Qualys integration & automation experts
We can help you automate your business with Qualys and hundreds of other systems to improve efficiency and productivity.
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.
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How it works
We work hand-in-hand with you to implement Qualys
As Qualys consultants we work with you hand in hand build more efficient and effective operations. Here’s how we will work with you to automate your business and integrate Qualys with integrate and automate 800+ tools.
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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