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Pause scan

post
https://cloud.tenable.com/scans//pause

Pauses a scan. You can only pause scans that have a running status.

Requires the Scan Operator [24] user role and Can Execute [32] scan permissions. Alternatively, requires the VM.VM_SCAN.VM_SCAN.LAUNCH custom role privilege. See Roles and Permissions.

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string
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The unique identifier for the scan you want to pause. This identifier can be either the scans.schedule_uuid or the scans.id attribute in the response message from the GET /scans endpoint. Tenable recommends that you use scans.schedule_uuid.

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enum
Defaults to application/json

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404

Returned if Tenable Vulnerability Management cannot find the specified scan.

409

Returned if the specified scan has a status other than running.

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