# Create and deploy profiles (REST API)


> Create and upload a new F5 WAF for NGINX security log profile to F5 NGINX Instance Manager using the REST API.


You can create and upload new F5 WAF for NGINX security log profiles using the F5 NGINX Instance Manager REST API.

A log profile defines how security events are recorded and exported from your NGINX instances.

To upload a log profile, send a `POST` request to the Security Log Profiles API endpoint. The log profile must be encoded in `base64`; sending plain JSON causes the request to fail.

**Note:** 
Use tools such as `curl` or [Postman](https://www.postman.com) to send requests to the NGINX Instance Manager REST API.
The API base URL is `https://<NIM-FQDN>/api/[nim|platform]/<API_VERSION>`.  
All requests require authentication. For details on authentication methods, see the [API overview](/nim/fundamentals/api-overview.md).

| Method | Endpoint                                |
|--------|-----------------------------------------|
| POST   | `/api/platform/v1/security/logprofiles` |

Example:

```shell
curl -X POST https://<NIM_FQDN>/api/platform/v1/security/logprofiles \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer <access token>" \
    -d @default-log-example.json
```

<details open>
<summary>JSON Request</summary>

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "default-log-example"
  },
  "content": "Cgl7CgkJImZpbHRlciI6IHsKCQkJInJlcXVlc3RfdHlwZSI6ICJpbGxlZ2FsIgoJCX0sCgkJImNvbnRlbnQiOiB7CgkJCSJmb3JtYXQiOiAiZGVmYXVsdCIsCgkJCSJtYXhfcmVxdWVzdF9zaXplIjogImFueSIsCgkJCSJtYXhfbWVzc2FnZV9zaXplIjogIjVrIgoJCX0KCX0="
}
```

</details>

<details open>
<summary>JSON Response</summary>

```json
{
  "metadata": {
    "created": "2023-07-05T22:09:19.634358096Z",
    "externalIdType": "",
    "modified": "2023-07-05T22:09:19.634358096Z",
    "name": "default-log-example",
    "revisionTimestamp": "2023-07-05T22:09:19.634358096Z",
    "uid": "<log-profile-uid>"
  },
  "selfLink": {
    "rel": "/api/platform/v1/security/logprofiles/<log-profile-uid>"
  }
}
```