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Updated on 2026-05-12 GMT+08:00

Querying the Precise Protection Rules in All Policies

Function

This API is used to query the precise protection rules in all policies.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

GET /v1/{project_id}/waf/rule/custom

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Definition

Project ID. To obtain it, log in to the Huawei Cloud console, click the username, choose My Credentials, and find the project ID in the Projects list.

Constraints

N/A

Range

The value contains 32 characters. Only letters and digits are supported.

Default Value

N/A

Table 2 Query Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

policyids

No

Array of strings

Definition

Policy ID list. Obtain the policy ID by calling the ListPolicy API. Policies are separated by commas (,).

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

enterprise_project_id

No

String

Definition

Obtain the enterprise project ID by calling the ListEnterpriseProject API of Enterprise Project Management Service (EPS). To obtain the resource details in all enterprise projects of a user, set this parameter to all_granted_eps.

Constraints

N/A

Range

  • 0: the default enterprise project.

  • all_granted_eps: all enterprise projects.

  • A specific enterprise project ID: Enter a maximum of 36 characters.

Default Value

0

page

No

Integer

Definition

Page number of the data to be returned in a query.

Constraints

N/A

Range

The valid range of page depends on the total data volume and the value of pagesize. The value cannot be greater than the total number of pages.

Default Value

1

pagesize

No

Integer

Definition

Number of results per page in a query.

Constraints

N/A

Range

[0, Total data volume]

Default Value

1000

Request Parameters

Table 3 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

No

String

Definition

User token. You can obtain it by calling the IAM API for obtaining a user token. The user token is the value of X-Subject-Token in the response header.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Content-Type

Yes

String

Definition

Content type.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

application/json;charset=utf8

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 4 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

total

Integer

Number of rules in the policy

items

Array of CustomRule objects

Array of rules

Table 5 CustomRule

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Policy ID.

policyid

String

Rule ID.

description

String

Rule description.

status

Integer

Definition

Rule status, which is used to specify whether a rule is enabled or disabled.

Constraints

N/A

Range

  • 0: disabled

  • 1: enabled

Default Value

N/A

conditions

Array of conditions objects

List of matching conditions. All conditions must be met.

action

CustomAction object

Protective action of the precise protection rule.

action_mode

Boolean

This parameter is reserved and can be ignored.

priority

Integer

Priority of a rule. A small value indicates a high priority. If two rules are assigned with the same priority, the rule added earlier has higher priority. Value range: 0 to 65535.

timestamp

Long

Timestamp when the precise protection rule is created.

time

Boolean

Time when the precise protection rule takes effect.

  • false: The rule takes effect immediately.

  • true: The rule takes effect at a customized time.

start

Long

Timestamp (ms) when the precise protection rule takes effect. This parameter is returned only when time is set to true.

terminal

Long

Timestamp (ms) when the precise protection rule expires. This parameter is returned only when time is set to true.

producer

Integer

This parameter is reserved and can be ignored.

name

String

Rule name.

Table 6 conditions

Parameter

Type

Description

category

String

Field type. The options are url, user-agent, ip, params, cookie, referer, header, request_line, method, and request.

index

String

Subfield

  • If the field type is url, user-agent, ip, refer, request_line, method, or request, index is not required.

  • If the field type is params, header, or cookie, and the subfield is customized, the value of index is the customized subfield.

logic_operation

String

Condition matching logic.

contents

Array of strings

Content of the conditions.

value_list_id

String

Reference table ID.

Table 7 CustomAction

Parameter

Type

Description

category

String

Operation type.

  • block: WAF blocks detected attacks.

  • pass: WAF allows requests.

  • log: WAF only logs detected attacks.

followed_action_id

String

ID of a known attack source rule. This parameter can be configured only when category is set to block.

Status code: 400

Table 8 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code.

error_msg

String

Error message.

encoded_authorization_message

String

You can call the decode-authorization-message interface of the STS service to decode the rejection reason. For details, see the STS5 joint commissioning and self-verification. This parameter is returned only when an IAM 5 authentication error occurs.

details

Array of IAM5ErrorDetails objects

The set of error messages reported when a downstream service is invoked. This parameter is returned only when an IAM 5 authentication error occurs.

Table 9 IAM5ErrorDetails

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error codes of the downstream service.

error_msg

String

Error messages of the downstream service.

Status code: 401

Table 10 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code.

error_msg

String

Error message.

encoded_authorization_message

String

You can call the decode-authorization-message interface of the STS service to decode the rejection reason. For details, see the STS5 joint commissioning and self-verification. This parameter is returned only when an IAM 5 authentication error occurs.

details

Array of IAM5ErrorDetails objects

The set of error messages reported when a downstream service is invoked. This parameter is returned only when an IAM 5 authentication error occurs.

