string",
    "port": 0,
    "protocol": "string",
    "skip_cert_verification": true,
    "tcp_length_prefix_framing": true,
    "tls_ca_certs": "string",
    "tls_client_cert": "string",
    "tls_client_key": "string"
}
GET /odstargets/syslog/{name}

Specify the following parameters.

name: String
The name of the target.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "batch_min_bytes": 0,
    "concurrent_connections": 0,
    "host": "string",
    "localtime": true,
    "name": "string",
    "port": 0,
    "protocol": "string",
    "skip_cert_verification": true,
    "tcp_length_prefix_framing": true,
    "tls_ca_certs": "string",
    "tls_client_cert": "string",
    "tls_client_key": "string"
}
POST /odstargets/http

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
name: String
The name for the target.
host: String
The hostname or IP address of the remote HTTP server.
port: Number
The TCP port number of the HTTP server.
protocol: String
The protocol to transmit data over.

The following values are valid:

  • http
  • https
skip_cert_verification: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether to bypass TLS certificate verification for encrypted data. This parameter is valid only if `protocol` is set to `https`.
pipeline: Boolean
Indicates whether multiple concurrent HTTP connections are enabled, which can improve throughput speed.
additional_header: String
(Optional) Specifies an additional HTTP header to include in each request. Headers must be specified in the following format: "<key>:<value>". For example: "additional_header": "Accept: text/html".
authentication: Object
An object that contains HTTP authentication credentials.
auth_type: String
The type of HTTP authentication.

The following values are valid:

  • none
  • basic
  • aws
  • azure_storage
  • azure_ad
  • crowdstrike
username: String
(Optional) The name of the user. This option is required if `auth_type` is set to `basic` or if `auth_type` is set to `azure_ad` and `grant_type` is set to `resource_owner`.
password: String
(Optional) The password of the user. This option is required if `auth_type` is set to `basic` or if `auth_type` is set to `azure_ad` and `grant_type` is set to `resource_owner`.
access_key: String
(Optional) The access key ID. This option is required for AWS and Azure Storage authentication.
secret_key: String
(Optional) The secret access key. This option is required for AWS authentication.
service: String
(Optional) The service code of the AWS service, such as "AmazonEC2". This option is required for AWS authentication.
region: String
(Optional) The name of the AWS region, such as "us-west-1". This option is required for AWS authentication.
grant_type: String
(Optional) The OAuth 2.0 grant type. This option is required for Microsoft Entra ID authentication.

The following values are valid:

  • client
  • resource_owner
client_id: String
(Optional) The client ID. This option is required for Microsoft Entra ID and Crowdstrike authentication.
client_secret: String
(Optional) The client Secret Key. This option is required for Microsoft Entra ID and Crowdstrike authentication.
resource: String
(Optional) The Microsoft Entra ID resource URI. This option is required for Microsoft Entra ID authentication.
token_endpoint: String
(Optional) The Microsoft Entra ID /token endpoint. For example: "https://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenant_id>/oauth2/token". This option is required for Microsoft Entra ID authentication.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "additional_header": "string",
    "authentication": {
        "auth_type": "string",
        "username": "string",
        "password": "string",
        "access_key": "string",
        "secret_key": "string",
        "service": "string",
        "region": "string",
        "grant_type": "string",
        "client_id": "string",
        "client_secret": "string",
        "resource": "string",
        "token_endpoint": "string"
    },
    "host": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "pipeline": true,
    "port": 0,
    "protocol": "string",
    "skip_cert_verification": true
}
POST /odstargets/kafka

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
name: String
The name for the target.
brokers: Array of Objects
An array of one or more objects that contain information about Kafka Brokers.
host: String
The hostname or IP address of the remote Kafka broker.
port: Number
The TCP port number of the Kafka broker.
compression: String
(Optional) The compression method to apply to transmitted data.

The following values are valid:

  • none
  • gzip
  • snappy
partition_strategy: String
(Optional) The partitioning method to apply to transmitted data.

The following values are valid:

  • hash_key
  • manual
  • random
  • round_robin
protocol: String
The protocol to transmit data over.

The following values are valid:

  • tcp
  • tls
tls_client_cert: String
(Optional) The TLS client certificate that is sent to the Kafka server during the TLS handshake. Specify this option if client authentication is enabled on the Kafka server.
tls_client_key: String
(Optional) The private key of the TLS client certificate specified by the tls_client_cert parameter. Specify this option if client authentication is enabled on the Kafka server.
skip_cert_verification: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether to bypass TLS certificate verification for encrypted data. This parameter is valid only if protocol is set to tls.
tls_ca_certs: String
(Optional) The trusted certificates to validate the Kafka server certificate with, in PEM format. Specify this option if your Kafka server certificate has not been signed by a valid Certificate Authority (CA). If this option is not specified, the server certificate is validated with the built-in list of valid CA certificates. This option is valid only if the protocol is TLS.
authentication: Object
(Optional) An object that contains Kafka authentication credentials.
auth_type: String
The type of SASL authentication.

