Start a new scan in Swagger for Patrowl Engines

What this operation does

Start a new scan

• POSTChanges data · patrowl-enginepatrowl.local/startscan

How HumDay uses it

1. You describe the outcome. Not this operation by name — what you want to happen. HumDay works out which operations it needs.
2. The contract names it. Before anything is built, you see exactly which Swagger for Patrowl Engines operations the program may use, and this is one of them.
3. You approve access. Because this one changes data, it cannot run until you have explicitly granted it.

Other Swagger for Patrowl Engines operations

• Engine info pageGET · reads data
• Liveness pageGET · reads data
• Readiness pageGET · reads data
• Configuration reloading pageGET · reads data
• Clean all scansGET · reads data
• Status on all scansGET · reads data
• Stop all scansGET · reads data
• Status of a scanGET · reads data

All 14 Swagger for Patrowl Engines operations

Questions

Can HumDay start a new scan in Swagger for Patrowl Engines?

Yes. This operation is published in Swagger for Patrowl Engines's own API description, so HumDay can use it without a hand-built connector — once you have approved it for your automation.

Will this change my Swagger for Patrowl Engines data?

Yes — this is a POST operation, so it changes something in Swagger for Patrowl Engines. HumDay holds anything that writes behind an approval you grant explicitly, and the contract you approve says what it may touch.

Do I need to write code?

No. You describe the outcome you want in plain words. HumDay agrees a contract with you, writes the program, and shows you a proof run before anything touches your Swagger for Patrowl Engines account.

Where this came from

Read from a published API description for Swagger for Patrowl Engines at raw.githubusercontent.com/Patrowl/PatrowlDocs/master/api/openapi-patrowl-engines.yaml. The description above is the provider’s own wording, not ours. Last published 2021-03-01.