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Tenable Inventory Exports API

The Tenable Inventory Exports API enables users to export inventory assets and findings in JSON or CSV format. For more information about exporting assets and findings from Tenable Exposure Management, see [Assets](https://docs.tenable.com/exposure-management/Content/exposure-management/inventory/assets.htm) and [Findings](https://docs.tenable.com/exposure-management/Content/exposure-management/inventory/findings.htm) in the _Tenable Exposure Management User Guide_.

Tenable Inventory 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 Inventory Exports. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 10 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.

6 operations 6 paths 10 schemas 4 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 Inventory 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 6

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 4 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Inventory Exports 6

The Tenable Inventory Exports API enables users to export inventory assets and findings in JSON or CSV format. For more information about exporting assets and findings from Tenabl…

POST
/api/v1/t1/inventory/export/assets
Export assets
inventory-export-assets 6 params body → 200400401403429500
POST
/api/v1/t1/inventory/export/findings
Export findings
inventory-export-findings 6 params body → 200400401403429500
GET
/api/v1/t1/inventory/export/assets/status
List asset export jobs
inventory-export-assets-jobs 2 params → 200400401403429500
GET
/api/v1/t1/inventory/export/findings/status
List finding export jobs
inventory-export-findings-jobs 2 params → 200400401403429500
GET
/api/v1/t1/inventory/export/{export_id}/status
Get export status
inventory-export-status 1 param → 200400401403404429500
GET
/api/v1/t1/inventory/export/{export_id}/download/{chunk_id}
Download export
inventory-export-download 2 params → 200204400401403404429500

Schemas 10

The contract defines 10 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Inventory_Exports_Response-Findings-Chunk-JSON (5 properties), Inventory_Exports_Response-Export-Job (5 properties), Inventory_Exports_Response-Export-Status (5 properties), Inventory_Exports_Response-Assets-Chunk-JSON (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Inventory_Exports_Response-Findings-Chunk-JSON
object
5 properties
Inventory_Exports_ErrorResponseStatus-400
object
2 properties
Inventory_Exports_Response-Export-Status
object
5 properties
Inventory_Exports_ErrorResponse
object
3 properties
Inventory_Exports_Findings-Property-Filter
object
3 properties 3 required
Inventory_Exports_Dataset-File-Format
string
Inventory_Exports_ErrorResponseStatus
object
2 properties
Inventory_Exports_Assets-Property-Filter
object
3 properties 3 required
Inventory_Exports_Response-Export-Job
object
5 properties
Inventory_Exports_Response-Assets-Chunk-JSON
object
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

tenable-inventory-exports-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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