Table 11 IAM5ErrorDetails

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error codes of the downstream service.

error_msg

String

Error messages of the downstream service.

Status code: 500

Table 12 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code.

error_msg

String

Error message.

encoded_authorization_message

String

You can call the decode-authorization-message interface of the STS service to decode the rejection reason. For details, see the STS5 joint commissioning and self-verification. This parameter is returned only when an IAM 5 authentication error occurs.

details

Array of IAM5ErrorDetails objects

The set of error messages reported when a downstream service is invoked. This parameter is returned only when an IAM 5 authentication error occurs.

Table 13 IAM5ErrorDetails

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error codes of the downstream service.

error_msg

String

Error messages of the downstream service.

Example Requests

Query the precise protection rules in all policies.

GET https://{endpoint}/v1/{project_id}/waf/rule/custom?enterprise_project_id=0

Example Responses

Status code: 200

Request succeeded.

{
  "total" : 2,
  "items" : [ {
    "id" : "custom-rule-001",
    "policyid" : "policy-12345",
    "name" : "Control access to sensitive paths.",
    "description" : "Prohibit the access from external IP addresses to the **/admin** path.",
    "status" : 1,
    "conditions" : [ {
      "category" : "url",
      "logic_operation" : "contains",
      "contents" : [ "/admin", "/manage" ]
    }, {
      "category" : "ip",
      "logic_operation" : "not_in",
      "value_list_id" : "whitelist-ip-001"
    } ],
    "action" : {
      "category" : "block"
    },
    "action_mode" : false,
    "priority" : 10,
    "timestamp" : 1717248000000,
    "time" : false,
    "producer" : 0
  } ]
}

SDK Sample Code

The SDK sample code is as follows.

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package com.huaweicloud.sdk.test;

import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.ICredential;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.BasicCredentials;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ConnectionException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.RequestTimeoutException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ServiceResponseException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.waf.v1.region.WafRegion;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.waf.v1.*;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.waf.v1.model.*;


public class ListCustomPolicyRulesSolution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
        // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
        String ak = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK");
        String sk = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK");
        String projectId = "{project_id}";

        ICredential auth = new BasicCredentials()
                .withProjectId(projectId)
                .withAk(ak)
                .withSk(sk);

        WafClient client = WafClient.newBuilder()
                .withCredential(auth)
                .withRegion(WafRegion.valueOf("<YOUR REGION>"))
                .build();
        ListCustomPolicyRulesRequest request = new ListCustomPolicyRulesRequest();
        try {
            ListCustomPolicyRulesResponse response = client.listCustomPolicyRules(request);
            System.out.println(response.toString());
        } catch (ConnectionException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (RequestTimeoutException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println(e.getHttpStatusCode());
            System.out.println(e.getRequestId());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorCode());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorMsg());
        }
    }
}
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# coding: utf-8

import os
from huaweicloudsdkcore.auth.credentials import BasicCredentials
from huaweicloudsdkwaf.v1.region.waf_region import WafRegion
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
from huaweicloudsdkwaf.v1 import *

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    # In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_AK"]
    sk = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_SK"]
    projectId = "{project_id}"

    credentials = BasicCredentials(ak, sk, projectId)

    client = WafClient.new_builder() \
        .with_credentials(credentials) \
        .with_region(WafRegion.value_of("<YOUR REGION>")) \
        .build()

    try:
        request = ListCustomPolicyRulesRequest()
        response = client.list_custom_policy_rules(request)
        print(response)
    except exceptions.ClientRequestException as e:
        print(e.status_code)
        print(e.request_id)
        print(e.error_code)
        print(e.error_msg)
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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/core/auth/basic"
    waf "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/waf/v1"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/waf/v1/model"
    region "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/waf/v1/region"
)

func main() {
    // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")
    projectId := "{project_id}"

    auth, err := basic.NewCredentialsBuilder().
        WithAk(ak).
        WithSk(sk).
        WithProjectId(projectId).
        SafeBuild()

    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }

    hcClient, err := waf.WafClientBuilder().
         WithRegion(region.ValueOf("<YOUR REGION>")).
         WithCredential(auth).
         SafeBuild()


    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }

    client := waf.NewWafClient(hcClient)

    request := &model.ListCustomPolicyRulesRequest{}
	response, err := client.ListCustomPolicyRules(request)
	if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)
    } else {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

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Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

Request succeeded.

400

Request failed.

401

The token does not have required permissions.

500

Internal server error.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.