Update a scanner
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Update a scanner
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Works with AI assistants
Use Tenable: its Tenable Platform & Settings Scanners API lets you update a scanner in a single step (PUT /scanners/{scanner_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 force a scanner to update its plugins right away?
- How do I rename a scanner?
- Can I change how often an AWS scanner updates?
Say it to your AI assistant
- Force a plugin update on scanner {scanner_id} by setting {force_plugin_update}.
- Rename scanner {scanner_id} to {name}.
- Set the AWS update interval for scanner {scanner_id} to {aws_update_interval}.
For your developer
PUT /scanners/{scanner_id} in Tenable Platform & Settings Scanners API. Full spec on APIs.io.