GuardDuty / Client / start_malware_scan

start_malware_scan#

GuardDuty.Client.start_malware_scan(**kwargs)#

Initiates the malware scan. Invoking this API will automatically create the Service-linked role in the corresponding account.

response = client.start_malware_scan(
    ResourceArn='string'
)

Parameters:

ResourceArn (string) –

[REQUIRED]

Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the resource for which you invoked the API.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

{
    'ScanId': 'string'
}

(dict) –
- ScanId (string) –
  
  A unique identifier that gets generated when you invoke the API without any error. Each malware scan has a corresponding scan ID. Using this scan ID, you can monitor the status of your malware scan.