aid: amazon-inspector
name: Amazon Inspector
description: Amazon Inspector is an automated vulnerability management service that continually scans AWS workloads for software
  vulnerabilities and unintended network exposure, providing detailed findings and prioritized remediation guidance.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AWS
- Compliance
- Container Security
- EC2
- Lambda
- Security
- Vulnerability Scanning
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-inspector/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-inspector:aws-inspector-api
  name: AWS Amazon Inspector API
  description: The Amazon Inspector API provides programmatic access to vulnerability management for scanning EC2 instances,
    container images, and Lambda functions for software vulnerabilities and network exposure.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/inspector/
  baseURL: https://inspector2.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Compliance
  - Security
  - Vulnerability Scanning
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/latest/user/what-is-inspector.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-inspector-openapi-original.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/inspector/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/inspector/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/inspector/faqs/
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-inspector-coverage.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-inspector-filters.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-inspector-findings.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-inspector-scanning.yaml
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/inspector/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/inspector/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/category/security-identity-compliance/amazon-inspector/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/inspector/v2/home
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-inspector-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-inspector-vocabulary.yaml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/amazon-inspector-context.jsonld
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Automated Vulnerability Scanning
    description: Continuously scans EC2, container images, and Lambda functions for software vulnerabilities.
  - name: Risk Scoring
    description: Ranks vulnerabilities by exploitability and impact to prioritize remediation.
  - name: SBOM Export
    description: Generates software bill of materials for scanned workloads.
  - name: Multi-Account Support
    description: Manages vulnerability scanning across all accounts in an AWS Organization.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: CI/CD Security Scanning
    description: Automatically scan container images in ECR during build pipelines.
  - name: Compliance Reporting
    description: Generate vulnerability reports for SOC 2, PCI DSS compliance.
  - name: Patch Prioritization
    description: Prioritize OS patches based on exploitability scores.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon ECR
    description: Automatically scans container images stored in Elastic Container Registry.
  - name: AWS Security Hub
    description: Sends all findings to Security Hub for centralized visibility.
  - name: AWS Organizations
    description: Manages Inspector across all organizational accounts.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Sign in
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Resources
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com