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Sonatype SPDX API

Use this REST API to generate SPDX SBOMs in XML or JSON formats.

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sonatype/refs/heads/main/openapi/sonatype-spdx-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

sonatype-spdx-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Sonatype Lifecycle Public REST Advanced Search SPDX API
  version: 1.201.0-02
  description: Use the Advanced Search REST API to perform searches on Lifecycle application scan reports.
security:
- BasicAuth: []
  BearerAuth: []
tags:
- description: Use this REST API to generate SPDX SBOMs in XML or JSON formats.
  name: SPDX
paths:
  /api/v2/spdx/{applicationId}/reports/{scanId}:
    get:
      description: 'Use this method to generate SBOM(s) based on a specific application scan.


        Permissions required: View IQ Elemets'
      operationId: getByScanId
      parameters:
      - description: Enter the applicationId for the application you want to generate the SBOM(s).
        in: path
        name: applicationId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Enter the scanId of the application scan.
        in: path
        name: scanId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Enter the format for the SBOM(s) to be generated.
        in: query
        name: format
        schema:
          default: json
          type: string
      - description: Set to `true` to generate an equivalent CycloneDx SBOM. Both SBOMs will be combined as a tar.gz archive.
        in: query
        name: generateCycloneDx
        schema:
          default: false
          type: boolean
      - description: Enter the desired SPDX version, possible values are 2.2|2.3
        in: query
        name: spdxVersion
        schema:
          default: '2.3'
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: SBOM in JSON format
                type: string
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                description: SBOM archive (tar.gz)
                format: binary
                type: string
            application/xml:
              schema:
                description: SBOM in XML format
                type: string
          description: The requested SBOM(s).
      tags:
      - SPDX
  /api/v2/spdx/{applicationId}/stages/{stageId}:
    get:
      description: 'Use this method to generate SBOM(s) based on the latest application evaluation report at the specified stage.


        Permissions required: View IQ Elements'
      operationId: getLatestForStage
      parameters:
      - description: Enter the applicationId for the application you want to generate the SBOM(s).
        in: path
        name: applicationId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Specify the stageId for the application evaluation. Allowed values are `develop`, `build`, `stage-release`, `release` and `operate`.
        in: path
        name: stageId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Enter the format for the SBOM(s) to be generated.
        in: query
        name: format
        schema:
          default: json
          type: string
      - description: Set to `true` to generate an equivalent CycloneDx SBOM. Both SBOMs will be combined as a tar.gz archive.
        in: query
        name: generateCycloneDx
        schema:
          default: false
          type: boolean
      - description: Enter the desired SPDX version, possible values are 2.2|2.3
        in: query
        name: spdxVersion
        schema:
          default: '2.3'
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: SBOM in JSON format
                type: string
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                description: SBOM archive (tar.gz)
                format: binary
                type: string
            application/xml:
              schema:
                description: SBOM in XML format
                type: string
          description: The requested SBOM(s).
      tags:
      - SPDX
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      scheme: basic
      type: http
    BearerAuth:
      bearerFormat: JWT
      scheme: bearer
      type: http