What are common use cases of Zscaler OneAPI automation?

Zscaler OneAPI is designed as a unified, modern API layer that exposes core objects and workflows

from ZIA, ZPA, and Zscaler Client Connector in a consistent way. In the Digital Transformation

Engineer and Zero Trust Automation material, common and recommended use cases focus on

automating tasks that are frequently repeated, error-prone, or need to scale across large

environments.

For ZPA, a typical automation scenario is the creation and lifecycle management of App Connectors

and App Connector Groups. These components provide the inside-out connectivity from private

applications to the Zscaler cloud. Using OneAPI, administrators can programmatically create, update,

and organize App Connector Groups, allowing infrastructure-as-code style deployment and rapid

scaling of private access environments.

On the endpoint side, OneAPI also integrates with Zscaler Client Connector and identity-related

services to enroll or update device information programmatically. This enables workflows such as

onboarding new devices, synchronizing device attributes from external systems, and tying device

identity to access policy without manual portal operations.

By contrast, installing “antivirus features” in ZCC or “accessing ZDX Copilot” are not highlighted as

core OneAPI automation use cases in the referenced curriculum, which makes option B the correct

choice.

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