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Start Scan

Starts a scan for the specified site.

External Documentation

To learn more, visit the Rapid7 documentation.

Basic Parameters

ParameterDescription
Disable SSL EnforcementEnable this option to skip SSL verification of the server's certificate
chain and host name. This may increase security vulnerabilities, but can be useful
for testing or when custom verification is employed.
Scan NameThe user-driven scan name for the scan.
Site IDThe ID of the site.

Advanced Parameters

ParameterDescription
Engine IDThe ID of the scan engine.
HostsA comma-separated list of the hosts that should be included as a part of the scan. This should
be a mixture of IP Addresses and Hostnames as a String array.
Template IDThe ID of the scan template.

Example Output

{
"id": 1,
"links": [
{
"href": "https://hostname:3780/api/3/...",
"rel": "self"
}
]
}

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