Progress Software Jobs Service API

The JobsService API from Progress Software — 4 operation(s) for jobsservice.

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Operations 6

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 /api/v0/compliance/scanner/jobs Create a compliance scan job · Create a scan job #

Ask an LLM

“How do I schedule an InSpec scan of my nodes against compliance profiles?”

“Can I create a detect job that just checks whether nodes are reachable?”

Tell an agent

Create an exec scan job {name} running profiles {profiles} against nodes {nodes}.

Create a {type} job named {name} that recurs on {recurrence}.

GET /api/v0/compliance/scanner/jobs/id/{id} Get a scan job's details · Read a scan job #

Ask an LLM

“What nodes and profiles does a specific scan job target?”

“Can I check a scan job's status and schedule by its ID?”

Tell an agent

Get scan job {id}.

Show the status, nodes and profiles of job {id}.

PUT /api/v0/compliance/scanner/jobs/id/{id} Update a scan job · Update a job #

Ask an LLM

“How do I change the profiles or recurrence of an existing scan job?”

“Do I need to resend every field when updating a scan job?”

Tell an agent

Update scan job {id} to run profiles {profiles}.

Change job {id}'s name to {name} and recurrence to {recurrence}.

DELETE /api/v0/compliance/scanner/jobs/id/{id} Delete a scan job · Delete a scan job #

Ask an LLM

“How do I delete a scan job I no longer need?”

“Does deleting a scan job also delete its compliance reports?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Delete scan job {id}.

Remove the compliance scan job {id} but keep its reports.

GET /api/v0/compliance/scanner/jobs/rerun/id/{id} Rerun an existing scan job · Rerun a scan job #

Ask an LLM

“Can I run a scan job again right now without creating a new one?”

“How do I trigger a fresh scan using an existing job's settings?”

Tell an agent

Rerun scan job {id}.

Run job {id} again now with its saved nodes and profiles.

POST /api/v0/compliance/scanner/jobs/search Search and list scan jobs · List of scan jobs #

Ask an LLM

“Which compliance scan jobs exist, and which ones failed?”

“Can I filter scan jobs by type or status and sort by end time?”

Tell an agent

List scan jobs matching filters {filters}.

Show scan jobs sorted by {sort}, {per_page} per page.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: '# Authentication

    The Chef Automate API typically uses an API token passed in the header of your API request.'
  title: Chef Automate API Documentation Jobs Service API
  termsOfService: https://www.chef.io/terms-and-conditions-of-use/
  contact:
    url: https://www.chef.io/support/
    email: support@chef.io
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://github.com/chef/automate/blob/main/LICENSE
  version: version not set
  x-logo:
    altText: Chef logo
    url: /images/chef-automate-logo.svg
servers:
- url: https://automate.chef.io
tags:
- name: JobsService
  x-displayName: Scan Jobs
paths:
  /api/v0/compliance/scanner/jobs:
    post:
      description: 'Creates a scan job. A scan job executes Chef InSpec against the specified nodes.

        Requires a user-specified name. Type should be `detect` (checks if the node is reachable and reports the

        platform information for the nodes) or `exec` (executes a set of profiles against the nodes).

        Nodes to scan may be specified by including an array of node IDs to scan or a node manager ID along with some optional

        filtering information.

        Exec jobs require at least one profile to be used as part of the Chef InSpec scan.

        Optional recurrence schedules enable regularly scheduled (repeating) scans.


        Example:

        ```

        {

        "name": "my testjob",

        "tags": [],

        "type": "exec",

        "nodes": ["i07uc612-7e97-43f2-9b19-256abh785820"],

        "profiles": ["https://github.com/dev-sec/linux-baseline/archive/master.tar.gz", "compliance://admin/ssh-baseline#2.2.0"],

        "retries": 1,

        "node_selectors":[

        {

        "manager_id":"e69dc612-7e67-43f2-9b19-256afd385820",

        "filters":[{"key":"name","values":["ins*"],"exclude":false}]

        }

        ],

        "recurrence":"DTSTART=20191231T045100Z;FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1"

        }

        ```


        Authorization Action:


        ```

        compliance:scannerJobs:create

        ```'
      tags:
      - JobsService
      summary: Create a scan job
      operationId: JobsService_Create
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Id'
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Job'
        required: true
  /api/v0/compliance/scanner/jobs/id/{id}:
    get:
      description: 'Read the details of a scan job given an ID.


