Request Syntax URI Request Parameters Request Body Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

ScanSbom

Scans a provided CycloneDX 1.5 SBOM and reports on any vulnerabilities discovered in that SBOM. You can generate compatible SBOMs for your resources using the Amazon Inspector SBOM generator.

Request Syntax


POST /scan/sbom HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "outputFormat": "string",
   "sbom": JSON value
}

URI Request Parameters

The request does not use any URI parameters.

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

outputFormat

The output format for the vulnerability report.

Type: String

Valid Values: CYCLONE_DX_1_5 | INSPECTOR

Required: No

sbom

The JSON file for the SBOM you want to scan. The SBOM must be in CycloneDX 1.5 format.

Type: JSON value

Required: Yes

Response Syntax


HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "sbom": JSON value
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

sbom

The vulnerability report for the scanned SBOM.

Type: JSON value

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

AccessDeniedException

You do not have sufficient access to perform this action.

HTTP Status Code: 403

InternalServerException

The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception or failure.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ThrottlingException

The request was denied due to request throttling.

HTTP Status Code: 429

ValidationException

The request has failed validation due to missing required fields or having invalid inputs.

HTTP Status Code: 400