The ASA REST API provides a programmatic model-based interface to configure classic ASAs starting from the 9.3.2
release. The term ‘classic ASA’ refers to the ASA which doesn’t include CX or SourceFire Sensor, or integrated

functionality of NGFW. Also when other modules are present with classic ASA, there are no APIs for those other

modules.

The following are highlights of support for 1.0.1 release:

• Provide critical use cases of firewall feature support such as access control, NAT etc.

• Support for OOB by co-exisitng CLI and API, and providing CLI pass-through API for features not supported in

API

• Provide critical Monitoring API

Supported platforms

For Phase1, the REST API is supported only on the 5500-X series (including the 5585-X) and ASAv platforms; it is not

supported on ASA Service Modules (ASA-SMs). See

ASA REST API Compatibility

for more information.