# API Reference: Building Incident Response Playbook ## TheHive API (Case Management) ```python import requests THEHIVE_URL = "http://thehive:9000" headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer "} # Create a new case from playbook resp = requests.post(f"{THEHIVE_URL}/api/v1/case", headers=headers, json={ "title": "Ransomware - IR-2024-0450", "severity": 3, "tlp": 3, "pap": 2, "tags": ["ransomware", "playbook:ransomware-v2.1"], "description": "Ransomware detected on WORKSTATION-042", }) # Add tasks from playbook phases resp = requests.post(f"{THEHIVE_URL}/api/v1/case/{case_id}/task", headers=headers, json={ "title": "Isolate affected hosts", "group": "Containment", "status": "Waiting", }) # Add observable (IOC) resp = requests.post(f"{THEHIVE_URL}/api/v1/case/{case_id}/observable", headers=headers, json={ "dataType": "ip", "data": "185.234.218.50", "message": "C2 server", "tlp": 2, "ioc": True, }) ``` ## Cortex XSOAR API (SOAR Playbook) ```python # Trigger a playbook run resp = requests.post("https://xsoar/api/v2/incident/investigate", headers={"Authorization": ""}, json={"id": "incident-123", "playbookId": "Phishing_Response_v2"}) # List available playbooks resp = requests.get("https://xsoar/api/v2/playbook/search", headers={"Authorization": ""}, json={"query": "name:Phishing*"}) ``` ## Splunk SOAR (Phantom) API ```python # Run a playbook on a container resp = requests.post("https://phantom/rest/playbook_run", headers={"ph-auth-token": ""}, json={"container_id": 42, "playbook_id": 15, "scope": "new"}) ``` ## NIST SP 800-61r3 Phases | Phase | Key Actions | |-------|-------------| | Preparation | Playbooks, tools, contacts, training | | Detection & Analysis | Alerts, triage, scoping, severity | | Containment | Isolation, blocking, evidence preservation | | Eradication | Root cause removal, IOC sweep | | Recovery | Restore, validate, monitor | | Post-Incident | Lessons learned, detection improvement | ### References - TheHive API: https://docs.strangebee.com/thehive/api-docs/ - Cortex XSOAR API: https://xsoar.pan.dev/docs/reference/api/ - NIST SP 800-61r3: https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/61/r3/final - Splunk SOAR API: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SOAR/