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API Submission

curl example

curl -H "Authorization: token 64BYTELONGUNIQUEAPIKEY"  \
        -F 'issue_type=FP' \
        -F 'sid=2000001' \
        -F 'comments=Please explain the issue here' \
        -F 'files=@/home/yourname/data/new.pcap' \
        -XPOST https://feedback.emergingthreats.net/api

Python example

import requests


def main():
    url = 'https://feedback.emergingthreats.net/api'
    api_key = '64BYTELONGUNIQUEAPIKEY'
    headers = {'Authorization': 'token ' + api_key}
    files = {'files': open('x.pdf', 'rb')}
    payload = {
        'issue_type': 'FP',
        'sid': '2000001',
        'comments':
        'The SID generates a false positive for the attached file.'
    }
    r = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload, files=files)
    print(r.text)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Where —

Parameter	Description	Required	Valid values
issue_type	The type of feedback	Yes	FP False Positive FN False Negative PERF Performance COMP Compilation NEWSIG New signature NEWREQ New requirement DESC Description OTHER Other
sid	SID	No	2000000-2999999 (from 2M upto 3M)
files	submitted files	No	File attachments are not required, but we encourage you to provide supporting material. This helps us analyze the isue much better. Not more than 5 files (max) Each file cannot be larger than 5MB (max)
comments	Comments about the submission.	Yes	Maximum length: 400 characters