The following values are valid:

  • scram
username: String
The username of the SASL user.
password: String
The password of the SASL user.
algorithm: String
The hashing algorithm for SASL authentication.

The following values are valid:

  • sha256
  • sha512

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "authentication": {
        "auth_type": "string",
        "username": "string",
        "password": "string",
        "algorithm": "string"
    },
    "brokers": {
        "host": "string",
        "port": 0
    },
    "compression": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "partition_strategy": "string",
    "protocol": "string",
    "skip_cert_verification": true,
    "tls_ca_certs": "string",
    "tls_client_cert": "string",
    "tls_client_key": "string"
}
POST /odstargets/mongodb

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
name: String
The name for the target.
host: String
The hostname or IP address of the remote MongoDB server.
port: Number
The TCP port number of the MongoDB server.
encrypt: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether data is encrypted with TLS.
skip_cert_verification: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether to bypass TLS certificate verification for encrypted data. This parameter is valid only if `encrypt` is set to `true`.
authentication: Array of Objects
(Optional) An array of objects that contain MongoDB authentication credentials.
database: String
The name of the MongoDB database.
user: String
The name of the user that has permission to modify the specified database.
password: String
The password of the user.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "authentication": {
        "database": "string",
        "user": "string",
        "password": "string"
    },
    "encrypt": true,
    "host": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "port": 0,
    "skip_cert_verification": true
}
POST /odstargets/raw

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
name: String
The name for the target.
host: String
The hostname or IP address of the remote server.
port: Number
The TCP or UDP port number of the remote server.
protocol: String
The protocol to transmit data over.

The following values are valid:

  • tcp
  • udp
compression: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether gzip compression is applied to transmitted data.
gzip_threshold_bytes: Number
(Optional) The number of bytes that specifies the threshold for creating a new message. Every 30 seconds, the sensor or console sends messages that exceed the specified size to prevent messages from growing too large. This option is valid only if `compression` is set to `true`.
gzip_threshold_seconds: Number
(Optional) The number of seconds that specifies the threshold for creating a new message. Every 30 seconds, the sensor or console sends messages that have been written for more than the specified time period to prevent messages from growing too large. This option is valid only if `compression` is set to `true`.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "compression": true,
    "gzip_threshold_bytes": 0,
    "gzip_threshold_seconds": 0,
    "host": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "port": 0,
    "protocol": "string"
}
POST /odstargets/syslog

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
name: String
The name for the target.
host: String
The hostname or IP address of the remote Syslog server.
port: Number
The TCP or UDP port number of the remote Syslog server.
tcp_length_prefix_framing: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether to prepend the number of bytes in a message to the beginning of the message. If this parameter is set to false, the end of each message is delimited by a trailing newline.
batch_min_bytes: Number
(Optional) The minimum number of bytes to send at a time to the syslog server.
concurrent_connections: Number
(Optional) The number of concurrent connections to send messages over.
localtime: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether timestamps reference the local time zone of the sensor or console. If this parameter is set to false, timestamps reference GMT.
protocol: String
The protocol to transmit data over.

The following values are valid:

  • tcp
  • udp
  • tls
tls_client_cert: String
(Optional) The TLS client certificate that is sent to the Syslog server during the TLS handshake. Specify this option if client authentication is enabled on the Syslog server.
tls_client_key: String
(Optional) The private key of the TLS client certificate specified by the tls_client_cert parameter. Specify this option if client authentication is enabled on the Syslog server.
skip_cert_verification: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether to bypass TLS certificate verification for encrypted data. This parameter is valid only if protocol is set to tls.
tls_ca_certs: String
(Optional) The trusted certificates to validate the Syslog server certificate with, in PEM format. Specify this option if your Syslog server certificate has not been signed by a valid Certificate Authority (CA). If this option is not specified, the server certificate is validated with the built-in list of valid CA certificates. This option is valid only if the protocol is TLS and skip_cert_verification is false.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "batch_min_bytes": 0,
    "concurrent_connections": 0,
    "host": "string",
    "localtime": true,
    "name": "string",
    "port": 0,
    "protocol": "string",
    "skip_cert_verification": true,
    "tcp_length_prefix_framing": true,
    "tls_ca_certs": "string",
    "tls_client_cert": "string",
    "tls_client_key": "string"
}
DELETE /odstargets/http/{name}

Specify the following parameters.

name: String
The name of the target.
DELETE /odstargets/kafka/{name}

Specify the following parameters.

name: String
The name of the target.
DELETE /odstargets/mongodb/{name}

Specify the following parameters.

name: String
The name of the target.
DELETE /odstargets/raw/{name}

Specify the following parameters.

name: String
The name of the target.
DELETE /odstargets/syslog/{name}

Specify the following parameters.

name: String
The name of the target.

You can search for and download packets stored on the ExtraHop system. The downloaded packets can then be analyzed through a third-party tool, such as Wireshark.

For more information about Packets, see Packets.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /packets/search Search for packets by specifying parameters in a URL.
POST /packets/search Search for packets by specifying parameters in a JSON string.

