Tenable License API

Product license

Operations 4

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 /api/license Check the Identity Exposure license · Get license singleton #
Ask an LLM
“Which license is installed on my Identity Exposure instance?”
“Can I see when my Tenable Identity Exposure license expires?”
Tell an agent
Show the license currently installed on Identity Exposure.
Get the Identity Exposure license singleton.
POST /api/license Install a new Identity Exposure license · Create new license singleton #
Ask an LLM
“How do I upload a new license key to Identity Exposure?”
“Can I replace an expired Identity Exposure license with a renewed one?”
Tell an agent
Install license {license} on Identity Exposure.
Apply the renewed license file {license} to this instance.
GET /api/license/product-association See which product the license is tied to · Get product association in the License #
Ask an LLM
“Which product is my Identity Exposure license associated with?”
“Is this license linked to Tenable One or a standalone product?”
Tell an agent
Show the product association recorded in the license.
Get which product this Identity Exposure license belongs to.
GET /mssp/license Get account license details · Get license details #
Ask an LLM
“What does my Tenable license cover for this account?”
“Where can I check the license tied to my API credentials?”
Tell an agent
Get my license details.
Show the license for the account tied to my API keys.

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OpenAPI Specification

tenable-license-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Tenable License API
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged License across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: tenable-identity-exposure-openapi.json, tenable-mssp-openapi.json. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: '{protocol}://customer.tenable.ad'
  variables:
    protocol:
      default: https
- url: https://cloud.tenable.com
tags:
- name: License
  description: Product license
paths:
  /api/license:
    get:
      summary: Get license singleton
      description: 'Required license type: none'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: false
                required:
                - customerName
                - maxActiveUserCount
                - expirationDateUTC
                - inAppEula
                - type
                - features
                - containerUuid
                - activationCode
                properties:
                  customerName:
                    type: string
                  maxActiveUserCount:
                    type: integer
                  currentActiveUserCount:
                    type:
                    - integer
                    - 'null'
                  expirationDateUTC:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                  inAppEula:
                    type: boolean
                  type:
                    enum:
                    - POC
                    - PROD
                    - INTERNAL
                    - NFR
                  features:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      enum:
                      - ioe
                      - ioa
                      - ioaPreview
                  containerUuid:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    format: uuid
                  activationCode:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                  productAssociation:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      tags:
      - License
      x-tenablead-required-product-license-type: []
      parameters:
      - name: x-api-key
        description: The user's API key
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
          default: put-your-api-key-here
        required: true
        deprecated: false
      security:
      - ApiKey: []
      operationId: getApiLicense
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      summary: Create new license singleton
      description: 'Required license type: none'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: false
                required:
                - customerName
                - maxActiveUserCount
                - expirationDateUTC
                - inAppEula
                - type
                - features
                - containerUuid
                - activationCode
                properties:
                  customerName:
                    type: string
                  maxActiveUserCount:
                    type: integer
                  currentActiveUserCount:
                    type:
                    - integer
                    - 'null'
                  expirationDateUTC:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                  inAppEula:
                    type: boolean
                  type:
                    enum:
                    - POC
                    - PROD
                    - INTERNAL
                    - NFR
                  features:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      enum:
                      - ioe
                      - ioa
                      - ioaPreview
                  containerUuid:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    format: uuid
                  activationCode:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      tags:
      - License
      x-tenablead-required-product-license-type: []
      parameters:
      - name: x-api-key
        description: The user's API key
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
          default: put-your-api-key-here
        required: true
        deprecated: false
      security:
      - ApiKey: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              description: license payload
              type: object
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
              - license
              properties:
                license:
                  type: string
      operationId: postApiLicense
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    servers:
    - url: '{protocol}://customer.tenable.ad'
      variables:
        protocol:
          default: https
  /api/license/product-association:
    get:
      summary: Get product association in the License
      description: 'Required license type: none'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: false
                properties:
                  productAssociation:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      tags:
      - License
      x-tenablead-required-product-license-type: []
      operationId: getApiLicenseProductAssociation
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    servers:
    - url: '{protocol}://customer.tenable.ad'
      variables:
        protocol:
          default: https
  /mssp/license:
    get:
      tags:
      - License
      summary: Get license details
      description: 'Returns license details for the account associated with the user''s API credentials.

        Requires the Basic [16] user role. See Roles.'
      operationId: io-mssp-license-details
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returned if the license details were retrieved successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  license_used:
                    type: string
                    description: The number of licenses in use.
                  license_purchased:
                    type: string
                    description: The number of licenses purchased.
              examples:
                response:
                  value:
                    license_used: '195484'
                    license_purchased: '0'
        '400':
          description: Returned if you specify invalid input parameters.
        '401':
          description: Returned if the API keys specified in your request are invalid.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                response:
                  value:
                    statusCode: 401
                    error: Unauthorized
                    message: Invalid credentials.
        '429':
          description: Returned if you attempt to send too many requests in a specific period of time. For more information, see [Rate Limiting](doc:rate-limiting).
          content:
            text/html:
              examples:
                response:
                  value: "<html>\n\n<head>\n    <title>429 Too Many Requests</title>\n</head>\n\n<body bgcolor=\"white\">\n    <center>\n        <h1>429 Too Many Requests</h1>\n    </center>\n    <hr>\n    <center>nginx</center>\n</body>\n\n</html>"
        '500':
          description: Returned if an internal error occurred.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                response:
                  value:
                    statusCode: 500
                    error: Internal Server Error
                    message: An internal server error occurred. Please wait a moment and try your request again.
      security:
      - cloud: []
    servers:
    - url: https://cloud.tenable.com
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP status code of the error.
        error:
          type: string
          description: The standard HTTP error name.
        message:
          type: string
          description: A brief message about the cause of the error.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      name: x-api-key
      description: The user's API key
      in: header
      type: apiKey
    cloud:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-ApiKeys
      description: Format - accessKey=ACCESS_KEY;secretKey=SECRET_KEY
x-refined-from:
- tenable-identity-exposure-openapi.json
- tenable-mssp-openapi.json
x-readme:
  proxy-enabled: false
  explorer-enabled: true
  samples-enabled: true
  samples-languages:
  - python
  - curl
  - node
  - powershell
  - ruby
  - javascript
  - objectivec
  - java
  - php
  - csharp
  - go
  - swift
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