        Authorization Action:


        ```

        compliance:scannerJobs:get

        ```'
      tags:
      - JobsService
      summary: Read a scan job
      operationId: JobsService_Read
      parameters:
      - description: Unique ID (UUID) assigned to object.
        name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Name of object.
        name: name
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Job'
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
    put:
      description: 'PUT operation to update the details for a scan job, such as the name, profiles, node set, or recurrence schedule.

        Please note that this is a PUT operation, so all scan job details included in the create function

        should be included in the PUT message to update.


        Authorization Action:


        ```

        compliance:scannerJobs:update

        ```'
      tags:
      - JobsService
      summary: Update a job
      operationId: JobsService_Update
      parameters:
      - description: Unique ID (UUID) of the scan job.
        name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Job'
        required: true
    delete:
      description: 'Delete a scan job given an ID. Note this does not delete the report(s) generated by the scan job.


        Authorization Action:


        ```

        compliance:scannerJobs:delete

        ```'
      tags:
      - JobsService
      summary: Delete a scan job
      operationId: JobsService_Delete
      parameters:
      - description: Unique ID (UUID) assigned to object.
        name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Name of object.
        name: name
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
  /api/v0/compliance/scanner/jobs/rerun/id/{id}:
    get:
      description: 'Does not create a new job in the database. Reads the job info given the job ID

        and runs a scan. The latest job information is then updated to reflect this latest run.


        Authorization Action:


        ```

        compliance:scannerJobs:rerun

        ```'
      tags:
      - JobsService
      summary: Rerun a scan job
      operationId: JobsService_Rerun
      parameters:
      - description: Unique ID (UUID) assigned to object.
        name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Name of object.
        name: name
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.RerunResponse'
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
  /api/v0/compliance/scanner/jobs/search:
    post:
      description: 'Returns a list of scan jobs matching the query.

        Supports filtering, sorting, and pagination.

        Valid filtering fields: job_type, parent_job, status

        Valid sorting fields: name, type, status, start_time, end_time


        Example:

        ```

        {

        "filters":[

        {"key":"job_type","values":["exec"]},

        {"key":"parent_job","values":[""]}

        ],

        "page":1,

        "per_page":100,

        "sort":"end_time",

        "order":"DESC"

        }

        ```


        Authorization Action:


