Vanta

Vanta Vendors API

Third-party vendor security review management

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Operations 4

GET /v1/vendors List Vendors #

POST /v1/vendors Create Vendor #

GET /v1/vendors/{vendorId} Get Vendor #

PATCH /v1/vendors/{vendorId} Update Vendor #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Conduct an audit Auditors Vendors API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: The Auditor API lets audit firms conduct audits from a tool outside of Vanta. Unlock data syncing with Vanta through this API.
  termsOfService: https://www.vanta.com/terms
  license:
    name: UNLICENSED
  contact:
    name: API Support
    url: https://help.vanta.com/
    email: support@vanta.com
servers:
- url: https://api.vanta.com/v1
tags:
- name: Vendors
  description: Third-party vendor security review management
paths:
  /v1/vendors:
    get:
      operationId: listVendors
      summary: List Vendors
      description: Query and manage vendors and their security review information.
      tags:
      - Vendors
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageSize'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageCursor'
      - name: riskLevel
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CRITICAL
          - HIGH
          - MEDIUM
          - LOW
        description: Filter vendors by risk level
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated list of vendors
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VendorListResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
    post:
      operationId: createVendor
      summary: Create Vendor
      description: Create a new vendor in Vanta for security review tracking.
      tags:
      - Vendors
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateVendorRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Vendor created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Vendor'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
  /v1/vendors/{vendorId}:
    get:
      operationId: getVendor
      summary: Get Vendor
      description: Retrieve a specific vendor and its security review details.
      tags:
      - Vendors
      parameters:
      - name: vendorId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Unique identifier for the vendor
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Vendor details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Vendor'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
    patch:
      operationId: updateVendor
      summary: Update Vendor
      description: Update vendor information and security review details.
      tags:
      - Vendors
      parameters:
      - name: vendorId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Unique identifier for the vendor
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateVendorRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Vendor updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Vendor'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  responses:
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — invalid parameters or request body
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid access token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Vendor:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique vendor identifier
        name:
          type: string
          description: Vendor company name
        url:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: uri
          description: Vendor website URL
        riskLevel:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CRITICAL
          - HIGH
          - MEDIUM
          - LOW
          description: Inherent risk level
        residualRiskLevel:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          enum:
          - CRITICAL
          - HIGH
          - MEDIUM
          - LOW
          description: Residual risk level after controls
        reviewStatus:
          type: string
          enum:
          - NOT_STARTED
          - IN_PROGRESS
          - APPROVED
          - REJECTED
          description: Security review status
        hasContract:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether a contract exists with the vendor
        hasDpa:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether a Data Processing Agreement exists
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When this vendor was added
        nextReviewDate:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date
          description: Date of next scheduled security review
    VendorListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Vendor'
        pageInfo:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PageInfo'
    PageInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        pageSize:
          type: integer
          description: Number of items returned
        nextPageCursor:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Cursor for the next page of results
        hasNextPage:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether there are more items after this page
    UpdateVendorRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Vendor company name
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Vendor website URL
        riskLevel:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CRITICAL
          - HIGH
          - MEDIUM
          - LOW
          description: Inherent risk level
        reviewStatus:
          type: string
          enum:
          - NOT_STARTED
          - IN_PROGRESS
          - APPROVED
          - REJECTED
          description: Security review status
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error description
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Additional error details
    CreateVendorRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - riskLevel
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Vendor company name
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Vendor website URL
        riskLevel:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CRITICAL
          - HIGH
          - MEDIUM
          - LOW
          description: Inherent risk level
        description:
          type: string
          description: Vendor description and use case
  parameters:
    pageSize:
      name: pageSize
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 10
      description: Number of items to return per page (1-100)
    pageCursor:
      name: pageCursor
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Cursor for pagination — start from the item following this cursor
  securitySchemes:
    oauth:
      type: oauth2
      description: Get an oauth token from the token url and use it as a bearer token to access the Vanta API.
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          scopes:
            auditor-api.audit:read: Grant read-only access to your audits
            auditor-api.audit:write: Grant read-write access to your audits
            auditor-api.auditor:read: Grant read-only access to your auditors
            auditor-api.auditor:write: Grant read-write access to your auditors
          tokenUrl: https://api.vanta.com/oauth/token
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer