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# Read an existing security scan

> Reads a scan within an authorized repository. Partial and directory coverage are explicit; a missing scan is null, not a completed scan.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /v1/security/repositories/{repository_id}/scans/{scan_id}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: CodeRabbit API spec
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.coderabbit.ai
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/security/repositories/{repository_id}/scans/{scan_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Security
      summary: Read an existing security scan
      description: >-
        Reads a scan within an authorized repository. Partial and directory
        coverage are explicit; a missing scan is null, not a completed scan.
      operationId: get_security_scan
      parameters:
        - name: repository_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
            maxLength: 255
        - name: scan_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
        - name: org_id
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
          allowEmptyValue: true
          allowReserved: true
        - name: target
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            enum:
              - code
              - dependencies
              - sbom
              - secrets
            type: string
          allowEmptyValue: true
          allowReserved: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  scan:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: object
                        properties:
                          status:
                            enum:
                              - pending
                              - running
                              - completed
                              - failed
                            type: string
                          failure:
                            anyOf:
                              - type: object
                                properties:
                                  code:
                                    type: string
                                  message:
                                    type: string
                                  retryable:
                                    type: boolean
                                  directoryRetryable:
                                    enum:
                                      - true
                                  directoryRetryRepoId:
                                    type: string
                                  scanId:
                                    type: string
                                required:
                                  - code
                                  - message
                                  - retryable
                                  - scanId
                              - type: string
                                nullable: true
                                enum:
                                  - null
                          hasPreviousResults:
                            type: boolean
                          scanMode:
                            anyOf:
                              - type: string
                              - type: string
                                nullable: true
                                enum:
                                  - null
                          isPartial:
                            type: boolean
                          completionOutcome:
                            type: string
                          deferredReason:
                            anyOf:
                              - type: string
                              - type: string
                                nullable: true
                                enum:
                                  - null
                          coverageScope:
                            anyOf:
                              - type: object
                                properties:
                                  kind:
                                    enum:
                                      - repository
                                required:
                                  - kind
                                additionalProperties: false
                              - type: object
                                properties:
                                  kind:
                                    enum:
                                      - directories
                                  directories: {}
                                required:
                                  - kind
                                additionalProperties: false
                              - type: object
                                properties:
                                  kind:
                                    enum:
                                      - unavailable
                                required:
                                  - kind
                                additionalProperties: false
                          counts:
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              total:
                                type: number
                              critical:
                                type: number
                              high:
                                type: number
                              medium:
                                type: number
                              low:
                                type: number
                              verifiedActive:
                                type: number
                            required:
                              - total
                              - critical
                              - high
                              - medium
                              - low
                              - verifiedActive
                        required:
                          - status
                          - failure
                          - hasPreviousResults
                          - scanMode
                          - isPartial
                          - deferredReason
                          - counts
                      - type: string
                        nullable: true
                        enum:
                          - null
                required:
                  - scan
        '400':
          description: '400'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        enum:
                          - invalid_request
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      retry_after:
                        type: integer
                        minimum: 0
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                        exclusiveMinimum: true
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '401':
          description: '401'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        enum:
                          - unauthenticated
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      retry_after:
                        type: integer
                        minimum: 0
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                        exclusiveMinimum: true
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '403':
          description: '403'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        enum:
                          - forbidden
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      retry_after:
                        type: integer
                        minimum: 0
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                        exclusiveMinimum: true
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '404':
          description: '404'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        enum:
                          - not_found
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      retry_after:
                        type: integer
                        minimum: 0
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                        exclusiveMinimum: true
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '409':
          description: '409'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        enum:
                          - head_changed
                          - conflict
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      retry_after:
                        type: integer
                        minimum: 0
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                        exclusiveMinimum: true
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '412':
          description: '412'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        enum:
                          - precondition_failed
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      retry_after:
                        type: integer
                        minimum: 0
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                        exclusiveMinimum: true
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '413':
          description: '413'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        enum:
                          - payload_too_large
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      retry_after:
                        type: integer
                        minimum: 0
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                        exclusiveMinimum: true
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '429':
          description: '429'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        enum:
                          - rate_limit_exceeded
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      retry_after:
                        type: integer
                        minimum: 0
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                        exclusiveMinimum: true
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '500':
          description: '500'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        enum:
                          - internal_error
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      retry_after:
                        type: integer
                        minimum: 0
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                        exclusiveMinimum: true
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '503':
          description: '503'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - unavailable
                      message:
                        type: string
                      retry_after:
                        type: integer
                        minimum: 0
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                        exclusiveMinimum: true
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-coderabbitai-api-key
      description: >-
        API key for authentication. You can create an API key from the
        CodeRabbit dashboard.

````

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