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AlienVault and Postgres integration
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How to connect AlienVault and Postgres
Create a new workflow and add the first step
In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.
Build your own AlienVault and Postgres integration
Create custom AlienVault and Postgres workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.
Supported API Endpoints for AlienVault
GET
GetPulseDetails
Retrieve details of a specific pulse.
/api/v1/pulses/{pulse_id}
POST
CreatePulse
Create a new pulse.
/api/v1/pulses/create
PUT
UpdatePulse
Update an existing pulse.
/api/v1/pulses/{pulse_id}
DELETE
DeletePulse
Delete an existing pulse.
/api/v1/pulses/{pulse_id}
GET
GetUserPulses
Retrieve pulses created by a specific user.
/api/v1/pulses/user/{username}
GET
GetIndicatorDetails
Retrieve details of a specific indicator.
/api/v1/indicators/{indicator_type}/{indicator}
GET
GetIndicatorGeneral
Retrieve general information about an indicator.
/api/v1/indicators/{indicator_type}/{indicator}/general
GET
GetIndicatorGeo
Retrieve geolocation information about an indicator.
/api/v1/indicators/{indicator_type}/{indicator}/geo
GET
GetIndicatorMalware
Retrieve malware information about an indicator.
/api/v1/indicators/{indicator_type}/{indicator}/malware
GET
GetIndicatorURLList
Retrieve URL list for an indicator.
/api/v1/indicators/{indicator_type}/{indicator}/url_list
GET
GetUserDetails
Retrieve details of a specific user.
/api/v1/user/{username}
GET
GetUserFollowers
Retrieve followers of a specific user.
/api/v1/user/{username}/followers
GET
GetUserFollowing
Retrieve users followed by a specific user.
/api/v1/user/{username}/following
POST
FollowUser
Follow a specific user.
/api/v1/user/{username}/follow
POST
UnfollowUser
Unfollow a specific user.
/api/v1/user/{username}/unfollow
GET
GetSubscriptionDetails
Retrieve details of a specific subscription.
/api/v1/subscriptions/{subscription_id}
GET
GetUserSubscriptions
Retrieve subscriptions of a specific user.
/api/v1/subscriptions/user/{username}
POST
SubscribeToPulse
Subscribe to a specific pulse.
/api/v1/subscriptions/{pulse_id}/subscribe
POST
UnsubscribeFromPulse
Unsubscribe from a specific pulse.
/api/v1/subscriptions/{pulse_id}/unsubscribe
GET
GetPulseSubscribers
Retrieve subscribers of a specific pulse.
/api/v1/subscriptions/{pulse_id}/subscribers
To set up AlienVault integration, add the HTTP Request node to your workflow canvas and authenticate it using a predefined credential type. This allows you to perform custom operations, without additional authentication setup. The HTTP Request node makes custom API calls to AlienVault to query the data you need using the URLs you provide.
Take a look at the AlienVault official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints
Postgres supported actions
Delete
Delete an entire table or rows in a table
Execute Query
Execute an SQL query
Insert
Insert rows in a table
Insert or Update
Insert or update rows in a table
Select
Select rows from a table
Update
Update rows in a table
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AlienVault and Postgres integration tutorials
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