# Chef InSpec

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-inspec/  
**Provider:** Chef — https://apis.io/providers/chef/  
**Documentation:** https://docs.chef.io/inspec/

Chef InSpec is one of 14 APIs that [Chef](https://apis.io/providers/chef/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Compliance, Security, and Testing. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

InSpec is an open-source language and runner for security and compliance testing. It is consumed via the InSpec CLI and Ruby DSL, and surfaced inside Chef Automate as compliance profiles, scan jobs, and reports.

## Machine-readable artifacts (11)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.chef.io/inspec/
- **GitHub** — https://github.com/inspec/inspec
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chef/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chef/refs/heads/main/arazzo/chef-access-review-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chef/refs/heads/main/arazzo/chef-compliance-scan-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chef/refs/heads/main/arazzo/chef-habitat-package-release-audit-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chef/refs/heads/main/arazzo/chef-infra-inventory-snapshot-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chef/refs/heads/main/arazzo/chef-node-decommission-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chef/refs/heads/main/arazzo/chef-node-registration-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chef/refs/heads/main/arazzo/chef-node-runlist-update-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chef/refs/heads/main/arazzo/chef-role-assignment-workflow.yml

## Other Chef APIs (12)

- [Chef Channels API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-channels-api/)
- [Chef Clients API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-clients-api/)
- [Chef Cookbooks API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-cookbooks-api/)
- [Chef Data Bags API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-data-bags-api/)
- [Chef Environments API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-environments-api/)
- [Chef IAM API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-iam-api/)
- [Chef Nodes API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-nodes-api/)
- [Chef Packages API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-packages-api/)
- [Chef Profiles API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-profiles-api/)
- [Chef Reports API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-reports-api/)
- [Chef Roles API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-roles-api/)
- [Chef Scans API](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-scans-api/)

## Tags

Compliance, Security, Testing

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/chef/chef-inspec/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/chef/.