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Qualys compliance workflow automation

Qualys is a cloud-based security and compliance platform that scans your IT infrastructure for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance gaps.

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What you can automate with Qualys

Qualys is a cloud-based security and compliance platform that scans your IT infrastructure for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance gaps. It covers on-premises servers, cloud instances, containers, and web applications from a single console, giving security teams a consolidated view of risk across their entire environment. The challenge Qualys addresses is that vulnerability data on its own is not actionable. Security teams get thousands of scan findings but struggle to prioritise which ones to fix first, route the right tickets to the right teams, and track remediation progress. That gap between “scan complete” and “vulnerability fixed” is where automation makes the biggest difference. The Qualys node in n8n lets you pull vulnerability scan results, asset inventories, and compliance data into automated workflows. You can build workflows that automatically create Jira tickets for critical vulnerabilities, send Slack alerts when new high-severity findings appear, enrich scan data with asset ownership from your CMDB, or generate compliance reports on a schedule. If your security operations involve manual handoffs between Qualys and your ticketing or notification systems, our automated data processing services can help close that gap.

Qualys FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about how Qualys consultants can help with integration and implementation

The n8n Qualys node supports the Qualys API, which gives you access to vulnerability scan results, host asset data, compliance scan findings, and web application scan reports. You can list hosts, retrieve scan results by date range, pull vulnerability details, and access compliance posture data for your assets.

Qualys uses basic authentication (username and password) tied to your Qualys subscription. You also need to specify the correct API server URL for your Qualys platform (e.g. qualysapi.qualys.com for US Platform 1). In n8n, you create a credential with these details and the node handles session management.

Yes, and this is one of the most common use cases. Build an n8n workflow that pulls new scan results from Qualys, filters for critical and high-severity findings, enriches them with asset owner data, and creates Jira or ServiceNow tickets automatically. You can include remediation guidance from the Qualys finding details in the ticket description.

It depends on your scan schedule. If Qualys runs daily scans, set your n8n workflow to run daily after the scan window completes. For continuous monitoring, you can poll more frequently. Avoid running too aggressively against the Qualys API, as it has rate limits that vary by subscription tier.

Yes. Pull compliance scan results through the n8n Qualys node and write them to a database or Google Sheet. You can then connect a dashboarding tool like Grafana, Metabase, or Looker Studio to visualise compliance posture over time. This is useful for reporting to leadership or auditors on an ongoing basis.

Not entirely. Qualys has its own reporting features that work well for standard reports. The n8n integration is most valuable when you need to combine Qualys data with data from other systems, automate actions based on scan results, or push findings into tools your team already uses daily, like Slack or Jira.

How it works

Implementing Qualys

Step 1

Gather Your Qualys API Credentials

Log in to your Qualys subscription and note your username, password, and API server URL. The API server URL depends on your Qualys platform assignment (e.g. qualysapi.qualys.com, qualysapi.qg2.apps.qualys.com). You can find this in the Qualys platform documentation or in your account settings.

Step 2

Create Qualys Credentials in n8n

In n8n, go to Credentials and add a new Qualys credential. Enter your username, password, and API base URL. Test the connection to confirm n8n can authenticate with your Qualys instance. If your organisation uses IP allowlisting, make sure your n8n server's IP is permitted.

Step 3

Build a Scan Results Retrieval Workflow

Create a new n8n workflow with a Schedule Trigger (set to run after your Qualys scans complete) or a manual trigger for testing. Add a Qualys node configured to retrieve host detection data or scan results. Filter by date range to get only the latest findings.

Step 4

Filter and Enrich the Results

Add an IF node to filter for the severity levels you care about (typically critical and high). Optionally, enrich each finding with asset ownership data from your CMDB or asset management system using an HTTP Request node or database query, so tickets get assigned to the right team.

Step 5

Route to Ticketing and Notification Systems

Connect the filtered, enriched findings to your action nodes. Create Jira or ServiceNow tickets for items requiring remediation, send Slack messages to the security team for critical findings, and optionally log all findings to a database or spreadsheet for trending and compliance reporting.

Step 6

Schedule and Monitor the Workflow

Activate the workflow on your chosen schedule. Monitor the first few runs to ensure the API calls are returning expected data and tickets are being created correctly. Check Qualys API rate limit headers in the n8n execution log and adjust polling frequency if you are approaching limits.

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