Start Scan

Starts a scan.

External Documentation

To learn more, visit the Rapid7 InsightVM Cloud documentation.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Scan Name	The name of the scan.

Example Output

{
    "description": "The identifier of the newly started scan.",
    "summary": "Example",
    "value": {
        "scans": [
            {
                "asset_ids": [
                    "12344375-34a7-40d3-9821-90db0b5cc90e-default-asset-1",
                    "12344375-34a7-40d3-9821-90db0b5cc90e-default-asset-2",
                    "12344375-34a7-40d3-9821-90db0b5cc90e-default-asset-3"
                ],
                "engine_id": "b177d730-5cde-468a-89a4-2c5b9d26b465",
                "id": "bcc3fd8f-7bb6-41cc-a52f-4046c8742bf0",
                "name": "Scan API Example Name"
            }
        ],
        "unscanned_assets": [
            {
                "id": "12344375-34a7-40d3-9821-90db0b5cc90e-default-asset-4",
                "reason": "Asset has never been scanned with an InsightVM Platform registered engine."
            },
            {
                "id": "12344375-34a7-40d3-9821-90db0b5cc90e-default-asset-5",
                "reason": "Too many assets in request."
            }
        ]
    }
}

Workflow Library Example

Start Scan with Rapid7 Insightvm Cloud and Send Results Via Email

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