Get started with Cortex Cloud APIs

Using the Cortex Cloud APIs, you can integrate Cortex Cloud with third-party apps or services to manage cloud security posture, investigate issues, and automate response actions programmatically. The APIs let you build integrations that extend Cortex Cloud across your cloud security workflows.

Before you can begin using Cortex Cloud APIs, you must generate the following items in Cortex Cloud:

Value	Description
API Key	The API Key is your unique identifier used as the Authorization:{key} header required for authenticating API calls. Depending on your desired security level, you can generate two types of API keys, Advanced or Standard, from Cortex.
API Key ID	The API Key ID is your unique token used to authenticate the API Key. The header used when running an API call is x-xdr-auth-id:{key_id}.
FQDN	The FQDN is a unique host and domain name associated with each tenant.

Cortex Cloud API URIs are made up of your tenant's FQDN, the API name, and endpoint path. For example, https://api-{fqdn}/xsiam/public/v1/{endpoint_path}/.

The following steps describe how to generate the necessary key values and run your first API call:

1. Create a new API key.
2. Get your Cortex Cloud API key ID.
3. Get your FQDN.
4. Make your first API call.