BigID · Capability

BigID Scans — Executions

BigID Scans API — Executions. 4 operations to list, start, and monitor scans and parent-scan rollups. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one BigID business surface.

BigID Scans — Executions is a Naftiko capability published by BigID, one of 9 capabilities the APIs.io network indexes for this provider. It bundles 4 operations across the GET and POST methods rooted at /v1/scans.

The capability includes 3 read-only operations and 1 state-changing operation. Lead operation: BigID List Scans. Can be deployed as a REST endpoint, MCP tool, or Agent Skill via Naftiko.

Tagged areas include BigID, Scans, and Execution.

Run with Naftiko BigIDScansExecution

What You Can Do

GET
Listscans — BigID List Scans
/v1/scans
POST
Startscan — BigID Start A Scan
/v1/scans
GET
Listparentscans — BigID List Parent Scans
/v1/scans/parent-scans
GET
Getscanstatus — BigID Get Scan Status
/v1/scans/{scan_id}/status

MCP Tools

bigid-list-scans

BigID List Scans

read-only idempotent
bigid-start-scan

BigID Start A Scan

bigid-list-parent-scans

BigID List Parent Scans

read-only idempotent
bigid-get-scan-status

BigID Get Scan Status

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

scans-executions.yaml Raw ↑ 
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: BigID Scans — Executions
  description: 'BigID Scans API — Executions. 4 operations to list, start, and monitor scans and parent-scan rollups.
    Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one BigID business surface.'
  tags:
    - BigID
    - Scans
    - Execution
  created: '2026-05-25'
  modified: '2026-05-25'
binds:
  - namespace: env
    keys:
      BIGID_BASE_URL: BIGID_BASE_URL
      BIGID_SYSTEM_TOKEN: BIGID_SYSTEM_TOKEN
capability:
  consumes:
    - type: http
      namespace: scans-executions
      baseUri: '{{env.BIGID_BASE_URL}}'
      description: BigID Scan Executions business capability.
      resources:
        - name: scans
          path: /api/v1/scans
          operations:
            - name: listscans
              method: GET
              description: BigID List Scans
              outputRawFormat: json
              outputParameters:
                - name: result
                  type: object
                  value: $.
            - name: startscan
              method: POST
              description: BigID Start A Scan
              outputRawFormat: json
              outputParameters:
                - name: result
                  type: object
                  value: $.
              inputParameters:
                - name: body
                  in: body
                  type: object
                  required: true
        - name: parent-scans
          path: /api/v1/scans/parent-scans
          operations:
            - name: listparentscans
              method: GET
              description: BigID List Parent Scans
              outputRawFormat: json
              outputParameters:
                - name: result
                  type: object
                  value: $.
        - name: scan-status
          path: /api/v1/scans/{scan_id}/status
          operations:
            - name: getscanstatus
              method: GET
              description: BigID Get Scan Status
              outputRawFormat: json
              outputParameters:
                - name: result
                  type: object
                  value: $.
              inputParameters:
                - name: scan_id
                  in: path
                  type: string
                  required: true
      authentication:
        type: bearer
        value: '{{env.BIGID_SYSTEM_TOKEN}}'
        placement: header
  exposes:
    - type: rest
      namespace: scans-executions-rest
      port: 8080
      description: REST adapter for BigID Scan Executions.
      resources:
        - path: /v1/scans
          name: scans
          description: REST surface for scans.
          operations:
            - method: GET
              name: listscans
              description: BigID List Scans
              call: scans-executions.listscans
              outputParameters:
                - type: object
                  mapping: $.
            - method: POST
              name: startscan
              description: BigID Start A Scan
              call: scans-executions.startscan
              with:
                body: rest.body
              outputParameters:
                - type: object
                  mapping: $.
        - path: /v1/scans/parent-scans
          name: parent-scans
          description: REST surface for parent-scans.
          operations:
            - method: GET
              name: listparentscans
              description: BigID List Parent Scans
              call: scans-executions.listparentscans
              outputParameters:
                - type: object
                  mapping: $.
        - path: /v1/scans/{scan_id}/status
          name: scan-status
          description: REST surface for scan-status.
          operations:
            - method: GET
              name: getscanstatus
              description: BigID Get Scan Status
              call: scans-executions.getscanstatus
              with:
                scan_id: rest.path.scan_id
              outputParameters:
                - type: object
                  mapping: $.
    - type: mcp
      namespace: scans-executions-mcp
      port: 9090
      transport: http
      description: MCP adapter for BigID Scan Executions.
      tools:
        - name: bigid-list-scans
          description: BigID List Scans
          hints:
            readOnly: true
            destructive: false
            idempotent: true
          call: scans-executions.listscans
          outputParameters:
            - type: object
              mapping: $.
        - name: bigid-start-scan
          description: BigID Start A Scan
          hints:
            readOnly: false
            destructive: false
            idempotent: false
          call: scans-executions.startscan
          with:
            body: tools.body
          outputParameters:
            - type: object
              mapping: $.
        - name: bigid-list-parent-scans
          description: BigID List Parent Scans
          hints:
            readOnly: true
            destructive: false
            idempotent: true
          call: scans-executions.listparentscans
          outputParameters:
            - type: object
              mapping: $.
        - name: bigid-get-scan-status
          description: BigID Get Scan Status
          hints:
            readOnly: true
            destructive: false
            idempotent: true
          call: scans-executions.getscanstatus
          with:
            scan_id: tools.scan_id
          outputParameters:
            - type: object
              mapping: $.