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Harness Compliance Standards API

The Compliance Standards API from Harness — 3 operation(s) for compliance standards.

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Operations 3

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /v1/orgs/{org}/projects/{project}/compliance-standards Create compliance standards for a project · Create Compliance Standards #
Ask an LLM
“How do I set up compliance standards in a supply chain project?”
“Can compliance standards be created per project?”
Tell an agent
Create compliance standards for project {project} in org {org}.
Initialize the compliance standards of org {org} project {project}.
POST /v1/orgs/{org}/projects/{project}/compliance-standards/list Search a project's compliance standards · Fetch Compliance Standards #
Ask an LLM
“Which compliance checks apply to my project, and at what severity?”
“Can I filter compliance standards by standard, entity type or severity?”
Tell an agent
List compliance standards in project {project} of org {org}.
Show {severity} severity compliance standards for project {project} in {org}.
GET /v1/orgs/{org}/projects/{project}/compliance-standards/compliances/{compliance} Get one compliance standard by id · Get Compliance Standard By Id #
Ask an LLM
“What does a specific compliance rule check for?”
“Where can I view the details of a single compliance standard?”
Tell an agent
Show compliance standard {compliance} in project {project} of org {org}.
Get the details of compliance check {compliance} for {org}/{project}.

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OpenAPI Specification

harness-compliance-standards-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Harness Compliance Standards API
  version: '1.0'
  description: The Harness Software Delivery Platform uses OpenAPI Specification v3.0.
  contact:
    name: API Support
    email: contact@harness.io
    url: https://harness.io/
  x-logo:
    url: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/779232/Harnes_logo_horizontal.jpg?p=facebook
    altText: Harness
  termsOfService: https://harness.io/terms-of-use/
servers:
- url: https://app.harness.io
  description: Harness host URL
- url: https://{vanity}
  description: Vanity URL
  variables:
    vanity:
      default: app.harness.io
security:
- x-api-key: []
tags:
- name: Compliance Standards
paths:
  /v1/orgs/{org}/projects/{project}/compliance-standards:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrgParam1'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectParam1'
    post:
      summary: Create Compliance Standards
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Shared Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceCheck'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
      operationId: createComplianceStandards
      security:
      - x-api-key: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountHeader6'
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/CreateComplianceStandardRequestBody'
      x-stoplight:
        id: w7t7slwx4bpyp
      tags:
      - Compliance Standards
  /v1/orgs/{org}/projects/{project}/compliance-standards/list:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrgParam1'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectParam1'
    post:
      summary: Fetch Compliance Standards
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ComplianceStandardsResponseBody'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
      operationId: getComplianceStandards
      security:
      - x-api-key: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountHeader6'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit6'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Order2'
      - schema:
          type: string
        in: query
        name: sort
        description: Parameter on the basis of which sorting is done.
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/ComplianceStandardsRequestBody'
      x-stoplight:
        id: ba1j9fp38rjbh
      tags:
      - Compliance Standards
  /v1/orgs/{org}/projects/{project}/compliance-standards/compliances/{compliance}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrgParam1'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectParam1'
    - schema:
        type: string
      name: compliance
      in: path
      required: true
      description: compliance Id
    get:
      summary: Get Compliance Standard By Id
      tags:
      - Compliance Standards
      security:
      - x-api-key: []
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ComplianceStandardByIdResponseBody'
      operationId: getCompliaceStandardById
      x-stoplight:
        id: pm3x5ic04amhd
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountHeader6'
components:
  schemas:
    ComplianceCheck:
      type: object
      x-examples:
        Example 1:
          can_execute: true
          compliance_id: 1.2.1
          category: Source Code
          category_id: '1'
          sub_category: Repository Management
          sub_category_id: '1.2'
          title: Ensure all public repositories contain a SECURITY.md file
          severity: LOW
          type: SCM
          entity: REPOSITORY
          description: SECURITY.md file is a security policy file, which gives people instructions when they are reporting security vulnerabilities in a project. When someone creates an issue in that project, a link to the SECURITY.md file will be shown.