Operation details

GET /packets/search

Specify the following parameters.

output: String
(Optional) The output format. * `pcap` - A PCAP file that contains packets. * `keylog_txt` - A keylog text file that contains secrets for decryption. * `pcapng` - A PCAPNG file that can contain both packets and secrets for decryption. * `zip` - A ZIP file that contains both a PCAP and keylog text file. * `extract` - A ZIP file that contains files extracted from packets that matched the query. This option is valid only if you have full access to the NDR module.

The following values are valid:

  • pcap
  • keylog_txt
  • pcapng
  • zip
  • extract
include_secrets: Boolean
(Optional) Specifies whether to include secrets in the PCAPNG file. This option is valid only if `output` is set to `pcapng`.
decrypt_files: Boolean
(Optional) Specifies whether to decrypt extracted files with stored secrets. This option is valid only if the `output` parameter is `extract`.
limit_bytes: String
(Optional) The approximate maximum number of bytes to return. After the ExtraHop system finds packets that match the size specified in the search criteria, the system stops searching for additional packets. However, because the system analyzes multiple packets at a time, the total size of the packets returned might be larger than the specified size. The default unit is bytes, but you can specify other units with a unit suffix. The default value is "100MB". **Note**: If the output is "extract", there is a maximum value for this field. The default maximum is "100MB", but the maximum can be modified in the running configuration. If the output is not "extract", there is no maximum value.
limit_search_duration: String
(Optional) The approximate maximum amount of time to perform the packet search. After the specified amount of time has passed, the ExtraHop system stops searching for additional packets. However, the system will extend past the specified time to finish analyzing packets that were being searched before the time expired, and the system analyzes multiple packets at a time. Therefore, the search might last longer than the specified time. The default unit is milliseconds, but other units can be specified with a unit suffix. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes. The default value is "5m". **Note**: If the output is "extract", there is a maximum value for this field. The default maximum is "5m", but the maximum can be modified in the running configuration. If the output is not "extract", there is no maximum value.
always_return_body: Boolean
(Optional) Specifies the behavior if the query does not match any packets or if the packets matched by the query do not contain any files. If the value is true, the system returns an empty file and a 200 status code. If the value is false, the system returns a 204 status code but does not return a file.
from: String
The beginning timestamp of the time range the search will include, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. A negative value specifies that the search will begin with packets captured at a time in the past. For example, specify -10m to begin the search with packets captured 10 minutes before the time of the request. Negative values can be specified with a time unit other than milliseconds, such as seconds or hours. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
until: String
(Optional) The ending timestamp of the time range the search will include, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. A 0 value specifies that the search will end with packets captured at the time of the search. A negative value specifies that the search will end with packets captured at a time in the past. For example, specify -5m to end the search with packets captured 5 minutes before the time of the request. Negative values can be specified with a time unit other than milliseconds, such as seconds or hours. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
bpf: String
(Optional) The Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax for the packet search. For more information about BPF syntax, see the REST API Guide.
ip1: String
(Optional) Returns packets sent to or received by the specified IP address.
port1: String
(Optional) Returns packets sent from or received on the specified port.
ip2: String
(Optional) Returns packets sent to or received by the specified IP address.
port2: String
(Optional) Returns packets sent from or received on the specified port.
POST /packets/search

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The parameters of the packet search.
output: String
(Optional) The output format.

The following values are valid:

  • pcap
  • keylog_txt
  • pcapng
  • zip
  • extract
include_secrets: Boolean
(Optional) Whether or not to include TLS secrets together with packet data in .pcapng files. Only valid if "output" is "pcapng".
decrypt_files: Boolean
(Optional) Specifies whether to decrypt extracted files with stored secrets. This option is valid only if the `output` parameter is `extract`.
limit_bytes: String
(Optional) The approximate maximum number of bytes to return. After the ExtraHop system finds packets that match the size specified in the search criteria, the system stops searching for additional packets. However, because the system analyzes multiple packets at a time, the total size of the packets returned might be larger than the specified size. The default unit is bytes, but you can specify other units with a unit suffix. The default value is "100MB". **Note**: If the output is "extract", there is a maximum value for this field. The default maximum is "100MB", but the maximum can be modified in the running configuration. If the output is not "extract", there is no maximum value.
limit_search_duration: String
(Optional) The approximate maximum amount of time to perform the packet search. After the specified amount of time has passed, the ExtraHop system stops searching for additional packets. However, the system will extend past the specified time to finish analyzing packets that were being searched before the time expired, and the system analyzes multiple packets at a time. Therefore, the search might last longer than the specified time. The default unit is milliseconds, but other units can be specified with a unit suffix. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes. The default value is "5m". **Note**: If the output is "extract", there is a maximum value for this field. The default maximum is "5m", but the maximum can be modified in the running configuration. If the output is not "extract", there is no maximum value.
always_return_body: Boolean
(Optional) Specifies the behavior if the query does not match any packets or if the packets matched by the query do not contain any files. If the value is true, the system returns an empty file and a 200 status code. If the value is false, the system returns a 204 status code but does not return a file.
from: String
The beginning timestamp of the time range the search will include, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. A negative value specifies that the search will begin with packets captured at a time in the past. For example, specify -10m to begin the search with packets captured 10 minutes before the time of the request. Negative values can be specified with a time unit other than milliseconds, such as seconds or hours. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
until: String
(Optional) The ending timestamp of the time range the search will include, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. A 0 value specifies that the search will end with packets captured at the time of the search. A negative value specifies that the search will end with packets captured at a time in the past. For example, specify -5m to end the search with packets captured 5 minutes before the time of the request. Negative values can be specified with a time unit other than milliseconds, such as seconds or hours. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
bpf: String
(Optional) The Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax for the packet search. For more information about BPF syntax, see Filter packets with Berkeley Packet Filter syntax.
ip1: String
(Optional) Returns packets sent to or received by the specified IP address.
port1: String
(Optional) Returns packets sent from or received on the specified port.
ip2: String
(Optional) Returns packets sent to or received by the specified IP address.
port2: String
(Optional) Returns packets sent from or received on the specified port.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "always_return_body": true,
    "bpf": "string",
    "decrypt_files": true,
    "from": "string",
    "include_secrets": true,
    "ip1": "string",
    "ip2": "string",
    "limit_bytes": "string",
    "limit_search_duration": "string",
    "output": "string",
    "port1": "string",
    "port2": "string",
    "until": "string"
}

