Cortex

Cortex Scorecards API

Standards that measure catalog entities, with scores and exemptions.

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Operations 14

GET /api/v1/scorecards List Scorecards #
POST /api/v1/scorecards/descriptor Create or update Scorecard #
GET /api/v1/scorecards/exemptions List Scorecard rule exemptions #
GET /api/v1/scorecards/{scorecardTag}/entity/{tagOrId}/badge Retrieve Scorecard shields.io badge #
DELETE /api/v1/scorecards/{tag} Delete Scorecard #
GET /api/v1/scorecards/{tag} Retrieve Scorecard #
GET /api/v1/scorecards/{tag}/descriptor Retrieve Scorecard descriptor #
POST /api/v1/scorecards/{tag}/entity/{entityTag}/exemption Request Scorecard rule exemption #
PUT /api/v1/scorecards/{tag}/entity/{entityTag}/exemption/approve Approve Scorecard rule exemption #
PUT /api/v1/scorecards/{tag}/entity/{entityTag}/exemption/deny Deny Scorecard rule exemption #
PUT /api/v1/scorecards/{tag}/entity/{entityTag}/exemption/revoke Revoke Scorecard rule exemption #
POST /api/v1/scorecards/{tag}/entity/{entityTag}/scores Evaluate entity scorecard score #
GET /api/v1/scorecards/{tag}/next-steps Retrieve next steps for entity in Scorecard #
GET /api/v1/scorecards/{tag}/scores Retrieve Scorecard scores #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.cortex.io/api
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APIReference
https://docs.cortex.io/api/readme/catalog-entities
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APIReference
https://docs.cortex.io/api/readme/scorecards
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APIReference
https://docs.cortex.io/api/readme/custom-data
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APIReference
https://docs.cortex.io/api/readme/initiatives
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APIReference
https://docs.cortex.io/api/readme/deploys
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APIReference
https://docs.cortex.io/api/readme/integrations/github

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cortex-idp/refs/heads/main/openapi/cortex-idp-scorecards-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cortex-idp/refs/heads/main/collections/cortex-idp.postman_collection.json
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OpenCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cortex-idp/refs/heads/main/collections/cortex-idp.opencollection.json

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OpenAPI Specification

cortex-idp-scorecards-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: The Cortex REST API provides programmatic access to the data in the catalog, Scorecards, and more.
  title: Cortex Scorecards API
  version: v1
servers:
- url: https://api.getcortexapp.com
  description: Cortex Cloud API host
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:


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