API Basics

This section provides general guidance for working with Tenable APIs, including common concepts, patterns, and behaviors you'll encounter when making API requests.

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Note

The information in this section applies to Tenable API endpoints hosted under cloud.tenable.com, including Tenable One, Vulnerability Management, Web App Scanning, Exposure Management, PCI ASV, and MSSP.

This guidance does not apply to Security Center, Cloud Exposure, Attack Surface Management, or OT Exposure. Refer to the API documentation for each of those products for product-specific guidance.

• Authorization
• Access Control
  • Permissions
  • Roles
  • Target Groups (Deprecated)
  • Access Groups (Deprecated)
• Common API Errors
• User-Agent Header
• Date Formats
• Recurrence Rules
• Import File Formats
• Export File Formats
• Activity Log