Create WAF - API

/rest/{version}/wafs/new

Descriptor	Value
HTTP Method	POST
Description	Creates a WAF with the given type.
Required Permission	Manage WAFs
Version Introduced	2.3.0

Request Header Parameters

Parameter	Value	Required	Description
Accept	String	Yes	A value of ‘application/json’ must be provided.

Request POST Data Parameters

Parameter	Value	Required	Description	Values
name	String	Yes	Name of the WAF.	N/A
Type	String	Yes	WAF type.	“mod_security”, “SteelApp Web App Firewall”, “Snort”, “Imperva SecureSphere”, “DenyAll rWeb”, “BIG-IP ASM”, “Barracuda Web Application Firewall”

Sample Call:

curl --insecure -H 'Accept: application/json' -H "Authorization: APIKEY {apiKey}" -X POST --data 'name=Example WAF&type=mod_security' http://localhost:8080/threadfix/rest/latest/wafs/new

Sample Output:

{
    "message": "",
    "success": true,
    "responseCode": -1,
    "object": {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Example WAF",
        "wafTypeName": "mod_security",
        "applications": []
    }
}