        ```

        compliance:scannerJobs:list

        ```'
      tags:
      - JobsService
      summary: List of scan jobs
      operationId: JobsService_List
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Jobs'
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/grpc.gateway.runtime.Error'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Query'
        required: true
components:
  schemas:
    chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Jobs:
      type: object
      properties:
        jobs:
          description: List of jobs.
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Job'
        total:
          description: Total number of jobs in the system.
          type: integer
          format: int32
    google.protobuf.Any:
      type: object
      properties:
        type_url:
          type: string
        value:
          type: string
          format: byte
    chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Query:
      type: object
      properties:
        filters:
          description: Use filters to limit the set of items returned.
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.common.query.Filter'
        order:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Query.OrderType'
        page:
          description: Starting page for the results.
          type: integer
          format: int32
        per_page:
          description: The number of results on each page.
          type: integer
          format: int32
        sort:
          description: Sort the results on a specific field.
          type: string
    chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.ResultsRow:
      type: object
      properties:
        end_time:
          description: End time of the scan.
          type: string
          format: date-time
        job_id:
          description: ID of the scan.
          type: string
        node_id:
          description: ID of the scanned node.
          type: string
        report_id:
          description: ID of the report generated by the scan.
          type: string
        result:
          description: Result error message for failed scans.
          type: string
        start_time:
          description: Start time of the scan.
          type: string
          format: date-time
        status:
          description: Status of the scan (completed, failed, aborted).
          type: string
    chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.RerunResponse:
      type: object
    chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Id:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          description: Unique ID (UUID) assigned to object.
          type: string
        name:
          description: Name of object.
          type: string
    chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Query.OrderType:
      description: Return the results in ascending or descending order.
      type: string
      default: ASC
      enum:
      - ASC
      - DESC
    chef.automate.api.common.query.Kv:
      type: object
      properties:
        key:
          description: Tag key.
          type: string
        value:
          description: Tag value.
          type: string
    chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.ManagerFilter:
      type: object
      properties:
        filters:
          description: Use filters to limit the set of items returned.
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.common.query.Filter'
        manager_id:
          description: Unique ID of a node manager.
          type: string
    chef.automate.api.common.query.Filter:
      type: object
      properties:
        exclude:
          description: "Include matches for this filter.(boolean)\n`true` (default) *includes* all nodes that match this filter. \n`false` *excludes* all nodes that match this filter."
          type: boolean
        key:
          description: Field to filter on.
          type: string
        values:
          description: Field values to filter on.
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    grpc.gateway.runtime.Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/google.protobuf.Any'
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
    chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.Job:
      type: object
      properties:
        deleted:
          description: Boolean used to denote the job has been marked as "deleted" by the user.
          type: boolean
        end_time:
          description: End time of the scan job, assigned by the service.
          type: string
          format: date-time
        id:
          description: Unique ID (UUID) of the scan job.
          type: string
        job_count:
          description: Count of scans executed by the job.
          type: integer
          format: int32
        name:
          description: User-specified name of the scan job.
          type: string
        node_count:
          description: Count of nodes to be scanned as part of the job, assigned by the service.
          type: integer
          format: int32
        node_selectors:
          description: Set of node manager IDs and filters to associate with the scan job.
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.ManagerFilter'
        nodes:
          description: List of node IDs to associate with the scan job.
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        parent_id:
          description: ID of parent job to associate with the job, if any.
          type: string
        profile_count:
          description: Count of profiles to be executed as part of the job.
          type: integer
          format: int32
        profiles:
          description: List of profiles to execute as part of the scan job.
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        recurrence:
          description: Recurrence schedule string for the job.
          type: string
        results:
          description: Results of the scan job, including a report ID if one was generated.
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.compliance.scanner.jobs.v1.ResultsRow'
        retries:
          description: 'Number of times to retry the scan job. Default: 3.'
          type: integer
          format: int32
        retries_left:
          description: Number of retries left, assigned by the service.
          type: integer
          format: int32
        scheduled_time:
          description: Next scheduled scan execution time.
          type: string
          format: date-time
        start_time:
          description: Start time of the scan job, assigned by the service.
          type: string
          format: date-time
        status:
          description: Status of the scan job, assigned by the service.
          type: string
        tags:
          description: Tags to assign to the scan job.
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/chef.automate.api.common.query.Kv'
        timeout:
          description: 'Desired timeout (in seconds) for the scan job execution. Default: 7200 for exec jobs, 600 for detect jobs.'
          type: integer
          format: int32
        type:
          description: Determines the type of Chef InSpec run, `detect` or `exec`.
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    APIToken:
      description: Authenticate with the Automate API using an API Token.
      type: apiKey
      name: api-token
      in: header
x-tagGroups:
- name: Compliance
  tags:
  - ReportingService
  - StatsService
  - JobsService
  - ProfilesService
  - Comp_Assets
- name: Report Manager
  tags:
  - ReportManagerService
- name: Infra
  tags:
  - ConfigMgmt
  - InfraProxy
- name: Ingest
  tags:
  - ChefIngester
  - JobScheduler
- name: Node Management
  tags:
  - NodeManagerService
  - NodesService
- name: Event Feed
  tags:
  - EventFeedService
- name: Secrets
  tags:
  - SecretsService
- name: Applications
  tags:
  - service_groups
  - retention
  - ApplicationsService
- name: Data Feed
  tags:
  - DatafeedService
- name: Data Lifecycle
  tags:
  - DataLifecycle
- name: Notifications
  tags:
  - Notifications
- name: Content Delivery
  tags:
  - Cds
- name: Audit and Settings
  tags:
  - UserSettingsService
- name: System
  tags:
  - Gateway
  - Deployment
  - License
  - Telemetry
  - LegacyDataCollector
- name: Identity
  tags:
  - users
  - teams
  - tokens
- name: Access Management
  tags:
  - policies
  - roles
  - projects
  - rules
  - Authorization