Qualys Enterprise TruRisk™ Platform 4.0 (PM) API Notification 

A new release of Qualys Enterprise TruRisk™ Platform 4.0 (PM), which was released in July 2026, includes updates to several existing APIs. This API notification highlights recently released changes, enabling you to identify use cases that can benefit from the updated API. 

Run Jobs Without Waiting for a System Reboot

Updated API: Create Deployment Job 

POST /pm/v2/deploymentjob 

DTD or XSD changes: Not Applicable 

We have enhanced this API so that a subsequent job can run even if assets from a previous job are still pending a system reboot. The enhancement includes a new parameter, allowExecutionWithPendingReboot, in the API request.

Retry Failed Patch Deployments with Enhanced Time Interval

Updated API: Create Deployment Job 

POST /pm/v2/deploymentjob 

DTD or XSD changes: Not Applicable 

We have also enhanced this API with a new parameter, exponentialBackoffIntervalUnit, in the API request. You can use this parameter to set the retry interval for failed patches in minutes or seconds. 

Updated API: Update Deployment Job 

PATCH /pm/v2/deploymentjob/update/{deploymentJobId} 

DTD or XSD changes: Not Applicable 

We have enhanced this API with a new parameter, exponentialBackoffIntervalUnit, in the API request. You can use this parameter to set the retry interval for failed patches in minutes or seconds. 

Updated API: Get Deployment Job Details by Job ID 

GET /pm/v1/deploymentjob/{deploymentJobId} 

DTD or XSD changes: Not Applicable 

We have enhanced this API with a new parameter, exponentialBackoffIntervalUnit, in the API response. You can use this parameter to view the retry interval configured for failed patches, in minutes or seconds. 

Fetch Patches Published on Qualys PM Platform 

We have enhanced the following APIs with a new parameter, qualysPublishedDate, in the API response. This parameter provides the date on which a patch was published on the Qualys Patch Management platform.

• Get Patches from the Catalog  
  POST /pm/v1/patchcatalog/patches  
  DTD or XSD changes: Not Applicable 

• Get Patch Details for Patches  
  POST /pm/v1/patchcatalog/patches 
  DTD or XSD changes: Not Applicable 

• Get a List of Patches for a Specific Customer 
  GET /pm/v1/patches 
  DTD or XSD changes: Not Applicable 

• Get a List of More than Ten Thousand Patches 
  POST /pm/v2/patches 
  DTD or XSD changes: Not Applicable 

• Get Patches Report 
  POST /pm/v2/report/patch 
  DTD or XSD changes: Not Applicable 

Please refer to the detailed release notes here: https://docs.qualys.com/en/pm/release-notes/patch_management/release_4_0_api.htm