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# Playbooks

APIs for managing playbooks

## Get a playbook

>  Get a playbook by filtering based on its name or ID. The playbook's YAML is returned in a ZIP file.\
> \
>  Requires the granular RBAC permission for this feature.

```json
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```

## Insert or update playbooks

> Add or update a playbook by passing the YAML in a ZIP file.\
> \
> Requires the granular RBAC permission for this feature.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"Cortex XDR Platform APIs","version":"Cortex XDR 5.2"},"tags":[{"name":"Playbooks","description":"APIs for managing playbooks"}],"servers":[{"url":"https://api-yourfqdn"}],"paths":{"/public_api/v1/playbooks/insert":{"post":{"summary":"Insert or update playbooks","tags":["Playbooks"],"responses":{"200":{"description":"OK","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"objects_count":{"type":"integer","description":"The number of playbooks identified and attempted to be added."},"objects":{"type":"object","properties":{"failures_items":{"type":"array","description":"This field in the response indicates that the playbook IDs listed failed to be added.","items":{"type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message."},"id":{"type":"string","description":"Playbook ID of the playbook that failed to be added."}}}}}}}}}}}},"operationId":"post-public_api-v1-playbooks-insert","description":"Add or update a playbook by passing the YAML in a ZIP file.\n\nRequires the granular RBAC permission for this feature.","parameters":[{"schema":{"type":"string"},"in":"header","name":"Authorization","description":"{api_key}","required":true},{"schema":{"type":"string"},"in":"header","name":"x-xdr-auth-id","description":"{api_key_id}","required":true}],"requestBody":{"content":{"multipart/form-data":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"file":{"type":"string","format":"binary"}}}}}}}}}}
```

## Delete a playbook

> Delete a playbook by filtering based on its name or ID.\
> \
> Requires the granular RBAC permission for this feature.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"Cortex XDR Platform APIs","version":"Cortex XDR 5.2"},"tags":[{"name":"Playbooks","description":"APIs for managing playbooks"}],"servers":[{"url":"https://api-yourfqdn"}],"paths":{"/public_api/v1/playbooks/delete":{"post":{"summary":"Delete a playbook","tags":["Playbooks"],"responses":{"200":{"description":"OK","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"objects_count":{"type":"integer","description":"The number of playbooks identified and attempted to be deleted."},"objects":{"type":"object","properties":{"failures_items":{"type":"array","description":"This field in the response indicates that the playbook IDs listed failed to be deleted.","items":{"type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message."},"id":{"type":"string","description":"Playbook ID of the playbook that failed to be deleted."}}}},"succeeded_items":{"type":"array","description":"This field in the response indicates that the playbook IDs listed were successfully deleted.","items":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"string","description":"Playbook ID of the playbook that was successfully deleted."}}}}}}}}}}}},"operationId":"post-public_api-v1-playbooks-delete","description":"Delete a playbook by filtering based on its name or ID.\n\nRequires the granular RBAC permission for this feature.","parameters":[{"schema":{"type":"string"},"in":"header","name":"Authorization","description":"{api_key}","required":true},{"schema":{"type":"string"},"in":"header","name":"x-xdr-auth-id","description":"{api_key_id}","required":true}],"requestBody":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","required":["request_data"],"properties":{"request_data":{"type":"object","properties":{"filter":{"type":"object","description":"Filter fields.","properties":{"field":{"enum":["id","name"],"description":"Identifies the playbook field the filter is matching. Filters are based on the following keywords:\r\n- `name`: Playbook name\r\n- `id`: Playbook ID"},"value":{"type":"string","description":"Value that this filter must match."}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
```


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