          remediation: For each repository in use, create a SECURITY.md file and save it in the documents or root directory of the repository.
          integrations:
          - GITHUB
          standards:
          - CIS
          tags:
          - CIS-1.2.1
          url: https://avd.aquasec.com/compliance/softwaresupplychain/cis-1.0/cis-1.0-sourcecode/1.2
          scan_type: REPOSITORY
      description: Represents Single SSCA Compliance Check
      required:
      - compliance_id
      - category
      - category_id
      - title
      - severity
      - type
      - entity
      - description
      - standards
      - sub_category
      - sub_category_id
      - can_execute
      - scan_type
      properties:
        compliance_id:
          type: string
          x-stoplight:
            id: ak9y7kwry6e2o
        category:
          type: string
          x-stoplight:
            id: zvq34yh1ak6nz
        category_id:
          type: string
          x-stoplight:
            id: v0fnkw247n211
        title:
          type: string
        severity:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceCheckSeverity'
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceCheckType'
        entity:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceCheckEntityType'
        description:
          type: string
        remediation:
          type: string
        standards:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceStandardType'
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            x-stoplight:
              id: kd1ktfq6vjcvf
        url:
          type: string
          x-stoplight:
            id: 0q36p62mq8bur
        sub_category:
          type: string
          x-stoplight:
            id: 2iczkwuwdnahe
        sub_category_id:
          type: string
          x-stoplight:
            id: hoh6mm0iogk3u
        integrations:
          type: array
          x-stoplight:
            id: 8fb60msdrzd09
          items:
            type: string
        can_execute:
          type: boolean
          x-stoplight:
            id: q0qq16vpi1pf6
        scan_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceScanType'
      x-stoplight:
        id: vlfta3sppng1w
    ComplianceCheckType:
      title: ComplianceCheckType
      type: string
      x-stoplight:
        id: 172pz2p0c2bc1
      enum:
      - SCM
      - ARTIFACT
      - BUILD
      - DEPENDENCIES
      description: Represents Type of Compliance Check
    ComplianceFilter:
      title: ComplianceFilter
      x-stoplight:
        id: 2s5vjjncxduj6
      type: object
      properties:
        standards:
          x-stoplight:
            id: 93rw59dvxegw7
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceStandardType'
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceCheckType'
        entity:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceCheckEntityType'
        severity:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceCheckSeverity'
        search_term:
          type: string
          x-stoplight:
            id: l10xdz7ssp9vn
        integrations_filter:
          type: array
          x-stoplight:
            id: 9vnhu1ikeqtxh
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceStandardsFilterEntity'
    ComplianceSourcePlatform:
      title: ComplianceSourcePlatform
      x-stoplight:
        id: mu4qb4tnrii02
      type: string
      enum:
      - GITHUB
      - HARNESS
      description: 'Source platform enum. Example: GITHUB, HARNESS'
    ComplianceStandardType:
      title: ComplianceStandardType
      type: string
      x-stoplight:
        id: hqwyia5x65e2x
      enum:
      - CIS
      - OWASP
    ComplianceCheckEntityType:
      title: ComplianceCheckEntityType
      type: string
      x-stoplight:
        id: c9u1ph0w9r2pc
      enum:
      - REPOSITORY
      - ORGANIZATION
      - BRANCH
      - PACKAGEREGISTRY
      - PIPELINE
      - DEPENDENCIES
      - All
      description: Represents entity type on which compliance check is applicable
    ComplianceStandardsFilterEntity:
      title: ComplianceStandardsFilterEntity
      x-stoplight:
        id: 0mc5ygoyq3h1c
      type: object
      x-examples:
        Example 1:
          scan_type: CICD
          integrations:
          - GITHUB
          - HARNESS
      description: Type of SPM support and platforms integrated
      x-internal: false
      required:
      - scan_type
      - integrations
      properties:
        scan_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceScanType'
        integrations:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceSourcePlatform'
    ComplianceScanType:
      title: ComplianceScanType
      x-stoplight:
        id: xofqrlg94b1o5
      type: string
      enum:
      - REPOSITORY
      - CICD
      description: Type of scan on the source like Repository scan or Worklfow scan
    ComplianceCheckSeverity:
      title: ComplianceCheckSeverity
      type: string
      x-stoplight:
        id: kpbii4pjiw1ff
      enum:
      - CRITICAL
      - HIGH
      - MEDIUM
      - LOW
  parameters:
    Page2:
      name: page
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 0
        minimum: 0
      description: "Pagination page number strategy: Specify the page number within the paginated collection related to the number of items in each page\t"
    ProjectParam1:
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Harness project ID
      name: project
    AccountHeader6:
      name: Harness-Account
      in: header
