Create Scan Template

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API Request

curl -u "<username>:<password>" -H "X-Requested-With:curl" -X POST -H "Content-type: text/xml" --data-binary @scan_export.xml "<qualys_base_url>/api/2.0/fo/report/template/scan/?action=create&report_format=xml"

XML Output

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE SIMPLE_RETURN SYSTEM "<qualys_base_url>/api/2.0/simple_return.dtd">
<SIMPLE_RETURN>
  <RESPONSE>
    <DATETIME>2017-04-06T05:41:32Z</DATETIME>
    <CODE>Scan Report Template(s) Created Successfully [89876]</CODE>
    <TEXT></TEXT>
  </RESPONSE>
</SIMPLE_RETURN>

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API Request

curl --location '<qualys_base_url> /api/3.0/fo/report/template/scan/?action=create&report_format=xml' \
--header 'X-Requested-With: curl' \
--header 'Content-Type: text/xml' \
--header 'Authorization: encoded username:passwordstring' \
--data '

XML Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE SIMPLE_RETURN SYSTEM "
<qualys_base_url>/api/3.0/simple_return.dtd">
    <SIMPLE_RETURN>
        <RESPONSE>
            <DATETIME>2025-03-04T06:04:28Z</DATETIME>
            <TEXT>Scan Report Template(s) Successfully Created.</TEXT>
            <ITEM_LIST>
                <ITEM>
                    <KEY>ID</KEY>
                    <VALUE>3038061</VALUE>
                </ITEM>
            </ITEM_LIST>
        </RESPONSE>
    </SIMPLE_RETURN>

Click here to view parameters for creating scan templates.

API Request

curl --location --request POST '<qualys_base_url>/api/4.0/fo/report/template/scan/?action=create&report_format=xml' \
--header 'Accept: */*' \
--header 'X-Requested-With: curl' \
--header 'content-type: text/xml' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic encoded username:passwordstring'

XML Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE SIMPLE_RETURN SYSTEM "<qualys_base_url>/api/4.0/simple_return.dtd">
<SIMPLE_RETURN>
    <RESPONSE>
        <DATETIME>2025-06-17T04:57:23Z</DATETIME>
        <TEXT>Scan Report Template(s) Successfully Created.</TEXT>
        <ITEM_LIST>
            <ITEM>
                <KEY>ID</KEY>
                <VALUE>8737800</VALUE>
            </ITEM>
        </ITEM_LIST>
    </RESPONSE>
</SIMPLE_RETURN>