# SonarSource hotspots API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-hotspots-api/  
**Provider:** SonarSource — https://apis.io/providers/sonarsource/  
**Base URL:** https://sonarcloud.io/api  
**Documentation:** https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-cloud/advanced-setup/web-api/

SonarSource hotspots API is one of 33 APIs that [SonarSource](https://apis.io/providers/sonarsource/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include hotspots. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, an API reference, and API documentation.

Read and update Security Hotspots. Hotspots are deprecated and replaced by security issues (software quality) and vulnerabilities (type). Please use the API of security issues / vulnerabilities instea

## Operations (3)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/api/hotspots/change_status` | Change the status of a Security Hotpot. Requires the 'Administer Security Hotspot' permission. |
| GET | `/api/hotspots/search` | Search for Security Hotpots. |
| GET | `/api/hotspots/show` | Provides the details of a Security Hotspot. |

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sonarsource/refs/heads/main/openapi/sonarsource-hotspots-api-openapi.yml
- **APIReference** — https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-cloud/advanced-setup/web-api/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-cloud/advanced-setup/web-api/
- **DataModel** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sonarsource/refs/heads/main/data-model/sonarsource-data-model.yml

## Other SonarSource APIs (12)

- [SonarSource authentication API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-authentication-api/)
- [SonarSource ce API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-ce-api/)
- [SonarSource components API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-components-api/)
- [SonarSource duplications API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-duplications-api/)
- [SonarSource favorites API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-favorites-api/)
- [SonarSource favourites API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-favourites-api/)
- [SonarSource issues API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-issues-api/)
- [SonarSource languages API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-languages-api/)
- [SonarSource measures API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-measures-api/)
- [SonarSource metrics API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-metrics-api/)
- [SonarSource notifications API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-notifications-api/)
- [SonarSource permissions API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-permissions-api/)

## Tags

hotspots

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