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

Import nodes in bulk from your ServiceNow 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 ServiceNow, 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 **ServiceNow** button. The **Add Node via ServiceNow** page is displayed.

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

3. Here, complete the following options:

**Instance URL** field
:   The URL of your ServiceNow instance. From here, Guardian will import your node(s).

**Username** field
:   The username of the account configured to use ServiceNow.

**Password** field
:   The password for the corresponding username.

**Filter** field
:   Option to filter nodes via a ServiceNow 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'.

**Table** drop-down list
:   The table you want to pull data from via a ServiceNow query. Select an option from the drop-down list.

**Host name property** drop-down list
:   The name of the ServiceNow 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 ServiceNow nodes to your Guardian instance.

Once complete, any nodes that are detected within ServiceNow 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).