Tenable

Tenable Assets API

The Assets API from Tenable — 8 operation(s) for assets.

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Operations 8

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

GET /assets List assets · List assets #
Ask an LLM
“What assets does Tenable know about on my network?”
“Is there a cap on how many assets the asset list returns?”
Tell an agent
List my assets.
Show me up to 5,000 assets from the asset list.
GET /assets/{asset_uuid} Get an asset's details · Get asset details #
Ask an LLM
“What does Tenable know about one specific asset?”
“Can I look up an asset's hostnames and IPs by its UUID?”
Tell an agent
Show the details of asset {asset_uuid}.
Look up asset {asset_uuid} and summarize it.
POST /api/v2/assets/bulk-jobs/acr Override Asset Criticality Ratings · Update ACR #
Ask an LLM
“How do I change the Asset Criticality Rating Tenable assigned to some assets?”
“Do I need a Lumin license to set ACR values?”
Tell an agent
Overwrite the Asset Criticality Rating for my selected assets.
Set a custom ACR on a batch of assets.
POST /api/v2/assets/bulk-jobs/move-to-network Move assets to another network · Move assets #
Ask an LLM
“How do I move assets out of the default network into a network I created?”
“Can I move assets by IP range between networks?”
Tell an agent
Move assets {targets} from network {source} to network {destination}.
Bulk-move the IPs {targets} from {source} into network {destination}.
POST /api/v2/assets/bulk-jobs/delete Bulk delete assets matching a query · Bulk delete assets #
Ask an LLM
“How do I delete many assets at once that match a query?”
“Can I hard-delete assets so they are removed permanently?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete all assets matching {query}.
Permanently delete assets matching {query} (hard_delete={hard_delete}).
POST /import/assets Import asset records · Import assets #
Ask an LLM
“How do I import asset records from my own inventory in JSON?”
“What is the maximum request size for an asset import?”
Tell an agent
Import assets {assets} with source name {source}.
Upload these asset records {assets} labelled as coming from {source}.
GET /import/asset-jobs List asset import jobs · List asset import jobs #
Ask an LLM
“Which asset imports have I run recently?”
“Where can I see all my asset import jobs and their statuses?”
Tell an agent
List my asset import jobs.
Show all recent asset import jobs.
GET /import/asset-jobs/{asset_import_job_uuid} Check an asset import job · Get import job status #
Ask an LLM
“Did my asset import job finish, and how many assets did it process?”
“What is the status of a specific asset import?”
Tell an agent
Get the status of asset import job {asset_import_job_uuid}.
Check whether import job {asset_import_job_uuid} has completed.

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

tenable-assets-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Vulnerability Management Assets API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://cloud.tenable.com
tags:


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