Manage Scans

You can use the Tenable Vulnerability Management API to create, configure, and manage scans and agent scans.

For basic scan configuration information, see:

• Create a Scan
• Update a Scan
• Launch a Scan
• Scan Status
• View Scan Configuration Details
• Change Scan Ownership

For more advanced scan configuration information, see:

• Manage Tag-based Scans
• Manage Scan Routing
• Manage Remediation Scans
• Configure Scan Plugins
• Configure Compliance Audits

The following pages provide request body examples for various scan configuration and scan management scenarios.

• Discovery Scan: Launch on Demand
• Assessment Scan: Launch on Demand
• Assessment Scan: Shared
• Assessment Scan: Scan-Specific Credentials (Windows)
• Assessment Scan: Scan-specific Credentials (SSH)
• Assessment Scan: Managed Credentials (Windows)
• Assessment Scan: Policy-based
• Assessment Scan: Recurring
• Agent Scan: Recurring
• Remediation Scan: Multiple Assets and Plugins

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Note

To check the status of a scan, use the Get latest scan status endpoint, instead of the Get scan details endpoint. Tenable recommends the Get latest scan status endpoint especially if you are programmatically checking the status of large numbers of scans.