---
title: "Add nodes in bulk from Freshservice"
description: "Import nodes in bulk from your Freshservice CMDB."
product: "Guardian"
edition: "Classic"
type: "workflow"
url: "https://docs.cloudhouse.com/guardian/classic/inventory/add-nodes/add-nodes-in-bulk/freshservice-nodes/"
---
# Add nodes in bulk from Freshservice

Import nodes in bulk from your Freshservice CMDB.

Applies to: `Guardian Classic`

!!! note

    Any existing nodes that are detected are not re-added to your Guardian instance. If any changes have occurred on the node since the last import, the existing node is updated accordingly.

To add nodes in bulk via Freshservice, complete the following steps:

1. In the Guardian web application, navigate to the **Add Nodes** tab (**Inventory** > **Add Nodes**).

    ![Add nodes tab](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/guardian/classic/assets/images/guardian/nodes/bulk-adding/servicenow/add-nodes-tab.png)

2. Click the **Freshservice** button. The **Add Node via Freshservice** page is displayed.

    ![Freshservice button](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/guardian/classic/assets/images/guardian/nodes/bulk-adding/freshservice/freshservice-button.png)

3. Here, complete the following options:

**Instance URL** field
:   The unique URL of your company’s Freshservice instance. For example, 'https://yourcompany.freshservice.com'.

**API Key** field
:   The Freshservice API Key required to authenticate Guardian's access. For more information on how to source this, see [Where do I find my API key?](https://support.freshservice.com/support/solutions/articles/50000000306-where-do-i-find-my-api-key-)

**Filter** field
:   Option to filter nodes via a Freshservice query. Enter a query name to filter the results if desired.

**Request limit** field
:   The number of records you want to retrieve at a time. Enter a value in the field, by default this is set to '500'.

**Host name property** drop-down list
:   The name of the Freshservice property that you want to import the nodes from. Select an option from the drop-down list.

4. Once you have set the correct values for each of the options displayed, click **Discover Nodes** to add the Freshservice nodes to your Guardian instance.

Once complete, any nodes that are detected within Freshservice are automatically added to the **Detected** tab (**Inventory** > **Detected**). Here, you can choose which nodes you'd like to promote to the **Monitored** tab (**Inventory** > **Monitored**) for regular scanning. For more information, see  [Detected Nodes](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/guardian/classic/inventory/detected/detected/index.md).