POST /analytics/custom_actions/actions/{action_id}

Updates an existing custom action.

Updates an existing custom action. The custom action should contain the following fields:
  • id - Required - Number - Unique ID of the custom action within the QRadar deployment.
  • name - Optional - String - Unique name of the custom action within the QRadar deployment.
  • description - Optional - String - Description of the custom action.
  • interpreter - Required - Number - Unique ID of the custom action interpreter used by the custom action.
  • script - Required - Number - Unique ID of the custom action script used by the custom action.
  • parameters - Required - Array - Array of custom action parameters contained within the custom action. Each Custom action parameter must have the following fields:
    • name - Required - String - Name of the custom action parameter. Unique in the context of the parent custom action.
    • parameter_type - Optional - String - Custom action parameter type. Can be either fixed or dynamic.
    • encrypted - Optional - Boolean - Designates whether the custom action parameter value field is stored in an encrypted state.True if encrypted, false otherwise.
    • value - Optional - String - Value of the custom action parameter. Custom action parameters with parameter_type fixed can have any value. Custom action parameters with parameter_type dynamic must have values corresponding to column names in an Ariel database, for example sourceip. Ariel database column names are available through the /api/ariel/databases/{database_name} endpoint.
Table 1. POST /analytics/custom_actions/actions/{action_id} resource details
MIME Type

application/json

Table 2. POST /analytics/custom_actions/actions/{action_id} request parameter details
Parameter Type Optionality Data Type MIME Type Description

action_id

path

Required

Number (Integer)

text/plain

Number id of the custom action to be updated.

fields

header

Optional

String

text/plain

Optional - Use this parameter to specify which fields you would like to get back in the response. Fields that are not named are excluded. Specify subfields in brackets and multiple fields in the same object are separated by commas.

Table 3. POST /analytics/custom_actions/actions/{action_id} request body details
Parameter Data Type MIME Type Description Sample

custom_action

Object

application/json

Custom action JSON object which can contain the supplied fields (see above for more details).

{ "description": "String", "id": 42, "interpreter": 42, "name": "String", "parameters": [ { "encrypted": true, "name": "String", "parameter_type": "String", "value": "String" } ], "script": 42 }

Table 4. POST /analytics/custom_actions/actions/{action_id} response codes
HTTP Response Code Unique Code Description

200

The custom action has been updated.

404

1002

The requested custom action could not be found.

422

1005

One or more parameters are invalid in request.

500

1020

An internal server error occurred while updating custom action with supplied action_id.

Response Description

The updated custom action with the following fields:
  • id - Number - Unique ID of the custom action within the QRadar deployment.
  • name - String - Unique name of the custom action within the QRadar deployment.
  • description - String - Optional description attached to the custom action.
  • interpreter - Number - Unique ID of the custom action interpreter used by the custom action.
  • script - Number - Unique ID of the custom action script used by the custom action.
  • parameters - Array - Array of custom action parameters contained within the custom action. Each Custom action parameter has the following fields:
    • name - String - Name of the custom action parameter. Unique in the context of the parent custom action.
    • parameter_type - String - Custom action parameter type. Can be either fixed or dynamic.
    • encrypted - Boolean - Designates whether the custom action parameter value field is stored in an encrypted state.True if encrypted, false otherwise.
    • value - String - Value of the custom action parameter.

Response Sample


{
    "description": "String",
    "id": 42,
    "interpreter": 42,
    "name": "String",
    "parameters": [
        {
            "encrypted": true,
            "name": "String",
            "parameter_type": "String",
            "value": "String"
        }
    ],
    "script": 42
}