Filter packets with Berkeley Packet Filter syntax

Search for packets with the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax alone, or in combination with the built-in filters.

Berkeley Packet Filters are a raw interface to data link layers and are a powerful tool for intrusion detection analysis. The BPF syntax enables users to write filters that quickly drill down on specific packets to see the essential information.

The ExtraHop system constructs a synthetic packet header from the packet index data and then runs the BPF syntax queries against the packet header to ensure that queries are much faster than scanning the full packet payload. Note that ExtraHop supports only a subset of the BPF syntax. See Supported BPF syntax.

The BPF syntax consists of one or more primitives preceded by one or more qualifiers. Primitives usually consist of an ID (name or number) preceded by one or more qualifiers. There are three different kinds of qualifiers:

type
Qualifiers that indicate what type the ID name or number refers to. For example, host, net, port, and portrange. If there is no qualifier, host is assumed.
dir
Qualifiers that specify a particular transfer direction to and or from an ID. Possible directions are src, dst, src and dst, and src or dst. For example, dst net 128.3.
proto
Qualifiers that restrict the match to the particular protocol. Possible protocols are ether, ip, ip6, tcp, and udp.
Add a filter with BPF syntax
  1. Log in to the ExtraHop system through https://<extrahop-hostname-or-IP-address>.
  2. From the top menu, click Packets.
  3. In the trifield filter section, select BPF, and then type your filter syntax. For example, type src portrange 80-443 and net 10.10.
  4. Click Download PCAP to save the packet capture with your filtered results.
Supported BPF syntax

The ExtraHop system supports the following subset of the BPF syntax for filtering packets.

Note:
  • ExtraHop only supports numeric IP address searches. Hostnames are not allowed.
  • Indexing into headers, […], is only supported for tcpflags and ip_offset. For example, tcp[tcpflags] & (tcp-syn|tcp-fin) != 0
  • ExtraHop supports both numeric and hexadecimal values for VLAN ID, EtherType, and IP Protocol fields. Prefix hexadecimal values with 0x, such as 0x11.
Primitive Examples Description
[src|dst] host <host ip> host 203.0.113.50

dst host 198.51.100.200

Matches a host as the IP source, destination, or either. These host expressions can be specified in conjunction with other protocols like ip, arp, rarp or ip6.
ether [src|dst] host <MAC> ether host 00:00:5E:00:53:00

ether dst host 00:00:5E:00:53:00

Matches a host as the Ethernet source, destination, or either.
vlan <ID> vlan 100 Matches a VLAN. Valid ID numbers are 0-4095. VLAN priority bits are zero.

If the original packet had more than one VLAN tag, the synthetic packet the BPF matches against will only have the innermost VLAN tag.

[src|dst] portrange <p1>-<p2>

or

[tcp|udp] [src|dst] portrange <p1>-<p2>

src portrange 80-88

tcp dst portrange 1501-1549

Matches packets to or from a port in the given range. Protocols can be applied to a port range to filter specific packets within the range.
[ip|ip6][src|dst] proto <protocol> proto 1

src 10.4.9.40 and proto ICMP

ip6 and src fe80::aebc:32ff:fe84:70b7 and proto 47

ip and src 10.4.9.40 and proto 0x0006

Matches IPv4 or IPv6 protocols other than TCP and UDP. The protocol can be a number or name.
[ip|ip6][tcp|udp] [src|dst] port <port> udp and src port 2005

ip6 and tcp and src port 80

Matches IPv4 or IPv6 packets on a specific port.
[src|dst] net <network> dst net 192.168.1.0

src net 10

net 192.168.1.0/24

Matches packets to or from a source or destination or either, that reside in a network. An IPv4 network number can be specified as one of the following values:
  • Dotted quad (x.x.x.x)
  • Dotted triple (x.x.x)
  • Dotted pair (x.x)
  • Single number (x)
[ip|ip6] tcp tcpflags & (tcp-[ack|fin|syn|rst|push|urg|) tcp[tcpflags] & (tcp-ack) !=0

tcp[13] & 16 !=0

ip6 and (ip6[40+13] & (tcp-syn) != 0)

Matches all packets with the specified TCP flag
Fragmented IPv4 packets (ip_offset != 0) ip[6:2] & 0x3fff != 0x0000 Matches all packets with fragments.

