catocli 3.0.24

Cato Networks cli wrapper for the GraphQL API.

Cato Networks GraphQL API CLI

The package provides a simple to use CLI that reflects industry standards (such as the AWS cli), and enables customers to manage Cato Networks configurations and processes via the Cato Networks GraphQL API easily integrating into configurations management, orchestration or automation frameworks to support the DevOps model.

Overview

CatoCLI is a command-line interface that provides access to the Cato Networks GraphQL API, enabling you to:

• Generate detailed network and security reports
• Analyze user and application activity
• Monitor network performance and events
• Export data in multiple formats (JSON, CSV)
• Automate reporting and monitoring tasks

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6 or higher
• CatoCLI installed (pip3 install catocli)
• Valid Cato Networks API token and Account ID
• Proper authentication configuration (see Authentication Setup)

Installation

pip3 install catocli

Authentication Setup

Configure your CatoCLI profile before using any query operations:

# Interactive configuration
catocli configure set

# Non-interactive configuration
catocli configure set --cato-token "your-api-token" --account-id "12345"

# List configured profiles
catocli configure list

# Show current profile
catocli configure show

Documentation

For detailed information about profile management, see PROFILES.md.

CLICK HERE to see how create an API key to authenticate.

Running the CLI

catocli -h
catocli query -h
catocli query entityLookup -h
catocli query entityLookup '{"type":"country"}`

// Override the accountID value as a cli argument
catocli query entityLookup -accountID=12345 '{"type":"country"}`

Check out run locally not as pip package

git clone [e-mail]:Cato-Networks/cato-cli.git
cd cato-cli
python3 -m catocli -h

Query Operations

Core Analytics Queries

Operation	Description	Guide
Account Metrics	Network performance metrics by site, user, or interface	📊
Application Statistics	User activity and application usage analysis	📱
Application Time Series	Traffic analysis over time with hourly/daily breakdowns	📈
Events Time Series	Security events, connectivity, and threat analysis	🔒
Socket Port Metrics	Socket interface performance and traffic analysis	🔌
Socket Port Time Series	Socket performance metrics over time	⏱️

Advanced Topics

• Common Patterns & Best Practices - Output formats, time frames, filtering patterns
• Python Integration - Windows - Windows-specific Python automation examples
• Python Integration - Unix/Linux/macOS - Unix-based Python integration guide
• SIEM Integration Guide - Real-time security event streaming to SIEM platforms

Quick Start Examples

Basic Network Health Check

# Get last hour account metrics
catocli query accountMetrics '{"timeFrame":"last.PT1H"}'

User Activity Report (csv format)

# Export user activity for the last month to CSV
catocli query appStats '{
    "dimension": [{"fieldName": "user_name"}],
    "measure": [{"aggType": "sum", "fieldName": "flows_created"}],
    "timeFrame": "last.P1M"
}' -f csv --csv-filename user_activity_report.csv

Security Events Analysis

# Weekly security events breakdown
catocli query eventsTimeSeries '{
    "buckets": 7,
    "eventsFilter": [{"fieldName": "event_type", "operator": "is", "values": ["Security"]}],
    "eventsMeasure": [{"aggType": "sum", "fieldName": "event_count"}],
    "timeFrame": "last.P7D"
}'

Output Formats

CatoCLI supports multiple output formats:

• Enhanced JSON (default): Formatted with granularity adjustments
• Raw JSON: Original API response with -raw flag
• CSV: Structured data export with -f csv
• Custom CSV: Named files with --csv-filename and --append-timestamp

Time Frame Options

Common time frame patterns:

• last.PT1H - Last hour
• last.P1D - Last day
• last.P7D - Last week
• last.P1M - Last month
• utc.2023-02-{28/00:00:00--28/23:59:59} - Custom UTC range

Getting Help

• Use -h or --help with any command for detailed usage
• Check the Cato API Documentation
• Review individual operation guides linked above

This CLI is a Python 3 application and has been tested with Python 3.6 -> 3.8

Requirements:

python 3.6 or higher

Confirm your version of python if installed:

Open a terminal
Enter: python -V or python3 -V

Installing the correct version for environment:

https://www.python.org/downloads/