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Tenable Exports API

With the Exports API, you can manage asynchronous finding exports. Use these endpoints to initiate export jobs, monitor status, and download results in chunks for integration with external workflow management systems.

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

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

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 18 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.

5 operations 5 paths 18 schemas 3 GET2 POST

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 Exports 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 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 3 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Exports 5

With the Exports API, you can manage asynchronous finding exports. Use these endpoints to initiate export jobs, monitor status, and download results in chunks for integration with…

POST
/was/v1/export/vulns
Export findings
was-export-findings body → 200400401403409429500
GET
/was/v1/export/vulns/{export_uuid}/status
Get findings export status
was-export-findings-status 1 param → 200400401403404429500
GET
/was/v1/export/vulns/status
List findings export jobs
was-export-findings-jobs-list → 200400401403429500
GET
/was/v1/export/vulns/{export_uuid}/chunks/{chunk_id}
Download findings export chunk
was-export-findings-download-chunk 2 params → 200400401403404429500
POST
/was/v1/export/vulns/{export_uuid}/cancel
Cancel findings export
was-export-findings-cancel 1 param → 200400401403404429500

Schemas 18

The contract defines 18 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are was_plugin (72 properties), response-was-findings-chunk (23 properties), response-findings-export-status (13 properties), cvss4_vector (12 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

cvss_temporal_vector
object
CVSSv2 temporal metrics for the vulnerability.
4 properties
cvss4_threat_vector
object
An object representing the CVSS v4.0 Threat metrics for the vulnerability. These metrics provide context on current, observed threat activity in the wild, such…
3 properties
was_plugin
object
Information about the plugin that detected the finding.
72 properties
cvss3_vector
object
Additional CVSSv3 metrics for the vulnerability.
7 properties
was-scan-information
object
Information about the latest scan that detected the vulnerability.
4 properties
cvss_vector
object
Additional CVSSv2 metrics for the vulnerability.
7 properties
cvss3_temporal_vector
object
CVSSv3 temporal metrics for the vulnerability.
4 properties
epss_filter
object
Filters vulnerabilities by their Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) score, expressed as a percentage from 0 to 100. You can combine properties to define…
6 properties
exploit_framework
object
Detail of exploit framework
2 properties
response-findings-export-status
object
Information about the specified findings export job.
13 properties
vpr_filter
object
Filters vulnerabilities based on their Vulnerability Priority Rating (VPR) version 1 score. You can define score ranges using properties such as gte (greater t…
6 properties
cvss4_vector
object
An object representing the full set of CVSS v4.0 base metrics for the vulnerability. These metrics define the intrinsic characteristics of the vulnerability, i…
12 properties
cvss4_filter
object
Filters vulnerabilities based on their CVSS version 4 (CVSSv4) base score. You can specify score ranges using the provided comparison properties. For example,…
6 properties
response-findings-export-jobs
object
10 properties
ErrorResponse
object
Tenable Web App Scanning error response.
1 property 1 required
response-was-findings-chunk
object
A chunk of WAS findings.
23 properties
response-was-export-chunk-asset
object
Information about the asset where the scan detected the vulnerability.
4 properties
vpr_v2_filter
object
Filters vulnerabilities based on their Vulnerability Priority Rating (VPR) version 2 score. This enhanced version is labeled VPR (Beta) in the user interface.…
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

tenable-exports-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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