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AWS WAF

amazonaws · Cloud

Cloud No Auth Free & Open cloud Sandbox

This is AWS WAF Classic documentation. For more information, see AWS WAF Classic in the developer guide. For the latest version of AWS WAF , use the AWS WAFV2 API and see the AWS WAF Developer Guide . With the latest version, AWS WAF has a single set of endpoints for regional and global use.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST CreateByteMatchSet

This is AWS WAF Classic documentation. For more information, see AWS WAF Classic in the developer guide. For the latest version of AWS WAF , use the AWS WAFV2 API and see the <

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet"
import requests
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AWSWAF_20150824.CreateByteMatchSet"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST CreateGeoMatchSet

This is AWS WAF Classic documentation. For more information, see AWS WAF Classic in the developer guide. For the latest version of AWS WAF , use the AWS WAFV2 API and see the <

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet"
import requests
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AWSWAF_20150824.CreateGeoMatchSet"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST CreateIPSet

This is AWS WAF Classic documentation. For more information, see AWS WAF Classic in the developer guide. For the latest version of AWS WAF , use the AWS WAFV2 API and see the <

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet"
import requests
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/waf/2015-08-24/#X-Amz-Target=AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AWSWAF_20150824.CreateIPSet"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with AWS WAF?

AWS WAF is a Cloud API. Developers commonly use cloud APIs for:

  • provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
  • automating deployments and container orchestration
  • monitoring uptime and performance metrics
  • managing storage buckets and databases
  • setting up auto-scaling and load balancing

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. AWS WAF is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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