Get All Patch Blocking Rules

Use this API to retrieve a list of blocking rules. It supports both Windows and Linux platforms. If the platform parameter is not provided, all Windows blocking rules will be fetched by default.

GET/pm/v1/blocking/rules

Sample - Get All Patch Blocking RulesSample - Get All Patch Blocking Rules

API Request

curl -X 'GET' \
  '<qualys_base_url>/pm/v1/blocking/rules' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <JWT_Token>'

API Response

[
  {
    "ruleId": "fa948db3-6b44-43d7-828c-2f056a966954",
    "ruleName": "Windows_blocked_Enable_Acquired_From_Vendor_Patches ",
    "ruleReason": "blocked Enable Acquired From Vendor Patches ",
    "criteria": {
      "type": 1,
      "value": "patch.isEnabledVendorAcquiredPatches:true"
    },
    "platform": "Windows",
    "customerId": "5e35d0c5-ea3d-55c7-8320-7d89b67eb709",
    "includeTagIds": [
      "3b5a83f2-8dc2-467c-999a-3c029fb0b31e"
    ],
    "createdBy": {
      "id": "aa093746-5cbd-7b3b-8136-5794736f5a2f",
      "name": "John Doe ",
      "user": "johnd"
    },
    "createdAt": "2026-09-09T07:08:50.013",
    "updatedBy": {
      "id": "aa093746-5cbd-7b3b-8136-5794736f5a2f",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "user": "<username>"
    },
    "updatedAt": "2026-09-09T09:05:10.289",
    "deleted": false,
    "scope": "TAG_BASED"
  }
]

Last updated: September, 2026