Tanium File Downloads API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Tanium Connect Actions File Downloads 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: File Downloads
  description: Download and manage files from endpoints
paths:
  /plugin/products/threat-response/api/v1/filedownload:
    get:
      operationId: listFileDownloads
      summary: List File Downloads
      description: Retrieves a paginated list of files that have been downloaded from endpoints during investigations.
      tags:
      - File Downloads
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of file downloads to return
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Number of file downloads to skip for pagination
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: sort
        in: query
        description: Sort order for results
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: hostname
        in: query
        description: Filter by source endpoint hostname
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: hash
        in: query
        description: Filter by file hash
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File downloads retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileDownload'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /plugin/products/threat-response/api/v1/filedownload/{fileId}:
    get:
      operationId: getFileDownload
      summary: Get File Download Metadata
      description: Retrieves metadata for a specific downloaded file, including hash values, size, and origin information.
      tags:
      - File Downloads
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique identifier of the downloaded file
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File download metadata retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileDownload'
        '404':
          description: File download not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteFileDownload
      summary: Delete A Downloaded File
      description: Deletes a previously downloaded file from the Tanium server, freeing storage space.
      tags:
      - File Downloads
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique identifier of the file to delete
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File download deleted successfully
        '404':
          description: File download not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /plugin/products/threat-response/api/v1/filedownload/data/{fileId}:
    get:
      operationId: downloadFileContent
      summary: Download File Content
      description: Downloads the actual file content of a previously captured file. The file is returned as a binary download, password-protected with the default password "infected".
      tags:
      - File Downloads
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique identifier of the file to download
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File content downloaded successfully
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '404':
          description: File not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    FileDownload:
      type: object
      properties:
        uuid:
          type: string
          description: Unique file download identifier
        path:
          type: string
          description: Original file path on the endpoint
        hostname:
          type: string
          description: Source endpoint hostname
        hash:
          type: string
          description: File hash value
        size:
          type: integer
          description: File size in bytes
        evidenceType:
          type: string
          description: Type of evidence
        downloaded:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Download completion timestamp
        processCreationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Associated process creation time
        createdBy:
          type: string
          description: File creator user name
        createdByProc:
          type: string
          description: Process that created the file
        lastModified:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: File last modification time
        lastModifiedBy:
          type: string
          description: User who last modified the file
        lastModifiedByProc:
          type: string
          description: Process that last modified the file
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        text:
          type: string
          description: Error message text
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
          description: List of error details
  securitySchemes:
    apiToken:
      type: apiKey
      name: session
      in: header
      description: API token passed in the session header for authenticating with the Tanium Connect API.