Start an analysis

The start_analysis request initiates an analysis on a device, group, or matrix.

The input will be the active session ID and the name of the device, group, or matrix. The output will include a status and message which indicates success or failure.

Resource Name:

/api/v1/analysis/start

Request Method: POST

Request URL Parameters:

Element

Type

Description
session Mandatory

String

Session ID returned in login request.
entity Mandatory

String

The display name of the device, group, or matrix.
entityType Mandatory

String

One of the following:

    device default
    group
    matrix
riskProfile string Risk profile to use in analysis. If left empty the Standard profile is used.
Response:

Element

Type

Description
status

String

One of the following:

  • true. Indicates the request succeeded.
  • false. Indicates the request failed.
message

String

An message which indicates success or a reason for failure.

Request example 

curl -k -X POST “https://localhost/afa/api/v1/analysis/start?entityType=device&entity=Humus&riskProfile=testAPI.xml" -H “accept: */*” –cookie “PHPSESSID=d42b992578b5f3ef07358a29797bd442”

Response example 

{
   "status": true,
   "message": "success"
}