Tenable

Tenable Plugins API

The Plugins API from Tenable — 7 operation(s) for plugins.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Vulnerability Management BC-620.40

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

GET /plugins/plugin List vulnerability management plugins · List plugins #
Ask an LLM
“How do I get the full list of Tenable plugins with their details?”
“Can I list only plugins updated after a certain date?”
Tell an agent
List plugins updated since {last_updated}.
Get page {page} of plugins with {size} per page.
GET /plugins/plugin/{id} Get a vulnerability management plugin · Get plugin details #
Ask an LLM
“What does a specific Nessus plugin check for?”
“Where can I read the attributes of one vulnerability plugin by ID?”
Tell an agent
Get details for plugin {id}.
Show what Nessus plugin {id} detects.
GET /plugins/families List plugin families · List plugin families #
Ask an LLM
“What plugin families are available?”
“Can I include every plugin family, not just the default ones?”
Tell an agent
List the plugin families.
List plugin families with all set to {all}.
GET /plugins/families/{id} List plugins in a family by ID · List plugins in family (ID) #
Ask an LLM
“Which plugins belong to a plugin family when I have its ID?”
“Can I see every plugin in one family?”
Tell an agent
List the plugins in family {id}.
Show plugins for plugin family ID {id}.
POST /plugins/families/_byName List plugins in a family by name · List plugins in family (name) #
Ask an LLM
“Can I look up the plugins in a family using the family name instead of its ID?”
“Which plugins are in the family called something like Web Servers?”
Tell an agent
List plugins in the family named {name}.
Show every plugin in plugin family {name}.
GET /was/v2/plugins List web app scanning plugins · List plugins #
Ask an LLM
“Which plugins does Web App Scanning use?”
“Can I page through the web application scanning plugins?”
Tell an agent
List web app scanning plugins.
List {limit} WAS plugins sorted by {sort}.
GET /was/v2/plugins/{plugin_id} Get a web app scanning plugin · Get plugin details #
Ask an LLM
“What does a particular web application scanning plugin detect?”
“Where are the details for one WAS plugin?”
Tell an agent
Get web app scanning plugin {plugin_id}.
Show details for WAS plugin {plugin_id}.

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenable/refs/heads/main/openapi/tenable-plugins-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

tenable-plugins-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Tenable Plugins API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'Operations tagged Plugins across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: tenable-vulnerability-management-openapi.json, tenable-web-app-scanning-openapi.json. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://cloud.tenable.com
tags:


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# Full source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tenable/refs/heads/main/openapi/tenable-plugins-api-openapi.yml