Launch and retrieve results from a Qualys Web Application Scanning (WAS) API scan
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Steps
Authenticate to the Qualys WAS API using the correct regional API gateway URL for the subscription's platform shard.
Ensure the target web application is registered as a WAS asset, with authentication records configured if the app requires login.
Launch a scan against the web application ID using an existing scan profile/option profile via the WAS scan launch API call.
Poll the scan status endpoint until the scan reaches a terminal state such as finished, error, or cancelled.
Retrieve results via the WAS report or scan-results endpoints and map returned QIDs to OWASP categories for triage.
Known gotchas
Qualys WAS API gateway URLs differ by platform/region shard (e.g. US, EU, India); using the wrong base URL causes authentication failures that look like credential errors.
Long-running scans against large applications can exceed typical polling script timeouts — design polling with backoff rather than a fixed short timeout.
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