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Tenable Credentials API

The Credentials API from Tenable — 4 operation(s) for credentials.

Tenable Credentials API is one of 107 APIs that Tenable publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Credentials. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 7 operations across 4 paths, and defines 11 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.tenable.com/downloads/api/v2.

7 operations 4 paths 11 schemas 1 DELETE3 GET2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://cloud.tenable.com
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Tenable Credentials API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (Bearer). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • Bearer — Example: Bearer {{token}}

Paths & Operations 7

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Credentials 7
POST
/credentials
Create managed credential
credentials-create body → 200400401403409415429500
GET
/credentials
List managed credentials
credentials-list 6 params → 200400401429500503
GET
/credentials/{uuid}
Get managed credential details
credentials-details 1 param → 200401403404429500503504
PUT
/credentials/{uuid}
Update managed credential
credentials-update 1 param body → 200400401403404409415429
DELETE
/credentials/{uuid}
Delete managed credential
credentials-delete 1 param → 200401403404429500503
GET
/credentials/types
List credential types
credentials-list-credential-types → 200401429500503
POST
/credentials/files
Upload credentials file
credentials-file-upload 1 param body → 200400401429500

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are credentials_CredentialParameterInputs (10 properties), credentials_ManagedCredentialObject (10 properties), credentials_CredentialConfiguration (9 properties), credentials_ManagedCredentialDetails (8 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

credentials_ErrorResponse
object
3 properties
credentials_ManagedCredentialPermissions
object
4 properties
credentials_CredentialParameterInputs
object
10 properties
credentials_PaginationResponseSortObject
object
An object specifying how the current result set is sorted, including the property by which the results were sorted and the sort direction.
2 properties
credentials_CredentialConfiguration
object
The configuration settings for the credential. The parameters of this object vary depending on the credential type. For a list of possible configuration parame…
9 properties
credentials_ManagedCredentialDetails
object
8 properties
credentials_ManagedCredentialObject
object
10 properties
credentials_PaginationResponse
object
An object containing pagination information for the current result set.
4 properties
credentials_CredentialTypeDetails
object
5 properties
credentials_CredentialObject
object
4 properties
credentials_CredentialSettingsRequestObject
object
The configuration settings for the credential. The parameters of this object vary depending on the credential type. For more information, see [Determine Settin…
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

tenable-credentials-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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