# CreateAssessmentTemplate **Important** End of support notice: On May 20, 2026, AWS will end support for (Amazon Inspector Classic). After May 20, 2026, you will no longer be able to access the Amazon Inspector Classic console or Amazon Inspector Classic resources. For more information, see [Amazon Inspector Classic end of support](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/v1/userguide/inspector-migration.html). Creates an assessment template for the assessment target that is specified by the ARN of the assessment target. If the [service-linked role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/latest/userguide/inspector_slr.html) isn’t already registered, this action also creates and registers a service-linked role to grant Amazon Inspector Classic access to AWS Services needed to perform security assessments. ## Request Syntax ``` { "assessmentTargetArn": "string", "assessmentTemplateName": "string", "durationInSeconds": number, "rulesPackageArns": [ "string" ], "userAttributesForFindings": [ { "key": "string", "value": "string" } ] } ``` ## Request Parameters For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md). The request accepts the following data in JSON format. ** [assessmentTargetArn](#API_CreateAssessmentTemplate_RequestSyntax) ** The ARN that specifies the assessment target for which you want to create the assessment template. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 300. Required: Yes ** [assessmentTemplateName](#API_CreateAssessmentTemplate_RequestSyntax) ** The user-defined name that identifies the assessment template that you want to create. You can create several assessment templates for an assessment target. The names of the assessment templates that correspond to a particular assessment target must be unique. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 140. Required: Yes ** [durationInSeconds](#API_CreateAssessmentTemplate_RequestSyntax) ** The duration of the assessment run in seconds. Type: Integer Valid Range: Minimum value of 180. Maximum value of 86400. Required: Yes ** [rulesPackageArns](#API_CreateAssessmentTemplate_RequestSyntax) ** The ARNs that specify the rules packages that you want to attach to the assessment template. Type: Array of strings Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 50 items. Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 300. Required: Yes ** [userAttributesForFindings](#API_CreateAssessmentTemplate_RequestSyntax) ** The user-defined attributes that are assigned to every finding that is generated by the assessment run that uses this assessment template. An attribute is a key and value pair (an [Attribute](API_Attribute.md) object). Within an assessment template, each key must be unique. Type: Array of [Attribute](API_Attribute.md) objects Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 10 items. Required: No ## Response Syntax ``` { "assessmentTemplateArn": "string" } ``` ## Response Elements If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response. The following data is returned in JSON format by the service. ** [assessmentTemplateArn](#API_CreateAssessmentTemplate_ResponseSyntax) ** The ARN that specifies the assessment template that is created. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 300. ## Errors For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md). ** InternalException ** Internal server error. ** canRetry ** You can immediately retry your request. ** message ** Details of the exception error. HTTP Status Code: 500 ** InvalidInputException ** The request was rejected because an invalid or out-of-range value was supplied for an input parameter. ** canRetry ** You can immediately retry your request. ** errorCode ** Code that indicates the type of error that is generated. ** message ** Details of the exception error. HTTP Status Code: 400 ** LimitExceededException ** The request was rejected because it attempted to create resources beyond the current AWS account limits. The error code describes the limit exceeded. ** canRetry ** You can immediately retry your request. ** errorCode ** Code that indicates the type of error that is generated. ** message ** Details of the exception error. HTTP Status Code: 400 ** NoSuchEntityException ** The request was rejected because it referenced an entity that does not exist. The error code describes the entity. ** canRetry ** You can immediately retry your request. ** errorCode ** Code that indicates the type of error that is generated. ** message ** Details of the exception error. HTTP Status Code: 400 ** ServiceTemporarilyUnavailableException ** The serice is temporary unavailable. ** canRetry ** You can wait and then retry your request. ** message ** Details of the exception error. HTTP Status Code: 400 ## Examples ### Example This example illustrates one usage of CreateAssessmentTemplate. #### Sample Request ``` POST / HTTP/1.1 Host: inspector.us-west-2.amazonaws.com Accept-Encoding: identity Content-Length: 335 X-Amz-Target: InspectorService.CreateAssessmentTemplate X-Amz-Date: 20160331T175559Z User-Agent: aws-cli/1.10.12 Python/2.7.9 Windows/7 botocore/1.4.3 Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.1 Authorization: AUTHPARAMS { "assessmentTargetArn": "arn:aws:inspector:us-west-2:123456789012:target/0-nvgVhaxX", "assessmentTemplateName": "ExampleAssessmentTemplate", "userAttributesForFindings": [ { "key": "Example", "value": "example" } ], "durationInSeconds": 180, "rulesPackageArns": [ "arn:aws:inspector:us-west-2:758058086616:rulespackage/0-11B9DBXp" ] } ``` #### Sample Response ``` HTTP/1.1 200 OK x-amzn-RequestId: d3d3d58e-f769-11e5-9da0-9bde5220d15c Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.1 Content-Length: 106 Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:56:00 GMT { "assessmentTemplateArn": "arn:aws:inspector:us-west-2:123456789012:target/0-nvgVhaxX/template/0-it5r2S4T" } ``` ## See Also For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: + [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/inspector-2016-02-16/CreateAssessmentTemplate) + [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/inspector-2016-02-16/CreateAssessmentTemplate) + [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/inspector-2016-02-16/CreateAssessmentTemplate) + [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/inspector-2016-02-16/CreateAssessmentTemplate) + [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/inspector-2016-02-16/CreateAssessmentTemplate) + [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/inspector-2016-02-16/CreateAssessmentTemplate) + [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/inspector-2016-02-16/CreateAssessmentTemplate) + [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/inspector-2016-02-16/CreateAssessmentTemplate) + [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/inspector-2016-02-16/CreateAssessmentTemplate) + [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/inspector-2016-02-16/CreateAssessmentTemplate)