describe_findings(**kwargs)¶Describes the findings that are specified by the ARNs of the findings.
See also: AWS API Documentation
Request Syntax
response = client.describe_findings(
    findingArns=[
        'string',
    ],
    locale='EN_US'
)
[REQUIRED]
The ARN that specifies the finding that you want to describe.
dict
Response Syntax
{
    'findings': [
        {
            'arn': 'string',
            'schemaVersion': 123,
            'service': 'string',
            'serviceAttributes': {
                'schemaVersion': 123,
                'assessmentRunArn': 'string',
                'rulesPackageArn': 'string'
            },
            'assetType': 'ec2-instance',
            'assetAttributes': {
                'schemaVersion': 123,
                'agentId': 'string',
                'autoScalingGroup': 'string',
                'amiId': 'string',
                'hostname': 'string',
                'ipv4Addresses': [
                    'string',
                ],
                'tags': [
                    {
                        'key': 'string',
                        'value': 'string'
                    },
                ],
                'networkInterfaces': [
                    {
                        'networkInterfaceId': 'string',
                        'subnetId': 'string',
                        'vpcId': 'string',
                        'privateDnsName': 'string',
                        'privateIpAddress': 'string',
                        'privateIpAddresses': [
                            {
                                'privateDnsName': 'string',
                                'privateIpAddress': 'string'
                            },
                        ],
                        'publicDnsName': 'string',
                        'publicIp': 'string',
                        'ipv6Addresses': [
                            'string',
                        ],
                        'securityGroups': [
                            {
                                'groupName': 'string',
                                'groupId': 'string'
                            },
                        ]
                    },
                ]
            },
            'id': 'string',
            'title': 'string',
            'description': 'string',
            'recommendation': 'string',
            'severity': 'Low'|'Medium'|'High'|'Informational'|'Undefined',
            'numericSeverity': 123.0,
            'confidence': 123,
            'indicatorOfCompromise': True|False,
            'attributes': [
                {
                    'key': 'string',
                    'value': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'userAttributes': [
                {
                    'key': 'string',
                    'value': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'createdAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'updatedAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
        },
    ],
    'failedItems': {
        'string': {
            'failureCode': 'INVALID_ARN'|'DUPLICATE_ARN'|'ITEM_DOES_NOT_EXIST'|'ACCESS_DENIED'|'LIMIT_EXCEEDED'|'INTERNAL_ERROR',
            'retryable': True|False
        }
    }
}
Response Structure
(dict) --
findings (list) --
Information about the finding.
(dict) --
Contains information about an Amazon Inspector finding. This data type is used as the response element in the DescribeFindings action.
arn (string) --
The ARN that specifies the finding.
schemaVersion (integer) --
The schema version of this data type.
service (string) --
The data element is set to "Inspector".
serviceAttributes (dict) --
This data type is used in the Finding data type.
schemaVersion (integer) --
The schema version of this data type.
assessmentRunArn (string) --
The ARN of the assessment run during which the finding is generated.
rulesPackageArn (string) --
The ARN of the rules package that is used to generate the finding.
assetType (string) --
The type of the host from which the finding is generated.
assetAttributes (dict) --
A collection of attributes of the host from which the finding is generated.
schemaVersion (integer) --
The schema version of this data type.
agentId (string) --
The ID of the agent that is installed on the EC2 instance where the finding is generated.
autoScalingGroup (string) --
The Auto Scaling group of the EC2 instance where the finding is generated.
amiId (string) --
The ID of the Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that is installed on the EC2 instance where the finding is generated.
hostname (string) --
The hostname of the EC2 instance where the finding is generated.
ipv4Addresses (list) --
The list of IP v4 addresses of the EC2 instance where the finding is generated.
tags (list) --
The tags related to the EC2 instance where the finding is generated.
(dict) --
A key and value pair. This data type is used as a request parameter in the SetTagsForResource action and a response element in the ListTagsForResource action.
key (string) --
A tag key.
value (string) --
A value assigned to a tag key.
networkInterfaces (list) --
An array of the network interfaces interacting with the EC2 instance where the finding is generated.
