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Tenable User API

A Tenable.ad user

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

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

This API exposes 10 operations across 7 paths. 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 7 paths 0 schemas 1 DELETE3 GET2 PATCH3 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 User 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 7 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 2 PATCH, 3 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

User 10

A Tenable.ad user

GET
/api/users
Get all users
1 param → 200401500
POST
/api/users
Create user instance.
1 param body → 201401500
GET
/api/users/whoami
Get a user's information
1 param → 200401500
GET
/api/users/{id}
Get user instance by id.
2 params → 200401500
PATCH
/api/users/{id}
Update user instance.
2 params body → 200401500
DELETE
/api/users/{id}
Delete user instance.
2 params → 204401500
PATCH
/api/users/password
Update a user's password
1 param body → 200401500
POST
/api/login
Logs in a user
body → 200500
POST
/api/logout
Logs out a user
1 param → 204401500
PUT
/api/users/{id}/roles
Replace role list for a user
2 params body → 200401500

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

tenable-user-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Tenable publishes across the network.

Tenable About API
Tenable Access Control (API) API
Tenable Access Control (Groups) API
Tenable Access Control (Permissions) API
Tenable Access Control (Roles) API
Tenable Access Control (Users) API
Tenable Access Groups v1 API
Tenable Access Groups v2 API
Tenable Account Groups API
Tenable Accounts API
Tenable Activity Log API
Tenable AD object API