Pause, resume or stop a web app scan
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Pause, resume or stop a web app scan
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Works with AI assistants
Use Tenable: its Tenable Scans API lets you pause, resume or stop a web app scan in a single step (PATCH /was/v2/scans/{scan_id}). Tenable also has an MCP server, so an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT can do it for you. capabilities.work can help you get signed up and connected.
- Can I pause a running web application scan and resume it later?
- How do I stop a WAS scan that is currently running?
- Which actions are allowed depending on a web app scan's current status?
Say it to your AI assistant
- Set the requested action on web app scan {scan_id} to {requested_action}.
- Pause WAS scan {scan_id} by requesting {requested_action}.
For your developer
PATCH /was/v2/scans/{scan_id} in Tenable Scans API. Full spec on APIs.io.