Pairing

This resource enables you to generate a token required to connect a sensor to a console.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
POST /pairing/token Generate a token required to connect the sensor to a console.

Operation details

POST /pairing/token

There are no parameters for this operation.

Record Log

Records are structured flow and transaction information about events on your network.

After you connect the ExtraHop system to a record store, you can generate and send record information to the recordstore, and you can query records to retrieve information about any object on your network. For more information, see Query for records through the REST API.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /records/cursor/{cursor} Deprecated. Replaced by POST /records/cursor.
POST /records/cursor Retrieve records starting at a specified cursor.
POST /records/search Perform a record log query.

Operation details

POST /records/search

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The record log query.
from: Number
The beginning timestamp of the time range the query will search, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. A negative value specifies that the search will begin with records created at a time in the past. For example, specify -600000ms to begin the search with records created 10 minutes before the time of the request. Negative values can be specified with a time unit other than milliseconds, such as seconds or hours. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
until: Number
The ending timestamp of the time range the query will search, expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. A 0 value specifies that the search will end with records created at the time of the request. A negative value specifies that the search will end with records created at a time in the past. For example, specify -300000ms to end the search with records created 5 minutes before the time of the request. Negative values can be specified with a time unit other than milliseconds, such as seconds or hours. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes.
types: Array of Strings
(Optional) An array of one or more record formats. The query returns only records that match the specified formats. If no value is specified, the query returns records of any type. Valid values for this field are displayed in the Record Type field on the Record Formats page. For example: "~cifs".
limit: Number
The maximum number of records returned by the query. The maximum value cannot exceed 10000. The default value is 100.
offset: Number
The number of records to skip in the query results. The query will return records starting from the offset value. This parameter is often combined with the limit and sort parameters. The default value is 0. For ExtraHop recordstores, the maximum value is 10,000; to retrieve records returned after the first 10,000, see POST /records/cursor/. For third-party recordstores, there is no maximum value.
sort: Array of Objects
The list of one or more sort objects that specify sort priorities. The returned records are sorted in the order the objects are listed. The parameters are defined under the sort_item section below. If no sort_item values are provided, records are sorted by timestamp in descending order.
field: String
The field name that returned records are sorted by.
direction: String
The order in which returned records are sorted. The default order is descending. After all other sorting criteria are applied, or if no sorting criteria was specified, the default order is descending by timestamp.

The following values are valid:

  • asc
  • desc
filter: Object
The object containing the parameters that specify the filter criteria. The parameters are defined under the filter section below. If no filter values are provided, the query returns all records that match the time range and any specified record formats.
field: String
The name of the field in the record to be filtered. The query compares the contents of the field parameter to the value of the operand parameter. If the specified field name is ".any", the union of all field values will be searched. If the specified field name is ".ipaddr" or ".port", the client, server, sender, and receiver roles are included in the search. Field names are located in record formats that can be viewed in the ExtraHop system.
operator: String
The compare method applied when matching the operand value against the field contents. All filter objects require an operator.

The following values are valid:

  • >
  • <
  • <=
  • >=
  • =
  • !=
  • startswith
  • ~
  • !~
  • and
  • or
  • not
  • exists
  • not_exists
  • in
  • not_in
operand: String or Number or Object
The value that the query attempts to match. The query compares the value of the operand to the contents of the field parameter and applies the compare method specified by the operator parameter. You can explicitly specify the operand data type as described in the REST API Guide.
rules: Array of Objects
The list of one or more filter objects within a single filter object. Filter objects can be embedded recursively. Only "and", "or", and "not" operators are allowed for this parameter.
context_ttl: Number
The amount of time to keep the search context active. The specified value is interpreted as a duration into the future. The default unit is milliseconds, but other units can be specified with a unit suffix. See the REST API Guide for supported time units and suffixes. If a non-null value is specified, the response includes a cursor ID that is accepted by POST /records/cursor/. This parameter is not supported for third-party recordstores.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "context_ttl": 0,
    "filter": {
        "field": "string",
        "operator": "string",
        "operand": "string",
        "rules": []
    },
    "from": 0,
    "limit": 0,
    "offset": 0,
    "sort": {
        "field": "string",
        "direction": "string"
    },
    "types": [],
    "until": 0
}
POST /records/cursor

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The cursor ID that specifies the next page of results in the query.
cursor: String
The unique identifier of the cursor that specifies the next page of results in the query.

