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Tenable Scan Control API

The Scan Control API from Tenable — 5 operation(s) for scan control.

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

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

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 1 schema. 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 1 schemas 5 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 Scan Control 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 — 5 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Scan Control 5
POST
/scans/{scan_id}/launch
Launch scan
scans-launch 1 param body → 200401403404429500
POST
/scans/{scan_id}/pause
Pause scan
scans-pause 1 param → 200401404409429500
POST
/scans/{scan_id}/resume
Resume scan
scans-resume 1 param → 200401404409429500
POST
/scans/{scan_id}/stop
Stop scan
scans-stop 1 param → 200401404409429500
POST
/scans/{schedule_uuid}/force-stop
Force stop scan
vm-scans-stop-force 1 param → 200401404409429500

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Scan_Control_ErrorResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Scan_Control_ErrorResponse
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

tenable-scan-control-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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