(dict) --
Contains information about the network interfaces interacting with an EC2 instance. This data type is used as one of the elements of the AssetAttributes data type.
networkInterfaceId (string) --
The ID of the network interface.
subnetId (string) --
The ID of a subnet associated with the network interface.
vpcId (string) --
The ID of a VPC associated with the network interface.
privateDnsName (string) --
The name of a private DNS associated with the network interface.
privateIpAddress (string) --
The private IP address associated with the network interface.
privateIpAddresses (list) --
A list of the private IP addresses associated with the network interface. Includes the privateDnsName and privateIpAddress.
(dict) --
Contains information about a private IP address associated with a network interface. This data type is used as a response element in the DescribeFindings action.
privateDnsName (string) --
The DNS name of the private IP address.
privateIpAddress (string) --
The full IP address of the network inteface.
publicDnsName (string) --
The name of a public DNS associated with the network interface.
publicIp (string) --
The public IP address from which the network interface is reachable.
ipv6Addresses (list) --
The IP addresses associated with the network interface.
securityGroups (list) --
A list of the security groups associated with the network interface. Includes the groupId and groupName.
(dict) --
Contains information about a security group associated with a network interface. This data type is used as one of the elements of the NetworkInterface data type.
groupName (string) --
The name of the security group.
groupId (string) --
The ID of the security group.
id (string) --
The ID of the finding.
title (string) --
The name of the finding.
description (string) --
The description of the finding.
recommendation (string) --
The recommendation for the finding.
severity (string) --
The finding severity. Values can be set to High, Medium, Low, and Informational.
numericSeverity (float) --
The numeric value of the finding severity.
confidence (integer) --
This data element is currently not used.
indicatorOfCompromise (boolean) --
This data element is currently not used.
attributes (list) --
The system-defined attributes for the finding.
(dict) --
This data type is used as a request parameter in the AddAttributesToFindings and CreateAssessmentTemplate actions.
key (string) --
The attribute key.
value (string) --
The value assigned to the attribute key.
userAttributes (list) --
The user-defined attributes that are assigned to the finding.
(dict) --
This data type is used as a request parameter in the AddAttributesToFindings and CreateAssessmentTemplate actions.
key (string) --
The attribute key.
value (string) --
The value assigned to the attribute key.
createdAt (datetime) --
The time when the finding was generated.
updatedAt (datetime) --
The time when AddAttributesToFindings is called.
failedItems (dict) --
Finding details that cannot be described. An error code is provided for each failed item.
(string) --
(dict) --
Includes details about the failed items.
failureCode (string) --
The status code of a failed item.
retryable (boolean) --
Indicates whether you can immediately retry a request for this item for a specified resource.
Exceptions
Inspector.Client.exceptions.InternalExceptionInspector.Client.exceptions.InvalidInputExceptionExamples
Describes the findings that are specified by the ARNs of the findings.
response = client.describe_findings(
    findingArns=[
        'arn:aws:inspector:us-west-2:123456789012:target/0-0kFIPusq/template/0-4r1V2mAw/run/0-MKkpXXPE/finding/0-HwPnsDm4',
    ],
)
print(response)
Expected Output:
{
    'failedItems': {
    },
    'findings': [
        {
            'arn': 'arn:aws:inspector:us-west-2:123456789012:target/0-0kFIPusq/template/0-4r1V2mAw/run/0-MKkpXXPE/finding/0-HwPnsDm4',
            'assetAttributes': {
                'ipv4Addresses': [
                ],
                'schemaVersion': 1,
            },
            'assetType': 'ec2-instance',
            'attributes': [
            ],
            'confidence': 10,
            'createdAt': datetime(2016, 3, 22, 20, 58, 21, 1, 82, 0),
            'description': 'Amazon Inspector did not find any potential security issues during this assessment.',
            'indicatorOfCompromise': False,
            'numericSeverity': 0,
            'recommendation': 'No remediation needed.',
            'schemaVersion': 1,
            'service': 'Inspector',
            'serviceAttributes': {
                'assessmentRunArn': 'arn:aws:inspector:us-west-2:123456789012:target/0-0kFIPusq/template/0-4r1V2mAw/run/0-MKkpXXPE',
                'rulesPackageArn': 'arn:aws:inspector:us-west-2:758058086616:rulespackage/0-X1KXtawP',
                'schemaVersion': 1,
            },
            'severity': 'Informational',
            'title': 'No potential security issues found',
            'updatedAt': datetime(2016, 3, 22, 20, 58, 21, 1, 82, 0),
            'userAttributes': [
            ],
        },
    ],
    'ResponseMetadata': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}