openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: VirusTotal API v3 - Access Control Access Control - Group Management IoC Investigation - Attack Techniques API
  version: '3.0'
  description: Manage users, groups, service accounts, API quotas, and overall account usage in VirusTotal / Google Threat Intelligence.
  contact:
    name: VirusTotal / Google Threat Intelligence
    url: https://docs.virustotal.com/reference/overview
  license:
    name: VirusTotal Terms of Service
    url: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/terms-of-service
  x-generated-from: https://storage.googleapis.com/gtidocresources/guides/GTI_API_v3_openapi_spec_10022025.json
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-29'
servers:
- url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3
  description: VirusTotal / GTI API v3 production.
security:
- VTApiKey: []
tags:
- name: IoC Investigation - Attack Techniques
  description: IoC Investigation - Attack Techniques
paths:
  /attack_techniques/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - IoC Investigation - Attack Techniques
      deprecated: false
      description: VirusTotal Get an Attack Technique Object
      operationId: attackTechniqueid
      parameters:
      - description: Attack technique's ID
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Get an Attack Technique Object
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /attack_techniques/{id}/relationships/{relationship}:
    get:
      tags:
      - IoC Investigation - Attack Techniques
      deprecated: false
      description: 'This endpoint is the same as [/attack_techniques/{id}/{relationship}](https://gtidocs.virustotal.com/reference/attack_techniqueidrelationship) except it returns just the related object''s descriptor instead of returning all attributes.

        '
      operationId: attackTechniquesidrelationshipsrelationship
      parameters:
      - description: Attack technique's ID
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Relationship name (see [table](ref:object-attack-techniques#relationships))
        in: path
        name: relationship
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Maximum number of related objects to retrieve
        in: query
        name: limit
        schema:
          default: 10
          format: int32
          type: integer
      - description: Continuation cursor
        in: query
        name: cursor
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Get Object Descriptors Related to an Attack Technique
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /attack_techniques/{id}/{relationship}:
    get:
      tags:
      - IoC Investigation - Attack Techniques
      deprecated: false
      description: 'Available relationships are described in the [Attack Technique](https://gtidocs.virustotal.com/reference/attack-techniques) object documentation.

        '
      operationId: attackTechniqueidrelationship
      parameters:
      - description: Attack technique's ID
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Relationship name (see [table](ref:object-attack-techniques#relationships))
        in: path
        name: relationship
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Maximum number of related objects to retrieve
        in: query
        name: limit
        schema:
          default: 10
          format: int32
          type: integer
      - description: Continuation cursor
        in: query
        name: cursor
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Result:
                  value: '{}'
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: '400'
      security:
      - VTApiKey: []
      summary: VirusTotal Get Objects Related to an Attack Technique
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  securitySchemes:
    VTApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-apikey
      description: Personal VirusTotal / GTI API key. Found in the user menu of your VirusTotal account.