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Get top verticals targeted by layer 3 attacks

radar.attacks.layer3.top.vertical(TopVerticalParams**kwargs) -> TopVerticalResponse
GET/radar/attacks/layer3/top/vertical

This endpoint is deprecated. To continue getting this data, switch to the summary by vertical endpoint.

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ParametersExpand Collapse
continent: Optional[Sequence[str]]

Filters results by continent. Specify a comma-separated list of alpha-2 codes. Prefix with - to exclude continents from results. For example, -EU,NA excludes results from EU, but includes results from NA.

date_end: Optional[Sequence[Union[str, datetime]]]

End of the date range (inclusive).

date_range: Optional[Sequence[str]]

Filters results by date range. For example, use 7d and 7dcontrol to compare this week with the previous week. Use this parameter or set specific start and end dates (dateStart and dateEnd parameters).

date_start: Optional[Sequence[Union[str, datetime]]]

Start of the date range.

format: Optional[Literal["JSON", "CSV"]]

Format in which results will be returned.

One of the following:
"JSON"
"CSV"
ip_version: Optional[List[Literal["IPv4", "IPv6"]]]

Filters results by IP version (Ipv4 vs. IPv6).

One of the following:
"IPv4"
"IPv6"
limit: Optional[int]

Limits the number of objects returned in the response.

exclusiveMinimum
minimum0
location: Optional[Sequence[str]]

Filters results by location. Specify a comma-separated list of alpha-2 codes. Prefix with - to exclude locations from results. For example, -US,PT excludes results from the US, but includes results from PT.

name: Optional[Sequence[str]]

Array of names used to label the series in the response.

protocol: Optional[List[Literal["UDP", "TCP", "ICMP", "GRE"]]]

Filters the results by layer 3/4 protocol.

One of the following:
"UDP"
"TCP"
"ICMP"
"GRE"
ReturnsExpand Collapse
class TopVerticalResponse: …
meta: Meta

Metadata for the results.

confidence_info: Optional[MetaConfidenceInfo]
annotations: List[MetaConfidenceInfoAnnotation]
data_source: Literal["ALL", "AI_BOTS", "AI_GATEWAY", 22 more]

Data source for annotations.

One of the following:
"ALL"
"AI_BOTS"
"AI_GATEWAY"
"BGP"
"BOTS"
"CONNECTION_ANOMALY"
"CT"
"DNS"
"DNS_MAGNITUDE"
"DNS_AS112"
"DOS"
"EMAIL_ROUTING"
"EMAIL_SECURITY"
"FW"
"FW_PG"
"HTTP"
"HTTP_CONTROL"
"HTTP_CRAWLER_REFERER"
"HTTP_ORIGINS"
"IQI"
"LEAKED_CREDENTIALS"
"NET"
"ROBOTS_TXT"
"SPEED"
"WORKERS_AI"
description: str
end_date: datetime
formatdate-time
event_type: Literal["EVENT", "GENERAL", "OUTAGE", 3 more]

Event type for annotations.

One of the following:
"EVENT"
"GENERAL"
"OUTAGE"
"PARTIAL_PROJECTION"
"PIPELINE"
"TRAFFIC_ANOMALY"
is_instantaneous: bool

Whether event is a single point in time or a time range.

linked_url: str
formaturi
start_date: datetime
formatdate-time
level: int

Provides an indication of how much confidence Cloudflare has in the data.

date_range: List[MetaDateRange]
end_time: datetime

Adjusted end of date range.

formatdate-time
start_time: datetime

Adjusted start of date range.

formatdate-time
last_updated: datetime

Timestamp of the last dataset update.

formatdate-time
normalization: Literal["PERCENTAGE", "MIN0_MAX", "MIN_MAX", 5 more]

Normalization method applied to the results. Refer to Normalization methods.

One of the following:
"PERCENTAGE"
"MIN0_MAX"
"MIN_MAX"
"RAW_VALUES"
"PERCENTAGE_CHANGE"
"ROLLING_AVERAGE"
"OVERLAPPED_PERCENTAGE"
"RATIO"
units: List[MetaUnit]

Measurement units for the results.

name: str
value: str
top_0: List[Top0]
name: str
value: str

Get top verticals targeted by layer 3 attacks

import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
response = client.radar.attacks.layer3.top.vertical()
print(response.meta)
{
  "result": {
    "meta": {
      "confidenceInfo": {
        "annotations": [
          {
            "dataSource": "ALL",
            "description": "Cable cut in Tonga",
            "endDate": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
            "eventType": "EVENT",
            "isInstantaneous": true,
            "linkedUrl": "https://example.com",
            "startDate": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
          }
        ],
        "level": 0
      },
      "dateRange": [
        {
          "endTime": "2022-09-17T10:22:57.555Z",
          "startTime": "2022-09-16T10:22:57.555Z"
        }
      ],
      "lastUpdated": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "normalization": "PERCENTAGE",
      "units": [
        {
          "name": "*",
          "value": "requests"
        }
      ]
    },
    "top_0": [
      {
        "name": "Internet and Telecom",
        "value": "65"
      }
    ]
  },
  "success": true
}
Returns Examples
{
  "result": {
    "meta": {
      "confidenceInfo": {
        "annotations": [
          {
            "dataSource": "ALL",
            "description": "Cable cut in Tonga",
            "endDate": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
            "eventType": "EVENT",
            "isInstantaneous": true,
            "linkedUrl": "https://example.com",
            "startDate": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
          }
        ],
        "level": 0
      },
      "dateRange": [
        {
          "endTime": "2022-09-17T10:22:57.555Z",
          "startTime": "2022-09-16T10:22:57.555Z"
        }
      ],
      "lastUpdated": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "normalization": "PERCENTAGE",
      "units": [
        {
          "name": "*",
          "value": "requests"
        }
      ]
    },
    "top_0": [
      {
        "name": "Internet and Telecom",
        "value": "65"
      }
    ]
  },
  "success": true
}