# SecurityScorecard Metadata API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-metadata-api/  
**Provider:** SecurityScorecard — https://apis.io/providers/security-scorecard/  
**Base URL:** https://api.securityscorecard.io  
**Documentation:** https://securityscorecard.readme.io/reference/introduction

SecurityScorecard Metadata API is one of 32 APIs that [SecurityScorecard](https://apis.io/providers/security-scorecard/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 24 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Metadata. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and 24 JSON Schemas.

The metadata API from SecurityScorecard — 3 operation(s) for metadata.

## Operations (3)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/metadata/factors` | get metadata for the factors used when scoring com |
| GET | `/metadata/issue-types` | get metadata for all issue types that can be detec |
| GET | `/metadata/issue-types/{type}` | get detailed metadata for the issue type |

## Machine-readable artifacts (25)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/openapi/security-scorecard-metadata-api-openapi.yml
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-all-companies-response-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-company-by-domain-response-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-update-company-fields-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-note-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-update-company-fields-by-domain-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-all-companies-bulk-update-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-asi-search-response-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-get-asi-asset-ip-response-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-asi-search-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-get-asi-threat-actors-response-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-get-asi-asset-port-response-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-get-cve-response-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-custom-scorecard-schema-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-get-action-plan-by-id-schema-response-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-action-plan-list-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-create-custom-scorecard-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-company-summary-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-delete-custom-scorecard-filters-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-findings-list-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-action-plans-list-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-likelihood-assessment-v2-get-response-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-add-vendor-domains-result-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-breaches-list-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/security-scorecard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/security-scorecard-reports-schema-schema.json

## Other SecurityScorecard APIs (12)

- [SecurityScorecard API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/securityscorecard-api/)
- [SecurityScorecard Scorecard Multiscores API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-multiscores-api/)
- [SecurityScorecard action plans API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-action-plans-api/)
- [SecurityScorecard active findings API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-active-findings-api/)
- [SecurityScorecard Active Infections API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-active-infections-api/)
- [SecurityScorecard Alerts API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-alerts-api/)
- [SecurityScorecard All Companies API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-all-companies-api/)
- [SecurityScorecard Apps API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-apps-api/)
- [SecurityScorecard Asset API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-asset-api/)
- [SecurityScorecard Compliance API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-compliance-api/)
- [SecurityScorecard custom scorecards API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-custom-scorecards-api/)
- [SecurityScorecard Customer API](https://apis.io/apis/security-scorecard/security-scorecard-customer-api/)

## Tags

Metadata

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