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Identifier field of the account the resource is scoped to. This is required for Authorization methods other than the x-api-key header. If you are using the x-api-key header, this can be skipped.
    OrgParam1:
      name: org
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Harness organization ID
    Order2:
      name: order
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - ASC
        - DESC
        default: ASC
      description: Order on the basis of which sorting is done.
    Limit6:
      name: limit
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 30
        maximum: 1000
        minimum: 1
      description: Number of items to return per page.
  responses:
    ComplianceStandardsResponseBody:
      description: Example response
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceCheck'
      headers:
        X-Total-Elements:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Total-Elements'
        X-Page-Number:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Page-Number'
        X-Page-Size:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Page-Size'
    ComplianceStandardByIdResponseBody:
      description: Example response
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceCheck'
  requestBodies:
    CreateComplianceStandardRequestBody:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceCheck'
    ComplianceStandardsRequestBody:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceFilter'
  headers:
    X-Page-Size:
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Maximum page size in Paginated response.
    X-Total-Elements:
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Total number of elements returned in Paginated response.
    X-Page-Number:
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Page number in Paginated response.
  securitySchemes:
    x-api-key:
      name: x-api-key
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      description: API key is a token provided while making the API calls. This is used to authenticate the client at the exposed endpoint.
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  description: Find out more about Swagger
  url: http://swagger.io
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  id: oc91t4vrfnjyi
x-tagGroups:
- name: Organizations
  tags:
  - Organization
- name: Projects
  tags:
  - Org Project
  - Project
- name: Secrets
  tags:
  - Account Secret
  - Org Secret
  - Project Secret
  - Secrets
- name: Connectors
  tags:
  - Account Connector
  - Org Connector
  - Project Connector
  - Connectors
  - GoogleSecretManagerConnector
- name: Roles
  tags:
  - Account Roles
  - Organization Roles
  - Project Roles
  - Roles
- name: Resource Groups
  tags:
  - Account Resource Groups
  - Organization Resource Groups
  - Project Resource Groups
  - Filter Resource Groups
  - Harness Resource Group
  - Zendesk
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  tags:
  - Account Role Assignments
  - Org Role Assignments
  - Project Role Assignments
  - Role Assignments
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  - Access Control List
  - Account Banner
  - Account Banner
  - Account Licensed Modules
  - Account License Type
  - Account Webhooks
  - AccountSetting
  - Accounts
  - Analyze Account Access Policy
  - Analyze Organization Access Policy
  - Analyze Project Access Policy
  - ApiKey
  - Audit
  - AuditFilters
  - Authentication Settings
  - Canny
  - Devops Essentials License Data By Account
  - EULA
  - Filter
  - Harness Resource Type
  - Invite
  - IP Allowlist
  - Nextgen Ldap
  - Notification Channels
  - Notification Rules
  - OIDC
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  - Oidc-ID-Token
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  - Permissions
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  - Secret Managers
  - Service Account
  - Setting
  - SMTP
  - Source Code Manager
  - Token
  - User
  - User Group
  - Variables
- name: Delegate
  tags:
  - Agent mTLS Endpoint Management
  - Delegate Download Resource
  - Delegate Group Tags Resource
  - Delegate Setup Resource
  - Delegate Token Resource
- name: Pipelines
  tags:
  - Pipelines
  - Input Sets
  - Approvals
  - Pipeline Execution
  - Pipeline Dashboard
  - Pipeline Input Set
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  - TriggersEvents
  - Webhook Triggers
  - Webhook Event Handler
  - DryRunPipeline
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  tags:
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  - Docker Artifacts
  - Helm Artifacts
  - quarantine
  - Webhooks
  - Spaces
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  - Registry V3 - Registries
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  - Execution Config
  - Migration State
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  - K8s Release Service Mapping
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  - EnvironmentGroup
  - Infrastructures
  - Usage
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  - Service Dashboard
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- name: GitOps
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  - Notification Settings v2
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  - Commitment Orchestrator Events APIs
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  - Orchestration Processes
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  - Freeze
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  - Uploads
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