Tanium Authentication API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Tanium Connect Actions Authentication API
  description: The Tanium Connect REST API allows creating, editing, and managing connections for delivering endpoint data to downstream systems. Connections link data sources (saved questions, event data, system status) to destinations (files, syslog, HTTP/webhooks, email, SQL databases) and can run on a schedule or be triggered by events. All endpoints are under the /plugin/products/connect/v1/ base path.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Tanium Support
    url: https://community.tanium.com/s/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.tanium.com/terms-of-use/
  x-date: '2026-03-04'
servers:
- url: https://{tanium_server}
  description: Tanium Server
  variables:
    tanium_server:
      default: tanium.example.com
      description: Hostname or IP address of the Tanium server
security:
- apiToken: []
tags:
- name: Authentication
  description: Session and token management
paths:
  /api/v2/session/login:
    post:
      operationId: createSession
      summary: Create A New Session
      description: Authenticates with the Tanium server using username and password credentials and returns a session token for subsequent API calls. This is the legacy authentication method; API tokens are preferred.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      security: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - username
              - password
              properties:
                username:
                  type: string
                  description: Tanium console username
                password:
                  type: string
                  format: password
                  description: Tanium console password
                domain:
                  type: string
                  description: Authentication domain (if applicable)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Session created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      session:
                        type: string
                        description: Session token for subsequent requests
        '401':
          description: Authentication failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Access denied
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /api/v2/api_tokens:
    post:
      operationId: createApiToken
      summary: Create An API Token
      description: Creates a new API token with optional expiration and trusted IP configuration. API tokens are the preferred authentication method for integrations and automated scripts.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                expire_in_days:
                  type: integer
                  description: Number of days until the token expires
                trusted_ip_addresses:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: List of trusted IP addresses allowed to use this token
                notes:
                  type: string
                  description: Notes about the token purpose
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API token created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiToken'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Insufficient permissions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    ApiToken:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique identifier for the API token
        token_string:
          type: string
          description: The API token string to use in the session header. Only returned on creation.
        expire_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Token expiration timestamp
        trusted_ip_addresses:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: List of trusted IP addresses
        notes:
          type: string
          description: Notes about the token
        creation_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Token creation timestamp
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        text:
          type: string
          description: Error message text
  securitySchemes:
    apiToken:
      type: apiKey
      name: session
      in: header
      description: API token passed in the session header for authenticating with the Tanium Connect API.