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# Manage applications

For comprehensive technical details, including request body schemas, status codes, and JSON response examples, refer to the [API reference](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-api/aspm-cicd-and-app).

## Application lifecycle management APIs

| Operation                 | Method   | Endpoint                                                                                | Description                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Create application**    | `POST`   | `/public_api/appsec/v1/application`                                                     | Create a new application with a name, business criticality, asset selection criteria, and ownership metadata. |
| **List applications**     | `GET`    | `/public_api/appsec/v1/application`                                                     | Retrieve all applications with pagination support.                                                            |
| **Get application by ID** | `GET`    | `/public_api/appsec/v1/application/{applicationId}`                                     | Retrieve a specific application by the unique application identifier.                                         |
| **Update application**    | `PUT`    | `/public_api/appsec/v1/application/{applicationId}`                                     | Update the metadata of an existing application (business criticality, description, owners, compliance).       |
| **Delete application**    | `DELETE` | `/public_api/appsec/v1/application/{id}`                                                | Delete an application by the unique application identifier.                                                   |
| **Get configuration**     | `GET`    | `/public_api/appsec/v1/application/configuration`                                       | Retrieve the application settings configuration for the tenant.                                               |
| **Get issue summary**     | `GET`    | `/public_api/appsec/v1/application/{applicationId}/issues/{issueType}/summary`          | Retrieve the issue count summary by issue type for a specific application.                                    |
| **Get insights**          | `GET`    | `/public_api/appsec/v1/application/{applicationId}/insights/{issueCategory}/{itemType}` | Retrieve insights data by issue category and item type for a specific application.                            |

## Application asset management APIs <a href="#operational-considerations" id="operational-considerations"></a>

You can manage application assets through public API endpoints; discover assets available to add or remove, apply add or remove overrides, review override actions and their audit details, and revert override actions when needed.

| **Operation**         | **Method** | **Endpoint**                   | **Description**                                                               |
| --------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| List addable assets   | GET        | `/assets/addable`              | Lists assets available to add, with filter shortcuts.                         |
| List removable assets | GET        | `/assets/removable`            | Lists assets available to remove.                                             |
| Apply asset override  | POST       | `/assets/override`             | Adds or removes assets using ADD or REMOVE actions and returns an `actionId`. |
| List override actions | GET        | `/assets/overrides`            | Lists override actions, including audit and origin details.                   |
| Revert override       | DELETE     | `/assets/overrides/{actionId}` | Reverts a previously applied override action.                                 |


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