diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4bb2410..d2fa3cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
     + [Create Issue Event](#create-issue-event)
     + [Update Issue Event](#update-issue-event)
     + [Get Issue Event](#get-issue-event)
+  * [SCANNING](#scanning)   
+    + [Scan Artifact](#scan-artifact)  
 <!-- tocstop -->
 
 # Install
@@ -203,3 +205,11 @@ response = issues.get_issue_event("test-2023-0221")
 response = issues.get_issue_event("test-2023-0221", api_version="v2")
 print(response.json())
 ```
+
+## SCANNING
+### Scan Artifact
+```python
+scanning = xray_rest_client.scanning
+response = scanning.scan_artifact("docker://image_name:image_tag")
+print(response.json())
+```
diff --git a/xray/__init__.py b/xray/__init__.py
index 1d16dd8..90be433 100644
--- a/xray/__init__.py
+++ b/xray/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from xray.components import XrayComponents
 from xray.summary import XraySummary
 from xray.issues import XrayIssues
+from xray.scanning import XrayScanning
 
 
 class XrayRestClient(object):
@@ -28,3 +29,7 @@ def summary(self):
     @property
     def issues(self):
         return XrayIssues(base_url=self.base_url, session=self._session)
+
+    @property
+    def scanning(self):
+        return XrayScanning(base_url=self.base_url, session=self._session)
diff --git a/xray/scanning.py b/xray/scanning.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4966f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xray/scanning.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from xray.utils.http import RestApiAccessor
+
+
+class XrayScanning(RestApiAccessor):
+    """
+    Xray REST API: SCANNING
+    See: https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/JFROG/Xray+REST+API#XrayRESTAPI-SCANNING
+    """
+    def scan_artifact(self, component_id):
+        """
+        Invokes scanning of an artifact
+        :param component_id: sample: docker://image_name:image_tag
+        :return:
+        """
+        url = self.base_url + "/api/v1/scanArtifact"
+        json_data = {
+            "componentID": component_id
+        }
+
+        response = self.rest_post(
+            url,
+            json_data=json_data
+        )
+        return response
+
+