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Tenable Networks API

The Networks API from Tenable — 6 operation(s) for networks.

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

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

This API exposes 10 operations across 6 paths, and defines 7 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.

10 operations 6 paths 7 schemas 1 DELETE5 GET3 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 Networks 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 10

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 1 DELETE, 5 GET, 3 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Networks 10
POST
/networks
Create network
networks-create body → 200400401403409415429500
GET
/networks
List networks
networks-list 6 params → 200400401403429500503
GET
/networks/{network_id}
Get network details
networks-details 1 param → 200401404429500503
PUT
/networks/{network_id}
Update network
networks-update 1 param body → 200400401403404409415429
DELETE
/networks/{network_id}
Delete network
networks-delete 1 param → 200400401403404429500503
GET
/networks/{network_id}/counts/assets-not-seen-in/{num_days}
Get network asset count
io-networks-asset-count-details 2 params → 200400401404429500503
POST
/networks/{network_id}/scanners/{scanner_uuid}
Assign scanners
networks-assign-scanner 2 params → 200400401403404409429500
GET
/networks/{network_id}/scanners
List network scanners
networks-list-scanners 1 param → 200401403404429500503
POST
/networks/{network_id}/scanners
Bulk assign scanners
networks-assign-scanner-bulk 1 param body → 200400401403404409429500
GET
/networks/{network_id}/assignable-scanners
List assignable scanners
networks-list-assignable-scanners 1 param → 200401403404429500503

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are networks_ScannerObject (29 properties), networks_NetworkObject (14 properties), networks_PaginationResponse (4 properties), networks_ErrorResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

networks_NetworkConflict
object
2 properties
networks_NetworkObject
object
14 properties
networks_ScannerObject
object
29 properties
networks_NetworkAssetCount
object
2 properties
networks_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
networks_PaginationResponse
object
An object containing pagination information for the current result set.
4 properties
networks_ErrorResponse
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

tenable-networks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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