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "cursor": "string"
}
context_ttl: Number
(Optional) The amount of time to keep the search context active, expressed in milliseconds.
GET /records/cursor/{cursor}

Specify the following parameters.

cursor: String
The cursor ID.
context_ttl: Number
(Optional) The amount of time to keep the search context active, expressed in milliseconds.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "cursor": "string",
    "from": 0,
    "records": {},
    "total": 0,
    "until": 0,
    "warnings": {}
}

Operand values in record queries

The operand field in the POST /records/search method specifies the value that a record query attempts to match. You can specify either the value only or both the data type and the value. If you specify only the value, the query will refer to the record format associated with the field parameter to determine the data type of the value.

For example, if you want to search for an IP address, you can specify an IP address data type, and then provide the actual address as the value.

The following example explicitly specifies the data type and value of the operand:

{
    "from": -1000,
    "filter": {
        "field" : "senderAddr",
        "operator": "=",
        "operand" : { "type" : "ipaddr4", "value": "1.2.3.4" }
    }
}

The following example specifies only the value of the operand:

{
    "from": -1000,
    "filter": {
        "field" : "senderAddr",
        "operator": "=",
        "operand" : "1.2.3.4"
    }
}

You can explicitly specify the following data types in the operand field:

  • application
  • boolean
  • device
    Note:You must specify the discovery ID of the device in the value field. You can find the discovery ID of a device through the POST /devices/search operation.
  • device_filter
  • device_group
  • flowinterface
  • flownetwork
  • ipaddr4
  • ipaddr6
  • number
  • network_locality
  • object
  • string

The operand field supports CIDR notation when filtering by IP addresses; the operator field must be set to "=" or "!=".

You can specify multiple filters by including the rules option, as shown in the following example:
{
  "filter": {
    "operator": "and",
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "method",
        "operand": "SMB2_READ",
        "operator": "="
      },
      {
        "field": "reqL2Bytes",
        "operand": "100",
        "operator": ">"
      }
    ]
  },
  "types": [
    "~cifs"
  ],
    "from": "-30m"
}

Query records with a device group filter

To filter records by device group in the REST API, you must send a POST request to the /records/search endpoint with a record query filter that meets the following criteria:

  • The field must specify devices, such as client, server, sender, or receiver.
  • The operator must be either in or not_in.
  • The operandtype must be device_group.
  • The operandvalue must be a string representation of the numerical device group ID. You can retrieve device group IDs by running the GET /devicegroup operation and viewing the contents of the id field in the response.

For example, the following query searches for records in which the client device was a member of a device group with an ID of 200:

{
    "from": "-30m",
    "filter": {
        "field": "client",
        "operator": "in",
        "operand": {
            "type": "device_group",
            "value": "200"
        }
    }
}

You can also filter records by device group criteria without creating a device group by specifying the operand type as device_filter. For example, the following query searches for records in which the client device is running Windows 10:

{
    "from": "-30m",
    "filter": {
        "field": "client",
        "operator": "in",
        "operand": {
            "type": "device_filter",
            "value": {
                "field": "software",
                "operand": "windows_10",
                "operator": "="
            }
        }
    }
}
Note:Operand values with type device_filter for record search are formatted the same as device search filters. For more information, see Operand values for device groups.

Query records with a network locality filter

To filter records by device group in the REST API, you must send a POST request to the /records/search endpoint with a record query filter that meets the following criteria:

  • The field must be a record field that specifies an IP address such as clientAddr, serverAddr, senderAddr, or receiverAddr.
  • The operator must be either in or not_in.
  • The operand type must be network_locality.
  • The operand value must be a string representation of a numerical network locality ID. You can view locality IDs with the GET /networklocalities operation.

For example, the following query searches for records where the client device is in a network locality with an ID of 123:

{
    "from": "-30m",
    "filter": {
        "field": "clientAddr",
        "operand": {
            "type": "network_locality",
            "value": "123"
        },
        "operator": "in"
    }
}

Supported time units

For most parameters, the default unit for time measurement is milliseconds. However, the following parameters return or accept alternative time units such as minutes and hours:

  • Device
    • active_from
    • active_until
  • Device group
    • active_from
    • active_until
  • Metrics
    • from
    • until
  • Record Log
    • from
    • until
    • context_ttl

The following table displays supported time units:

Time unit Unit suffix
Year y
Month M
Week w
Day d
Hour h
Minute m
Second s
Millisecond ms

To specify a time unit other than milliseconds for a parameter, append the unit suffix to the value. For example, to request devices active in the last 30 minutes, specify the following parameter value:

GET /api/v1/devices?active_from=-30m

The following example specifies a search for HTTP records created between 1 and 2 hours ago:

{
    "from": "-2h",
    "until": "-1h",
    "types": ["~http"]
}

Report

A report is a PDF file of a dashboard that you can schedule for email delivery to one or more recipients. You can specify how often the report email is delivered and the time interval for dashboard data included in the PDF file.

Important:You can only schedule reports from an ECA VM.

