Tenable · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Vulnerability Management Assets API
9 actions
9 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/tenable-assets-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Tenable's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Tenable publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 9
$.info
$.paths['/assets'].get
$.paths['/assets/{asset_uuid}'].get
$.paths['/api/v2/assets/bulk-jobs/acr'].post
$.paths['/api/v2/assets/bulk-jobs/move-to-network'].post
$.paths['/api/v2/assets/bulk-jobs/delete'].post
$.paths['/import/assets'].post
$.paths['/import/asset-jobs'].get
$.paths['/import/asset-jobs/{asset_import_job_uuid}'].get
OpenAPI Overlay
# 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 Assets API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/tenable-assets-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: 8
- target: $.paths['/assets'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List assets
effect: read
questions:
- What assets does Tenable know about on my network?
- Is there a cap on how many assets the asset list returns?
instructions:
- text: List my assets.
- text: Show me up to 5,000 assets from the asset list.
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/assets/{asset_uuid}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get an asset's details
effect: read
questions:
- What does Tenable know about one specific asset?
- Can I look up an asset's hostnames and IPs by its UUID?
instructions:
- text: Show the details of asset {asset_uuid}.
slots:
asset_uuid: path.asset_uuid
- text: Look up asset {asset_uuid} and summarize it.
slots:
asset_uuid: path.asset_uuid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/assets/bulk-jobs/acr'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Override Asset Criticality Ratings
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change the Asset Criticality Rating Tenable assigned to some assets?
- Do I need a Lumin license to set ACR values?
instructions:
- text: Overwrite the Asset Criticality Rating for my selected assets.
- text: Set a custom ACR on a batch of assets.
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/assets/bulk-jobs/move-to-network'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Move assets to another network
effect: write
questions:
- How do I move assets out of the default network into a network I created?
- Can I move assets by IP range between networks?
instructions:
- text: Move assets {targets} from network {source} to network {destination}.
slots:
targets: requestBody.targets
source: requestBody.source
destination: requestBody.destination
- text: Bulk-move the IPs {targets} from {source} into network {destination}.
slots:
targets: requestBody.targets
source: requestBody.source
destination: requestBody.destination
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/assets/bulk-jobs/delete'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Bulk delete assets matching a query
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I delete many assets at once that match a query?
- Can I hard-delete assets so they are removed permanently?
instructions:
- text: Delete all assets matching {query}.
slots:
query: requestBody.query
- text: Permanently delete assets matching {query} (hard_delete={hard_delete}).
slots:
query: requestBody.query
hard_delete: requestBody.hard_delete
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/import/assets'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Import asset records
effect: write
questions:
- How do I import asset records from my own inventory in JSON?
- What is the maximum request size for an asset import?
instructions:
- text: Import assets {assets} with source name {source}.
slots:
assets: requestBody.assets
source: requestBody.source
- text: Upload these asset records {assets} labelled as coming from {source}.
slots:
assets: requestBody.assets
source: requestBody.source
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/import/asset-jobs'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List asset import jobs
effect: read
questions:
- Which asset imports have I run recently?
- Where can I see all my asset import jobs and their statuses?
instructions:
- text: List my asset import jobs.
- text: Show all recent asset import jobs.
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/import/asset-jobs/{asset_import_job_uuid}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Check an asset import job
effect: read
questions:
- Did my asset import job finish, and how many assets did it process?
- What is the status of a specific asset import?
instructions:
- text: Get the status of asset import job {asset_import_job_uuid}.
slots:
asset_import_job_uuid: path.asset_import_job_uuid
- text: Check whether import job {asset_import_job_uuid} has completed.
slots:
asset_import_job_uuid: path.asset_import_job_uuid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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