Tanium · Schema

Tanium Sensor

Represents a sensor in the Tanium platform. Sensors are scripts that run on endpoints to collect specific data points such as installed software, running processes, network configuration, or security posture.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id integer Unique numeric identifier for the sensor
name string Sensor name used in questions
hash integer Hash identifier for the sensor
description string Human-readable description of what the sensor collects
category string Category grouping for the sensor
maxAgeSeconds integer Maximum age in seconds for cached sensor results before re-execution
contentSet object Content set the sensor belongs to
queries array Platform-specific query scripts
parameters array Configurable parameters for the sensor
modTime string Last modification timestamp
creationTime string Creation timestamp
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JSON Schema

tanium-sensor-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/tanium/blob/main/json-schema/tanium-sensor-schema.json",
  "title": "Tanium Sensor",
  "description": "Represents a sensor in the Tanium platform. Sensors are scripts that run on endpoints to collect specific data points such as installed software, running processes, network configuration, or security posture.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Unique numeric identifier for the sensor"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Sensor name used in questions"
    },
    "hash": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Hash identifier for the sensor"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable description of what the sensor collects"
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Category grouping for the sensor"
    },
    "maxAgeSeconds": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Maximum age in seconds for cached sensor results before re-execution"
    },
    "contentSet": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Content set identifier"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Content set name"
        }
      },
      "description": "Content set the sensor belongs to"
    },
    "queries": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "platform": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Target platform (Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris, AIX)"
          },
          "script": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Script content that runs on the endpoint"
          },
          "scriptType": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Script language (VBScript, PowerShell, UnixShell, Python)"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Platform-specific query scripts"
    },
    "parameters": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "key": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Parameter key name"
          },
          "defaultValue": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Default parameter value"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Configurable parameters for the sensor"
    },
    "modTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Last modification timestamp"
    },
    "creationTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Creation timestamp"
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "name"]
}

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