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    Netskope Platform API Endpoints for REST API v1
    Manage App Instances for Inline Enforcement
    Add an App Instance

    Add an App Instance

    This endpoint adds a new app instance. Size limit is 500 app instances max per request with the rate limit of one request every 10 minutes.

    Request Endpoint

    POST https://<tenant-URL>/api/v1/app_instances?token=<token>&op=add

    Valid parameters are:

    KeyTypeValueDescription
    opstringadd | update | delete | listRequired. Operation performed.
    appstringEx:
    Amazon Web Services | Amazon S3 | Amazon EC2 | Amazon DynamoDB | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Office 365 Sharepoint Sites | Microsoft Office 365 OneDrive for Business | Box | Slack 
    Required. Name of the application. 
    instance_idstringEx: 123451234512Required. For AWS, use the account ID. For Azure, use the Subscription. For GCP, use the Project.

    For information on creating instance ID for your apps, see this article in the Netskope support page.

    instance_namestringEx: "MYAWS_GOSKOPE"Required. Must be a unique name.

    Note

    Name should be unique within app + instance_id or app + instance_name.

    Cannot be blank.

    tagsarray of one string, or an empty arraySanctioned | Unsanctioned | <blank>Optional.

    Example Add App Instance Request

    POST 'https://<tenant-URL>/api/v1/app_instances?token=<token>&op=add' 
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' 
    --data-raw '{
       { "instances":[
    {
    "app":"Box",
    "instance_id": "netskope",
    "instance_name":"Box-Sacntioned-Instance",
    "tags":[
    "Sanctioned"
    ]
    },
    {
    "app":"Amazon S3",
    "instance_id": "123451234512",
    "instance_name":"S3-Unsanctioned",
    "tags":[
    "Unsanctioned"
    ]
    },
    ]
    }
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