Here are some important considerations about dashboard reports:

  • You can only create a report for dashboards that you own or have been shared with you. Your ability to create a report is determined by your user privileges. Contact your ExtraHop administrator for help.
  • Each report can only link to one dashboard.
  • If you created a report for a dashboard that was later deleted or became inaccessible to you, the scheduled email will continue to be sent to recipients. However, the email will not include the PDF file and will instead notify recipients that the dashboard is unavailable to the report owner.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /reports Retrieve all reports.
POST /reports Create a report.
DELETE /reports/{id} Delete a specific report.
GET /reports/{id} Retrieve a specific report.
PATCH /reports/{id} Update a specific report.
GET /reports/{id}/contents Retrieve the contents of a specific report.
PUT /reports/{id}/contents Replace the contents of a specific report.
GET /reports/{id}/download Retrieve the PDF of a report.
POST /reports/{id}/emailgroups Change the email group assigned to a specific dashboard report.
GET /reports/{id}/emailgroups Retrieve a list of email groups assigned to a specific dashboard report.
DELETE /reports/{id}/emailgroups/{group-id} Remove an email group from a specific dashboard report.
POST /reports/{id}/emailgroups/{group-id} Add an email group to a specific dashboard report.
POST /reports/{id}/queue Immediately generate and send a specific report.

Operation details

GET /reports

There are no parameters for this operation.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "cc": [],
    "description": "string",
    "email_message": "string",
    "email_subject": "string",
    "enabled": true,
    "from": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "include_links": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "output": {},
    "owner": "string",
    "schedule": {},
    "until": "string"
}
POST /reports

Specify the following parameters.

body: Object
The contents of the report.
name: String
The name of the report.
description: String
(Optional) The description of the report.
owner: String
The username of the report owner.
cc: Array of Strings
The list of email addresses, not included in an email group, to receive reports.
enabled: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether the report is enabled.
from: String
The beginning timestamp of the time interval for the report contents, relative to the current time and expressed in milliseconds.
until: String
(Optional) The ending timestamp of the time interval for the report contents, relative to the current time and expressed in milliseconds.
email_subject: String
(Optional) The content of the subject line for the report email.
schedule: Object
(Optional) The object containing the parameters that specify the scheduled time range to generate and send the report. The parameters are defined in the schedule_type section below.
type: String
The type of delivery schedule for the report.

The following values are valid:

  • hourly
  • daily
  • weekly
  • monthly
at: Array of Objects
(Optional) The list of objects that specify the delivery parameters for the report. The parameters are defined in the at_type section below.
by_day: Array of Strings
(Optional) The days of the week to send the report.

The following values are valid:

  • mo
  • tu
  • we
  • th
  • fr
  • sa
  • su
on_day: Number
(Optional) The day of the month to run the report on.
tz: String
(Optional) The timezone in which to send the report.
hour: Number
(Optional) The hour at which to send the report.
minute: Number
(Optional) The minute at which to send the report.
interval: String
(Optional) The interval may be previous_week, previous_month, or nothing.

The following values are valid:

  • previous_week
  • previous_month
output: Object
The object containing the parameters that specify the output format for the report. The parameters are defined in the format_type section below.
type: String
The output format for the report.

The following values are valid:

  • pdf
width: String
(Optional) The width option for the report output.

The following values are valid:

  • narrow
  • medium
  • wide
pagination: String
(Optional) The pagination scheme for the report output.

The following values are valid:

  • per_region
theme: String
(Optional) The display theme for the report output.

The following values are valid:

  • light
  • dark
  • space
  • contrast

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "cc": [],
    "description": "string",
    "email_subject": "string",
    "enabled": true,
    "from": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "output": {
        "type": "string",
        "width": "string",
        "pagination": "string",
        "theme": "string"
    },
    "owner": "string",
    "schedule": {
        "type": "string",
        "at": {
            "by_day": [],
            "on_day": 0,
            "tz": "string",
            "hour": 0,
            "minute": 0
        },
        "interval": "string"
    },
    "until": "string"
}
POST /reports/{id}/queue

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the report.
PATCH /reports/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the report.
body: Object
The contents of the report.
name: String
The name of the report.
description: String
(Optional) The description of the report.
owner: String
The username of the report owner.
cc: Array of Strings
The list of email addresses, not included in an email group, to receive reports.
enabled: Boolean
(Optional) Indicates whether the report is enabled.
from: String
The beginning timestamp of the time interval for the report contents, relative to the current time and expressed in milliseconds.
until: String
(Optional) The ending timestamp of the time interval for the report contents, relative to the current time and expressed in milliseconds.
email_subject: String
(Optional) The content of the subject line for the report email.
schedule: Object
(Optional) The object containing the parameters that specify the scheduled time range to generate and send the report. The parameters are defined in the schedule_type section below.
type: String
The type of delivery schedule for the report.

The following values are valid:

  • hourly
  • daily
  • weekly
  • monthly
at: Array of Objects
(Optional) The list of objects that specify the delivery parameters for the report. The parameters are defined in the at_type section below.
by_day: Array of Strings
(Optional) The days of the week to send the report.

