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SECURITYSCORECARD n8n INTEGRATION: AUTOMATE SECURITYSCORECARD WITH N8N

SECURITYSCORECARD N8N INTEGRATION: AUTOMATE SECURITYSCORECARD WITH N8N

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Why automate Securityscorecard with n8n?

The SecurityScorecard n8n integration provides 18 distinct actions spanning reports, portfolios, companies, industries, and invitations. This means you can build comprehensive security monitoring workflows that previously required manual API work or constant dashboard checking.

The benefits are immediate and measurable. Significant time savings: no more logging into SecurityScorecard daily to check vendor scores or manually downloading reports. Set up workflows that automatically fetch security data when you need it and route it to your team via Slack, email, or your internal systems. Improved responsiveness: combine SecurityScorecard actions with triggers from other apps to instantly react when a vendor's score drops or when new companies join your monitoring portfolio. Zero oversight: automated workflows ensure every new vendor gets added to your portfolio, every weekly report gets generated, and every score change gets logged—24/7, without human intervention. Seamless integration: n8n connects SecurityScorecard to over 400+ applications, meaning security data can flow into your SIEM, ticketing system, CRM, or custom databases effortlessly.

Concrete use cases include: automatically generating monthly vendor security reports and emailing them to stakeholders, syncing portfolio companies with your procurement system, tracking industry benchmark scores against your own company's performance, or creating tickets when a monitored company's factor scores indicate emerging risks.

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    How to connect Securityscorecard to n8n?

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      Add the node

      Search and add the node in your workflow.

    Securityscorecard credentials
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    💡 TIP: Create separate API keys for different environments (development, staging, production). This way, if you need to rotate a key, you won't disrupt all your workflows simultaneously. Also, check your SecurityScorecard plan's API rate limits before building high-frequency automations.
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Actions

Securityscorecard actions available in n8n

  1. 01
    Action 01

    Get Many Reports

    This action retrieves multiple security reports from your SecurityScorecard account in a single operation. It's ideal for batch processing, dashboard population, or creating automated report inventories.

    The key parameters include a required dropdown to select your SecurityScorecard account credentials for authentication, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Report" to indicate you're working with report data, a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Get Many" to fetch multiple reports, an optional "Return All" toggle switch that retrieves every available report when enabled (ignoring the limit), and an optional "Limit" number field specifying the maximum reports to return (default: 100).

    Use this action when you need to audit all generated reports, sync report metadata to an external database, or build a dashboard showing recent security assessments. Combine it with filters in subsequent n8n nodes to find specific report types.

    Get Many Reports
  2. 02
    Action 02

    Generate Report

    This action creates a new security report within SecurityScorecard. It's essential for automating regular reporting cycles—think weekly vendor assessments or monthly executive summaries without manual intervention.

    Key parameters include a required dropdown for selecting your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Report," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Generate," a required "Report" dropdown to select the report type (options include "Company Detailed" and other formats depending on your SecurityScorecard subscription), a required "Scorecard Identifier" text field where you enter the unique identifier of the company for which the report will be generated (supports expressions for dynamic input), and a required "Branding" dropdown to choose the branding applied to the report (e.g., "SecurityScorecard" default branding).

    Perfect for automated monthly vendor reports, triggering detailed assessments when a new company is added to your portfolio, or creating on-demand reports based on requests from other systems.

    Generate Report
  3. 03
    Action 03

    Report Download

    This action downloads a completed SecurityScorecard report as a binary file, allowing you to store it, email it, or upload it to cloud storage directly from your workflow.

    Parameters to configure include a required dropdown for authentication, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Report," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Download," a required "Report URL" text field where you provide the exact URL of the report to download (this typically comes from a previous "Generate Report" or "Get Many Reports" action), and a "Put Output File in Field" text field specifying the binary output field name (default: "data"), which determines where the downloaded file is stored in the workflow for subsequent nodes.

    Use this when you need to archive reports to Google Drive, attach them to emails via Gmail or Outlook nodes, or upload them to an internal document management system.

    Report Download
  4. 04
    Action 04

    Remove a Portfolio Company

    This action removes a company from a specified portfolio. Use it to automate offboarding when vendor relationships end or when companies no longer require monitoring.

    Key parameters include a required dropdown for authentication, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Portfolio Company," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Remove," a required "Portfolio ID" text field specifying which portfolio contains the company, and a required "Domain" text field with the domain of the company to remove.

    This pairs well with CRM integrations—when a vendor contract is marked as terminated in your HubSpot, automatically remove them from active monitoring to keep your portfolio clean and your SecurityScorecard costs optimized.

    Remove a Portfolio Company
  5. 05
    Action 05

    Get Many

    This action retrieves multiple portfolio companies, giving you visibility into who you're currently monitoring. Essential for audits, syncing data, or building reports on your vendor ecosystem.

    Parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Portfolio Company," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Get Many," an optional "Portfolio ID" text field to filter results to a specific portfolio, an optional "Return All" toggle to fetch all companies (ignores Limit), an optional "Limit" number field for maximum results (default: 100), and an expandable "Filters" section to add specific filtering criteria.

    Use this to sync your monitored companies list with an external database, generate reports on portfolio composition, or verify that all required vendors are being tracked.

    Get Many
  6. 06
    Action 06

    Add Portfolio Company

    This action adds a new company to a specific portfolio in SecurityScorecard. It's the backbone of automated vendor onboarding workflows—when procurement approves a new vendor, automatically start monitoring their security posture.

    Configuration parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Portfolio Company," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Add," a required "Portfolio ID" text field for the unique identifier of the target portfolio, and a required "Domain" text field where you enter the domain name of the company to add (e.g., "example.com").

    Ideal use cases include triggering this action when a new vendor is approved in your procurement system, when a new row is added to your vendor tracking spreadsheet, or when a sales deal closes and you need to monitor a new customer's security.

    Add Portfolio Company
  7. 07
    Action 07

    Update Portfolio

    This action modifies an existing portfolio's properties, including its name, description, or privacy settings.

    Parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Portfolio," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Update," a required "Portfolio ID" text field specifying which portfolio to modify, an optional "Portfolio Name" text field for the new name, an optional "Description" text field for updated description, and an optional "Privacy" dropdown to change visibility settings.

    Useful for maintaining portfolio organization—update descriptions when business contexts change, or modify privacy when teams restructure.

    Update Portfolio
  8. 08
    Action 08

    Get Many Portfolio Items

    This action retrieves multiple portfolios from your SecurityScorecard account, providing an overview of your organizational structure for security monitoring.

    Configuration includes a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Portfolio," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Get Many," an optional "Return All" toggle to retrieve all portfolios, and an optional "Limit" number field (default: 100).

    Use this to audit your portfolio structure, sync portfolio data to external systems, or populate dashboards showing your monitoring organization.

    Get Many Portfolio Items
  9. 09
    Action 09

    Delete Portfolio

    This action permanently removes a portfolio from SecurityScorecard. Use with caution, as this action cannot be undone.

    Parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Portfolio," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Delete," and a required "Portfolio ID" text field with the unique identifier of the portfolio to delete.

    Best used for cleanup operations—removing test portfolios, consolidating redundant groupings, or decommissioning portfolios for discontinued business units.

    Delete Portfolio
  10. 10
    Action 10

    Create Portfolio

    This action creates a new portfolio in SecurityScorecard. Portfolios help you organize monitored companies by category—vendors, customers, competitors, or specific business units.

    Key parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Portfolio," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Create," a required "Portfolio Name" text field for the new portfolio's name, an optional "Description" text field for additional context, and a required "Privacy" dropdown to set visibility ("Shared" makes it accessible to others in your organization).

    Automate portfolio creation when new business units are formed, new vendor categories are established, or when onboarding new customers who require security monitoring.

    Create Portfolio
  11. 11
    Action 11

    Create Invite

    This action sends an invitation to a user to join your SecurityScorecard account. Perfect for automating user onboarding when new team members join your security organization.

    Parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Invite," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Create," a required "Email" text field for the invitee's email address, an optional "First Name" text field, an optional "Last Name" text field, an optional "Message" text area for a custom invitation message, and an expandable "Additional Fields" section for extra properties.

    Automate this when new employees are added to your HR system or when consultants are granted temporary security review access.

    Create Invite
  12. 12
    Action 12

    Get Score

    This action retrieves the security score for a specific industry, providing benchmark data to compare your organization or vendors against industry standards.

    Parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Industry," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Get Score," and a required "Industry" dropdown to select the specific industry (e.g., "Food," "Technology," "Healthcare").

    Perfect for executive dashboards showing how your company or key vendors compare to their industry peers, or for risk assessments that contextualize individual scores against sector averages.

    Get Score
  13. 13
    Action 13

    Get Historical Factor Scores (Industry)

    This action retrieves historical factor scores for an entire industry, providing granular trend data on specific security categories over time.

    Parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Industry," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Get Historical Factor Scores," a required "Industry" dropdown to select the specific industry (e.g., "Food"), an optional "Return All" toggle, an optional "Limit" number field (default: 100), an optional "Simplify" toggle for cleaner output, and an expandable "Options" section for advanced parameters.

    Use this to compare your security trajectory against industry benchmarks or to create detailed trend reports on specific security factors across your industry sector.

    Get Historical Factor Scores (Industry)
  14. 14
    Action 14

    Get Factor Scores (Industry)

    This action retrieves factor scores for an entire industry, showing aggregate security performance across specific categories.

    Parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Industry," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Get Factor Scores," a required "Industry" dropdown, an optional "Return All" toggle, an optional "Limit" number field (default: 100), and an optional "Simplify" toggle for streamlined output.

    Use this for industry benchmarking reports, identifying which security factors are strongest or weakest across your industry, or setting realistic improvement targets based on industry performance.

    Get Factor Scores (Industry)
  15. 15
    Action 15

    Get Score Plan

    This action retrieves score plan information for companies, helping you understand scoring criteria and improvement paths.

    Parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Company," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Get Score Plan," an optional "Scorecard Identifier" text field for specific company targeting, an optional "Score" number field for filtering (default: 0), an optional "Return All" toggle, and an optional "Limit" number field (default: 100).

    Use this for planning security improvement initiatives or understanding how specific scores are calculated.

    Get Score Plan
  16. 16
    Action 16

    Get Information and Scorecard

    This action retrieves comprehensive information and the security scorecard for a specific company. It's your go-to action for detailed vendor assessments.

    Key parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Company," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Get Information and Scorecard," and a required "Scorecard Identifier" text field for the company's unique identifier (typically their domain).

    Essential for creating detailed vendor security profiles, triggering alerts when scores fall below thresholds, or populating security dashboards with real-time data.

    Get Information and Scorecard
  17. 17
    Action 17

    Get Historical Scores

    This action retrieves historical security scores for a company, enabling trend analysis and progress tracking over time.

    Parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Company," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Get Historical Scores," a required "Scorecard Identifier" text field, an optional "Return All" toggle, an optional "Limit" number field (default: 100), an optional "Simplify" toggle to streamline output data structure, and an expandable "Options" section for advanced parameters.

    Essential for quarterly business reviews, demonstrating vendor improvement (or decline), and generating trend charts for executive reporting.

    Get Historical Scores
  18. 18
    Action 18

    Get Historical Factor Scores (Company)

    This action retrieves historical factor scores for a company, providing granular trend data on specific security categories over time.

    Parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Company," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Get Historical Factor Scores," a required "Scorecard Identifier" text field, an optional "Return All" toggle, an optional "Limit" number field (default: 100), an optional "Simplify" toggle for cleaner output, and an expandable "Options" section for advanced parameters.

    Use this to track improvements in specific security areas over time, create detailed trend reports, or identify which security factors are improving or declining for a specific vendor.

    Get Historical Factor Scores (Company)
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    Action 19

    Get Factor Scores (Company)

    This action retrieves detailed factor scores for a company, breaking down their overall score into specific security categories like network security, patching cadence, or endpoint security.

    Parameters include a required dropdown for your SecurityScorecard account, a required "Resource" dropdown set to "Company," a required "Operation" dropdown set to "Get Factor Scores," a required "Scorecard Identifier" text field, an optional "Return All" toggle, an optional "Limit" number field (default: 100), and an expandable "Filters" section for additional criteria.

    Perfect for identifying specific security weaknesses in vendors, creating detailed risk reports, or tracking improvements in targeted security areas. Store this data in Airtable or Notion for long-term analysis.

    Get Factor Scores (Company)
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Frequently asked questions

  • Is the SecurityScorecard n8n integration free?
    The n8n integration itself is free and included with both n8n cloud and self-hosted versions. However, you'll need an active SecurityScorecard subscription with API access to use this integration. Different SecurityScorecard plans include varying levels of API access and rate limits, so check your plan's documentation to understand any restrictions. The n8n community edition is free for self-hosting, while n8n cloud has its own pricing tiers—but neither charges extra for using the SecurityScorecard nodes.
  • What data can I retrieve from SecurityScorecard using n8n?
    The integration provides comprehensive access to SecurityScorecard's data. You can retrieve company scorecards and overall scores, detailed factor scores (network security, patching, endpoint security, etc.), historical score trends for both companies and industries, portfolio information and company listings, security reports in downloadable formats, and industry benchmark data. This covers the core data needed for vendor risk management, security monitoring dashboards, and automated reporting. However, some advanced features like real-time alerts may require additional configuration or webhook integrations.
  • How long does it take to set up the SecurityScorecard n8n integration?
    Initial setup takes approximately 5-10 minutes. Generating an API key in SecurityScorecard takes about 2 minutes, and configuring the credential in n8n takes another 2 minutes. After that, building your first workflow depends on complexity—a simple "Get Score" workflow can be done in under 5 minutes, while a comprehensive vendor monitoring system with notifications and database syncing might take 30-60 minutes. The longest part is usually planning your workflow logic, not the technical integration itself. If you need guidance, consider our n8n troubleshooting resources or explore the official n8n documentation for detailed setup instructions.
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