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Tenable Access Control (Groups) API

The Access Control (Groups) API from Tenable — 4 operation(s) for access control (groups).

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 7

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /groups Create a user group · Create group #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a new user group?”
“Can a user group be managed through SAML?”
Tell an agent
Create a user group named {name}.
Create group {name} with SAML management set to {managed_by_saml}.
GET /groups List user groups · List groups #
Ask an LLM
“What user groups exist in my Tenable container?”
“Where can I see all the groups users can belong to?”
Tell an agent
List all user groups.
Show every user group in my container.
PUT /groups/{group_uuid} Rename or update a user group · Update group #
Ask an LLM
“Can I rename an existing user group?”
“Is it possible to switch a group to SAML-managed after creating it?”
Tell an agent
Rename user group {group_uuid} to {name}.
Update group {group_uuid} to name {name} and SAML-managed {managed_by_saml}.
DELETE /groups/{group_uuid} Delete a user group · Delete group #
Ask an LLM
“Why can't I delete a user group that still has members?”
“What's required to delete a user group?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete user group {group_uuid}.
Remove the empty group {group_uuid}.
GET /groups/{group_uuid}/users List users in a group · List users in group #
Ask an LLM
“Who are the members of a particular user group?”
“Which users belong to a group?”
Tell an agent
List the users in group {group_uuid}.
Show members of user group {group_uuid}.
POST /groups/{group_uuid}/users/{user_uuid} Add a user to a group · Add user to group #
Ask an LLM
“How do I add someone to a user group?”
“Can an administrator put a user into a group via the API?”
Tell an agent
Add user {user_uuid} to group {group_uuid}.
Put user {user_uuid} in user group {group_uuid}.
DELETE /groups/{group_uuid}/users/{user_uuid} Remove a user from a group · Remove user from group #
Ask an LLM
“How do I take a user out of a group without deleting the user?”
“Can I remove a member from a user group?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Remove user {user_uuid} from group {group_uuid}.
Take {user_uuid} out of user group {group_uuid}.

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

tenable-access-control-groups-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Tenable Platform & Settings Access Control (Groups) API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://cloud.tenable.com
tags:


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