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Cortex Scorecards API

Standards that measure catalog entities, with scores and exemptions.

Cortex Scorecards API is one of 9 APIs that Cortex publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Scorecards. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 11 operations across 10 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.getcortexapp.com/api/v1.

11 operations 10 paths 4 schemas 1 DELETE7 GET3 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.getcortexapp.com/api/v1
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Cortex Scorecards API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — API key created in the Settings page of your Cortex workspace, passed as Authorization: Bearer .

Paths & Operations 11

Across 10 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 1 DELETE, 7 GET, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Scorecards 11

Standards that measure catalog entities, with scores and exemptions.

GET
/catalog/{tagOrId}/scorecards
Retrieve scorecard scores for an entity
getEntityScorecardScores 1 param → 200401
GET
/scorecards
List scorecards
listScorecards → 200401
POST
/scorecards/descriptor
Create or update a scorecard
upsertScorecardDescriptor body → 200401
GET
/scorecards/{tag}
Retrieve a scorecard
getScorecard 1 param → 200401404
DELETE
/scorecards/{tag}
Delete a scorecard
deleteScorecard 1 param → 200401
GET
/scorecards/{tag}/descriptor
Retrieve a scorecard descriptor
getScorecardDescriptor 1 param → 200401
GET
/scorecards/{tag}/scores
Retrieve scores for a scorecard
getScorecardScores 1 param → 200401
GET
/scorecards/{tag}/next-steps
Retrieve next steps for a scorecard
getScorecardNextSteps 1 param → 200401
GET
/scorecards/{scorecardTag}/entity/{tagOrId}/badge
Retrieve a scorecard badge for an entity
getScorecardBadge 2 params → 200401
POST
/scorecards/{tag}/entity/{entityTag}/scores
Submit a score for an entity
submitScorecardScore 2 params body → 200401
POST
/scorecards/{tag}/entity/{entityTag}/exemption
Request a scorecard exemption
requestExemption 2 params body → 200401

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Scorecard (4 properties), Error (2 properties), ScorecardList (1 property), EntityScorecardScores (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
2 properties
EntityScorecardScores
object
1 property
ScorecardList
object
1 property
Scorecard
object
A Scorecard definition. Modeled/simplified.
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

cortex-idp-scorecards-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Cortex publishes across the network.

Cortex Catalog API
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Cortex Initiatives API
Cortex Integrations API
Cortex Dependencies API
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