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Tenable Scanners API

The Scanners API from Tenable — 5 operation(s) for scanners.

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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 /scanners List scanners · List scanners #
Ask an LLM
“Which Nessus scanners are linked to my account?”
“Where can I see all my scanners and their status?”
Tell an agent
List my scanners.
Show every linked scanner and whether it is online.
GET /scanners/{scanner_id} Get a scanner's details · Get scanner details #
Ask an LLM
“What version and status is a particular scanner running?”
“How can I look up details for a single scanner?”
Tell an agent
Get details for scanner {scanner_id}.
Show the status of scanner {scanner_id}.
PUT /scanners/{scanner_id} Update a scanner · Update scanner #
Ask an LLM
“Can I force a scanner to update its plugins right away?”
“How do I rename a scanner?”
Tell an agent
Force a plugin update on scanner {scanner_id} by setting {force_plugin_update}.
Rename scanner {scanner_id} to {name}.
DELETE /scanners/{scanner_id} Delete and unlink a scanner · Delete scanner #
Ask an LLM
“How do I unlink a scanner I've decommissioned?”
“Does deleting a scanner remove it from my account entirely?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete scanner {scanner_id}.
Unlink scanner {scanner_id} from my account.
GET /scanners/{scanner_id}/key Get a scanner's key · Get scanner key #
Ask an LLM
“Where do I find the key for a specific scanner?”
“What privilege do I need to read a scanner's linking key?”
Tell an agent
Get the key for scanner {scanner_id}.
Retrieve scanner {scanner_id}'s key.
GET /scanners/{scanner_id}/aws-targets List AWS targets of a scanner · List AWS scan targets #
Ask an LLM
“Which AWS instances can my AWS scanner target?”
“Can I see the scan targets for an Amazon Web Services scanner?”
Tell an agent
List AWS scan targets for scanner {scanner_id}.
Show the EC2 targets AWS scanner {scanner_id} can reach.
GET /scanners/{scanner_id}/scans List scans running on a scanner · List running scans #
Ask an LLM
“What scans are running on a particular scanner right now?”
“Is a scanner busy with any active scans?”
Tell an agent
List scans running on scanner {scanner_id}.
Show the active jobs on scanner {scanner_id}.

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

tenable-scanners-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Tenable Platform & Settings Scanners API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://cloud.tenable.com
tags:


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