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/rest/tasks/requestTask
Descriptor | Value |
|---|---|
HTTP Method | POST |
Description | Requests the next available task off the queue. It is worth noting that the output includes a very large data blob, and that the call also returns a “secureTaskKey” that you will need for future calls. |
Required Permission | Manage Scan Agents |
| Version Introduced | 2.4.0 |
Request Header Parameters
Parameter | Value | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Accept | String | Yes | A value of ‘application/json’ must be provided. |
Request POST Data Parameters
Parameter | Value | Required | Description | Available Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
scanners | String, comma separated list | Yes | Acceptable scanner types. Use this to only select tasks from specified scanner types. | “Acunetix WVS”, “AppSpider”, “Burp Suite Pro”, “IBM Security AppScan Standard”, “Nessus”, “OWASP Zed Attack Proxy”, “WebInspect” |
agentConfig | File | Yes | The path to the scangent.properties file your scan agent generated. | N/A |
scanAgentSecureKey | String | Yes | A Secure Scan Agent Key obtained from the “Request Scan Agent Key” call | N/A |
Sample Call:
| Code Block | ||
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curl --insecure -H 'Accept: application/json' -X POST --data 'scanners=OWASP Zed Attack Proxy,Burp Suite Pro&agentConfig=/path/to/scanagent/scanagent.properties&scanAgentSecureKey= yMFCvtcmBtAARYS5QX8x54zvMruNLIvNMzqMI44K4JG8' http://localhost:8080/threadfix/rest/tasks/requestTask?apiKey={apiKey} |
Sample Output:
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{
"message": "",
"success": true,
"responseCode": -1,
"object": {
"taskType": "Burp Suite Pro",
"taskConfig": {
"targetUrl": "http://targeturl/app",
"dataBlobs": {
"configFile": "Very large data blob omitted for brevity"
},
"configParams": {},
"targetUrlString": "http://targeturl/app"
},
"taskId": 1,
"secureTaskKey": "KVS1TiifaYeILnchqbdmU24JEyljgNy0NTOgvSLzS3Y",
"secureScanAgentInstanceKey": null
}
}
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