Technical Tip: FortiGuard video filter category ID mapping for FortiGate

Description

This article describes the FortiGuard Video Filter category IDs used by FortiGate when configuring Video Filter profiles from the CLI.

Scope

FortiGate, FortiOS 7.0 and above.

Solution

FortiGate Video Filter can filter YouTube videos based on FortiGuard video categories.

When a Video Filter profile is configured from the GUI, the category name is displayed.

When the same profile is reviewed from the CLI, FortiGate may display the category as a numeric ID.

For example, the Filtering based on FortiGuard categories shows a Video Filter profile configured to block the Knowledge category. In the CLI, the category is configured as category ID 4.

Example:

config videofilter profile
    edit 'category_filter'
        config filters
            edit 1
                set type category
                set category 4
                set action block
                set log enable
            next
        end
    next
end

In this example, category ID 4 corresponds to 'Knowledge'.

FortiGuard Video Filter category ID mapping:

Verification:

To verify the category configured in a Video Filter profile, run the following command:

show full-configuration videofilter profile

Example output.

config videofilter profile
    edit 'category_filter'
        config filters
            edit 1
                set type category
                set category '4'
                set action block
                set log enable
            next
        end
    next
end

In this output, category ID 4 means 'Knowledge'.

Related documents:

• Filtering based on FortiGuard categories

• Video Filter