The following values are valid:

  • mo
  • tu
  • we
  • th
  • fr
  • sa
  • su
on_day: Number
(Optional) The day of the month to run the report on.
tz: String
(Optional) The timezone in which to send the report.
hour: Number
(Optional) The hour at which to send the report.
minute: Number
(Optional) The minute at which to send the report.
interval: String
(Optional) The interval may be previous_week, previous_month, or nothing.

The following values are valid:

  • previous_week
  • previous_month
output: Object
The object containing the parameters that specify the output format for the report. The parameters are defined in the format_type section below.
type: String
The output format for the report.

The following values are valid:

  • pdf
width: String
(Optional) The width option for the report output.

The following values are valid:

  • narrow
  • medium
  • wide
pagination: String
(Optional) The pagination scheme for the report output.

The following values are valid:

  • per_region
theme: String
(Optional) The display theme for the report output.

The following values are valid:

  • light
  • dark
  • space
  • contrast

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "cc": [],
    "description": "string",
    "email_subject": "string",
    "enabled": true,
    "from": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "output": {
        "type": "string",
        "width": "string",
        "pagination": "string",
        "theme": "string"
    },
    "owner": "string",
    "schedule": {
        "type": "string",
        "at": {
            "by_day": [],
            "on_day": 0,
            "tz": "string",
            "hour": 0,
            "minute": 0
        },
        "interval": "string"
    },
    "until": "string"
}
GET /reports/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the report.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "cc": [],
    "description": "string",
    "email_message": "string",
    "email_subject": "string",
    "enabled": true,
    "from": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "include_links": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "output": {},
    "owner": "string",
    "schedule": {},
    "until": "string"
}
GET /reports/{id}/download

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the report.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "cc": [],
    "description": "string",
    "email_message": "string",
    "email_subject": "string",
    "enabled": true,
    "from": "string",
    "id": 0,
    "include_links": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "output": {},
    "owner": "string",
    "schedule": {},
    "until": "string"
}
DELETE /reports/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the report.
GET /reports/{id}/contents

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the report.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "dashboard_id": 0,
    "params": {},
    "type": "string"
}
PUT /reports/{id}/contents

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the report.
body: Object
The contents of the report.
POST /reports/{id}/emailgroups/{group-id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the report.
group-id: Number
The unique identifier for the email group.
POST /reports/{id}/emailgroups

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the report.
body: Object
The list of email group IDs to assign or unassign to the report.
assign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to assign
unassign: Array of Numbers
IDs of resources to unassign

Specify the body parameter in the following JSON format.

{
    "assign": [],
    "unassign": []
}
GET /reports/{id}/emailgroups

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the report.
DELETE /reports/{id}/emailgroups/{group-id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: Number
The unique identifier for the report.
group-id: Number
The unique identifier for the email group.

Running config

The running configuration file is a JSON document that contains core system configuration information for the ExtraHop system.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /runningconfig Retrieve the current running configuration file.
PUT /runningconfig Replace the current running configuration file. Configuration file changes are not automatically saved.
POST /runningconfig/save Save the current changes to the running configuration file.
GET /runningconfig/saved Retrieve the saved running configuration file.

Operation details

GET /runningconfig/saved

There are no parameters for this operation.

POST /runningconfig/save

There are no parameters for this operation.

GET /runningconfig

Specify the following parameters.

section: String
(Optional) (Optional) The specific section of the running configuration file that you want to retrieve.
PUT /runningconfig

Specify the following parameters.

body: String
(Optional) The running configuration file.

Software

You can view a list of software that the ExtraHop system has observed on your network.

Operation Description
GET /software Retrieve software observed by the ExtraHop system.
GET /software/{id} Retrieve software observed by the ExtraHop system by ID.

Operation details

GET /software

Specify the following parameters.

software_type: String
(Optional) The type of software.
name: String
(Optional) The name of the software.
version: String
(Optional) The version of the software.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "software_type": "string",
    "version": "string"
}
GET /software/{id}

Specify the following parameters.

id: String
The unique identifier for the software.

If the request is successful, the ExtraHop system returns an object in the following format.

{
    "description": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "software_type": "string",
    "version": "string"
}

SSL decrypt key

This resource enables you to add a decryption key for your network traffic.

The following table displays all of the operations you can perform on this resource:

Operation Description
GET /ssldecryptkeys Retrieve all SSL decryption keys.
POST /ssldecryptkeys Create a new SSL decryption key.
DELETE /ssldecryptkeys/{id} Remove an SSL key from the ExtraHop system.
GET /ssldecryptkeys/{id} Retrieve an SSL PEM and metadata.
PATCH /ssldecryptkeys/{id} Update an existing SSL decryption key.
GET /ssldecryptkeys/{id}/protocols Retrieve all protocols assigned to an SSL decryption key.
POST /ssldecryptkeys/{id}/protocols Create a new protocol for an SSL decryption key.
DELETE /ssldecryptkeys/{id}/protocols/{protocol} Delete a protocol from an SSL decryption key.

Operation details