Asset Instant Scan

POSThttps://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/{asset_id}/instant-scan

Starts an on-demand scan of an asset. Track it with Asset Instant Scan Status.

Example

Request

curl

curl -X POST 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/000000000000000ea4f90001/instant-scan' \
  -H 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json'

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/000000000000000ea4f90001/instant-scan"

headers = {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

JavaScript

const url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/000000000000000ea4f90001/instant-scan";

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json"
  },
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/000000000000000ea4f90001/instant-scan", nil)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/000000000000000ea4f90001/instant-scan"))
            .header("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
            .header("Accept", "application/json")
            .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
            .build();

        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

        System.out.println(response.body());
    }
}

using System;
using System.Net.Http;

using var client = new HttpClient();

var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/000000000000000ea4f90001/instant-scan");
request.Headers.Add("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY");
request.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json");

using var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());

PHP

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/000000000000000ea4f90001/instant-scan',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept: application/json',
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);

if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException(curl_error($curl));
}

echo $response . PHP_EOL;

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI('https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/000000000000000ea4f90001/instant-scan')

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['apikey'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request['Accept'] = 'application/json'

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

puts response.body

Response

200 OK · application/json

Response Body

{
  "triggered": false
}

Content-Type: application/json
deepinfo-request-id: 00000000-0000-4000-8000-0000356d0001

Request

curl

curl -X POST 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/ffffffffffffffffffffffff/instant-scan' \
  -H 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json'

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/ffffffffffffffffffffffff/instant-scan"

headers = {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

JavaScript

const url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/ffffffffffffffffffffffff/instant-scan";

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json"
  },
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/ffffffffffffffffffffffff/instant-scan", nil)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/ffffffffffffffffffffffff/instant-scan"))
            .header("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
            .header("Accept", "application/json")
            .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
            .build();

        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

        System.out.println(response.body());
    }
}

using System;
using System.Net.Http;

using var client = new HttpClient();

var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/ffffffffffffffffffffffff/instant-scan");
request.Headers.Add("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY");
request.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json");

using var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());

PHP

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/ffffffffffffffffffffffff/instant-scan',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept: application/json',
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);

if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException(curl_error($curl));
}

echo $response . PHP_EOL;

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI('https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/easm/assets/ffffffffffffffffffffffff/instant-scan')

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['apikey'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request['Accept'] = 'application/json'

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

puts response.body

Response

404 Not Found · application/json

Response Body

{
  "code": 30003,
  "details": [
    "Asset not exists."
  ],
  "solution": "https://docs.deepinfo.com/reference/"
}

Content-Type: application/json
deepinfo-request-id: 00000000-0000-4000-8000-0000356d0001

Authentication

Send your API key in the apikey request header.

Path Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
`asset_id`	Required	Example`000000000000000ea4f90001`

Response Fields

Field	Type
`triggered`	boolean

Response Schema

Field	Type	Example
`triggered`	boolean	`false`

Examples

Selecting one loads it into the request and response panels.

Reference updated September 27, 2026