POST

/audit/tasks

http://iot.{region}.amazonaws.com/audit/tasks

<p>Starts an on-demand Device Defender audit.</p> <p>Requires permission to access the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awsiot.html#awsiot-actions-as-permissions">StartOnDemandAuditTask</a> action.</p>

Access Token Required: API Key

Body Params

targetCheckNamesarrayrequired

Which checks are performed during the audit. The checks you specify must be enabled for your account or an exception occurs. Use <code>DescribeAccountAuditConfiguration</code> to see the list of all checks, including those that are enabled or <code>UpdateAccountAuditConfiguration</code> to select which checks are enabled.

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request POST \
2     --url 'http://iot.{region}.amazonaws.com/audit/tasks' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}