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Export shell command history (bash, zsh, PowerShell) captured from infected machines, filtered by search terms, shell, and/or date range. Use to understand developer activity, cloud CLI usage (aws configure, gcloud auth, etc.), or internal automation that may reveal additional credentials or infrastructure details.

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Request

POST /v1/data/commands · Required scope: view:commands (pro and ultra tiers) At least one of terms, shell, start_date, or end_date is required.
ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
termsstring[]One of the four required[]Substrings to match against the recorded command text, e.g. ["aws configure"]
shellstring | nullSee above—Shell name filter, e.g. "bash", "powershell", "zsh"
start_datestring (date-time) | nullSee above—Inclusive start filter, clamped by query_window_days
end_datestring (date-time) | nullSee above—Inclusive end filter
sort_directionasc | descNodescMust stay constant across pages
cursorstring | nullNo—Pagination token
limitintegerNo251–500, clamped to your tier’s max_rows

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Example request

curl -X POST https://api.vantaprism.me/v1/data/commands \
  -H "api-key: $VANTAPRISM_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "shell": "bash", "terms": ["aws configure"], "limit": 25 }'

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Response

200 OK — array of CommandRecord, cursor-paginated. 
{
  "data": [
    {
      "victim_id": "a3f1c9e8b2d4567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef123456",
      "shell": "bash",
      "command": "aws configure set aws_access_key_id AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
      "inserted_at": "2026-05-02T14:22:31Z"
    }
  ],
  "nextCursor": null,
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_01HZXK3Q7N8YV6F3M2P9JABCDE",
    "took_ms": 21.7,
    "tier": "pro",
    "masked_fields": []
  }
}
FieldDescription
victim_idSHA-256 victim ID — use with Victim Profiles
shelle.g. "bash", "zsh", "powershell"
commandRecorded command text
inserted_atWhen the record was ingested

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Pagination

Cursor-paginated — see Pagination.

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Errors

StatuscodeCause
400VALIDATION_ERRORNone of terms, shell, start_date, end_date provided
400INVALID_CURSORTampered or stale cursor
403FORBIDDEN_SCOPEKey lacks view:commands (free tier)
See Errors for the full catalog.

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Tier notes

This endpoint requires view:commands, which is not included on the free tier — a free-tier key receives 403 FORBIDDEN_SCOPE. No fields on CommandRecord are masked on pro or ultra tiers.