Qualys Cloud Platform 2.1 (CAR) API Notification 1

A new release of Qualys Cloud Platform 2.1 (CAR) includes new and updated APIs which is targeted for release in April 2024. The specific day will differ depending on the platform. See platform release dates on the Qualys Status page. This API notification provides an early preview into the coming API, allowing you to identify use cases that can leverage this updated API. 

What’s New

In this release, we have introduced 11 new APIs and updated 2 APIs with new parameters. The new APIs will help you manage the blocked command, blocked assets and blocked tags effectively.

New APIs Added

Add Blocked Commands

POST sm/v1/block-commands

This configuration-based API helps you to add the blocked commands for a scripting language.

Search List of Blocked Commands

POST sm/v1/block-commands/search

This API helps you search through a list of blocked commands.

Search List of Blocked Commands by LanguageId

GET sm/v1/block-commands/{id}

This API helps you to search through a list of blocked commands by providing the languageId.

Delete Blocked Commands

POST sm/v1/block-commands/delete

This API helps you delete the blocked commands.

Update Blocked Commands

POST sm/v1/block-commands/update

This API helps you update the blocked commands.

Add Assets to List of Blocked Assets

POST /sm/v1/block-assets

This API helps you add user assets from the asset inventory to the list of blocked assets.

Delete Blocked Assets

POST /sm/v1/block-assets/delete

This API helps you delete blocked assets.

Add Tags to the List of Blocked Tags

POST /sm/v1/block-tags

This API helps you add tags associated with user assets to the list of blocked tags.

Delete Blocked Tags

POST /sm/v1/block-tags/delete

This API helps you delete blocked tags.

Add Assets to List of Lab Assets

POST /sm/v1/lab-assets

It is a configuration-based API that help you add user assets from the asset inventory to the list of lab assets.

Delete Lab Assets

POST /sm/v1/lab-assets/delete

This API helps you delete lab assets.

APIs Updated

Added a New Input Parameter in Import Script API

/sm/v1/script-library/import

With this release, we have updated an existing Import Script API by adding a new mandatory parameter typeId, to provide a valid script type ID.

Added New Parameters in Create Schedule API

/sm/v1/scripts/scheduler

We have added following new parameters to the Create Schedule API for rebooting the schedules. All these parameters are optional.

• rebootAfterScriptExecution
• rebootDelayTimeUnit
• rebootDelayInSeconds

Please refer to detailed release notes here: https://cdn2.qualys.com/docs/release-notes/qualys-car-2.1-api-release-notes.pdf