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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Vulnerability Management Asset Attributes API
10 actions
10 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/tenable-asset-attributes-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 10
$.info
$.paths['/api/v3/assets/attributes'].get
$.paths['/api/v3/assets/attributes'].post
$.paths['/api/v3/assets/attributes/{attribute_id}'].put
$.paths['/api/v3/assets/attributes/{attribute_id}'].delete
$.paths['/api/v3/assets/{asset_id}/attributes'].get
$.paths['/api/v3/assets/{asset_id}/attributes'].put
$.paths['/api/v3/assets/{asset_id}/attributes'].delete
$.paths['/api/v3/assets/{asset_id}/attributes/{attribute_id}'].put
$.paths['/api/v3/assets/{asset_id}/attributes/{attribute_id}'].delete
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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Vulnerability Management Asset Attributes API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/tenable-asset-attributes-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 9
- target: $.paths['/api/v3/assets/attributes'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List custom asset attributes
effect: read
questions:
- What custom asset attributes are defined in my container?
- How many custom attributes can a container have?
instructions:
- text: List all custom asset attributes in my container.
- text: Show me the custom attribute definitions available for assets.
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v3/assets/attributes'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create custom asset attributes
effect: write
questions:
- How do I define a new custom attribute like owner or cost center for assets?
- Who is allowed to create custom asset attributes?
instructions:
- text: Create custom asset attributes {attributes}.
slots:
attributes: requestBody.attributes
- text: Define a new custom attribute for my assets using {attributes}.
slots:
attributes: requestBody.attributes
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v3/assets/attributes/{attribute_id}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a custom attribute's description
effect: write
questions:
- Can I change the description of a custom asset attribute definition?
- Which fields of an attribute definition are editable after creation?
instructions:
- text: Change the description of attribute {attribute_id} to {description}.
slots:
attribute_id: path.attribute_id
description: requestBody.description
- text: Update custom attribute definition {attribute_id}.
slots:
attribute_id: path.attribute_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v3/assets/attributes/{attribute_id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a custom attribute definition
effect: destructive
questions:
- Does deleting a custom attribute definition remove it from all assets?
- Can I retire a custom attribute I no longer track?
instructions:
- text: Delete custom attribute definition {attribute_id} everywhere.
slots:
attribute_id: path.attribute_id
- text: Remove attribute {attribute_id} from my container and from every asset.
slots:
attribute_id: path.attribute_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v3/assets/{asset_id}/attributes'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List custom attributes on an asset
effect: read
questions:
- Which custom attribute values are set on a specific asset?
- What owner or business-unit attributes does this asset carry?
instructions:
- text: List the custom attributes assigned to asset {asset_id}.
slots:
asset_id: path.asset_id
- text: Show the custom attribute values on asset {asset_id}.
slots:
asset_id: path.asset_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v3/assets/{asset_id}/attributes'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Assign several custom attributes to an asset
effect: write
questions:
- Can I set several custom attribute values on an asset in one request?
- What's the way to bulk set an asset's custom attributes?
instructions:
- text: Assign attributes {attributes} to asset {asset_id}.
slots:
attributes: requestBody.attributes
asset_id: path.asset_id
- text: Set multiple custom attribute values {attributes} on asset {asset_id}.
slots:
attributes: requestBody.attributes
asset_id: path.asset_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v3/assets/{asset_id}/attributes'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Clear all custom attributes from an asset
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can I wipe every custom attribute value from one asset at once?
- Is there a way to reset an asset's custom attributes to empty?
instructions:
- text: Remove all custom attributes from asset {asset_id}.
slots:
asset_id: path.asset_id
- text: Clear every custom attribute value on asset {asset_id}.
slots:
asset_id: path.asset_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v3/assets/{asset_id}/attributes/{attribute_id}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Set one custom attribute on an asset
effect: write
questions:
- Can I set just one custom attribute value on an asset without touching the others?
- How do I record a single owner value on one asset?
instructions:
- text: Set attribute {attribute_id} on asset {asset_id} to {value}.
slots:
attribute_id: path.attribute_id
asset_id: path.asset_id
value: requestBody.value
- text: Assign only custom attribute {attribute_id} to asset {asset_id}.
slots:
attribute_id: path.attribute_id
asset_id: path.asset_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v3/assets/{asset_id}/attributes/{attribute_id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Remove one custom attribute from an asset
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can I remove a single custom attribute from an asset and keep the rest?
- Which call unsets one attribute value on one asset?
instructions:
- text: Remove attribute {attribute_id} from asset {asset_id}.
slots:
attribute_id: path.attribute_id
asset_id: path.asset_id
- text: Unset only custom attribute {attribute_id} on asset {asset_id}.
slots:
attribute_id: path.attribute_id
asset_id: path.asset_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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