---
title: "Create AWS on demand task"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/agentless_scanning/ondemand/aws"
tags: ["Agentless Scanning"]
---

# Create AWS on demand task

`POST /api/v2/agentless_scanning/ondemand/aws`

Trigger the scan of an AWS resource with a high priority. Agentless scanning must be activated for the AWS account containing the resource to scan.

## Request body

- AwsOnDemandCreateRequest — Request object that includes the on demand task to submit.
  - `data` AwsOnDemandCreateData, required — Object for a single AWS on demand task.
    - `attributes` AwsOnDemandCreateAttributes, required — Attributes for the AWS on demand task.
      - `arn` string, required — The arn of the resource to scan. Agentless supports the scan of EC2 instances, lambda functions, AMI, ECR, RDS and S3 buckets.
    - `type` 'aws_resource', required — The type of the on demand task. The value should always be `aws_resource`.

## Response `201`

AWS on demand task created successfully.

- AwsOnDemandResponse — Response object that includes an AWS on demand task.
  - `data` AwsOnDemandData — Single AWS on demand task.
    - `attributes` AwsOnDemandAttributes — Attributes for the AWS on demand task.
      - `arn` string — The arn of the resource to scan.
      - `assigned_at` string — Specifies the assignment timestamp if the task has been already assigned to a scanner.
      - `created_at` string — The task submission timestamp.
      - `status` string — Indicates the status of the task. QUEUED: the task has been submitted successfully and the resource has not been assigned to a scanner yet. ASSIGNED: the task has been assigned. ABORTED: the scan has been aborted after a period of time due to technical reasons, such as resource not found, insufficient permissions, or the absence of a configured scanner.
    - `id` string — The UUID of the task.
    - `type` 'aws_resource' — The type of the on demand task. The value should always be `aws_resource`.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Not Authorized
- `429` — Too many requests

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