Tenable Inventory API
The Tenable Inventory API enables users to search for their organization's assets and the software installed on those assets. Additionally, API endpoints are provided to retrieve a list of asset and software properties that can be used as filters on endpoints that support them. For more information, see [Inventory](https://docs.tenable.com/exposure-management/Content/exposure-management/inventory/inventory.htm) in the _Tenable Exposure Management User Guide_.
Tenable Inventory API is one of 107 APIs that Tenable publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Inventory. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 15 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.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
Tenable Inventory 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 6
Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 3 GET, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
The Tenable Inventory API enables users to search for their organization's assets and the software installed on those assets. Additionally, API endpoints are provided to retrieve…
Schemas 15
The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Inventory_Properties-Object (7 properties), Inventory_Response-Search-Assets-Object (6 properties), Inventory_Response-Search-Findings-Object (6 properties), Inventory_Response-Search-Software-Object (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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