# SendObjectMalwareScan
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Initiates a malware scan for a specific S3 object. This API allows you to perform on-demand malware scanning of individual objects in S3 buckets that have Malware Protection for S3 enabled.

When you use this API, the AWS service terms for GuardDuty Malware Protection apply. For more information, see [AWS service terms for GuardDuty Malware Protection](http://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/#87._Amazon_GuardDuty).

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /object-malware-scan/send HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "s3Object": { 
      "bucket": "string",
      "key": "string",
      "versionId": "string"
   }
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [s3Object](#API_SendObjectMalwareScan_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="guardduty-SendObjectMalwareScan-request-s3Object"></a>
The S3 object information for the object you want to scan. The bucket must have a Malware Protection plan configured to use this API.  
Type: [S3ObjectForSendObjectMalwareScan](API_S3ObjectForSendObjectMalwareScan.md) object  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
An access denied exception object.    
 ** Message **   
The error message.  
 ** Type **   
The error type.
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** BadRequestException **   
A bad request exception object.    
 ** Message **   
The error message.  
 ** Type **   
The error type.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InternalServerErrorException **   
An internal server error exception object.    
 ** Message **   
The error message.  
 ** Type **   
The error type.
HTTP Status Code: 500

## See Also
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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/guardduty-2017-11-28/SendObjectMalwareScan) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/guardduty-2017-11-28/SendObjectMalwareScan) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/guardduty-2017-11-28/SendObjectMalwareScan) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/guardduty-2017-11-28/SendObjectMalwareScan) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/guardduty-2017-11-28/SendObjectMalwareScan) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/guardduty-2017-11-28/SendObjectMalwareScan) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/guardduty-2017-11-28/SendObjectMalwareScan) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/guardduty-2017-11-28/SendObjectMalwareScan) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/guardduty-2017-11-28/SendObjectMalwareScan) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/guardduty-2017-11-28/SendObjectMalwareScan)