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# Set up the BigFix Inventory spoke

# Set up the BigFix Inventory spoke {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read  
Integrate the ServiceNow instance and the BigFix Inventory using an API key for authenticating ServiceNow requests.

## Before you begin

* Request an Integration Hub subscription.
* Activate the BigFix Inventory spoke.
* BigFix Inventory administrator access to the BigFix Inventory portal.
* Role required: admin.
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## Generate an API key {#ariaid-title2}

Generate an API key that enables your ServiceNow instance to request access to the BigFix Inventory instance.

### Before you begin

BigFix Inventory requirements:

* BigFix Inventory account
* Role required: BigFix Inventory administrator

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Complete these steps from your BigFix Inventory environment. For more information on installation and configuration, see [BigFix V9.5 Inventory Documentation](https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/9.5/inventory/welcome/BigFix_Inventory_welcome.html).

### Procedure

1. Log in to your BigFix Inventory portal.
2. On the Overview page, select the Profile icon (![Profile icon.]()).
3. Select Profile.
4. On the Edit User page, select the Show token link in the API Token field.
5. Copy the API token and store at a secure place.
6. Navigate to ManagementConfigurationMail Setting.
7. Configure the mail settings.  
8. Schedule exports of the required reports.
   1. Navigate to the required report under Reports, for example, Computers.  
   2. Select Schedule Export.  
   3. On the form, specify the ServiceNow instance email address to which the report must be sent and the frequency and time at which the report must be emailed.  
   4. Save the configurations.
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## Configure the connection and credential record {#ariaid-title3}

Configure the connection and credential record that contains the information to request access to the BigFix Inventory instance.

### Before you begin

Role required: admin

### Procedure

1. Navigate to AllProcess AutomationWorkflow Studio.
2. Click the Integrations tab.
3. Under Connections, toggle and enable the Outbound connections.
4. Locate the alias for BigFix_Inventory and click View Details.  
   * To configure the default connection and credential alias record that is shipped along with the BigFix Inventory spoke, click View Details.

   * To manage more than one BigFix Inventory spoke connection records, you should create a new child alias record by clicking Add Connection. For more information about using multiple connections, see [Supporting multiple connections](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_lq_yIU58hH6WV7QrgzfAg "Support several connections to a single integration provider. Select connections for flows, subflows, and actions directly from a flow.").

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   If you are configuring the spoke for the first time, click Configure. Otherwise, click Edit.

5. On the form, fill in these fields:  
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   | Field | Value required |
   |-|-|
   | Connection Information ||
   | Name | Name of the connection established with the BigFix Inventory instance. The first connection's default name is automatically assigned to match the name specified in the Connections and Credentials form on the Connection \& Credential Aliases page. To provide your custom name, create a connection record by selecting <kbd class="ph userinput">Add Connection</kbd>. |
   | URL | The URL your ServiceNow instance uses to connect to the BigFix Inventory instance. |
   | Credential Information ||
   | API Key | The key that your ServiceNow instance requires to access the BigFix Inventory instance. Enter the API key that you had generated in the BigFix Inventory portal. To learn how to generate an API key, see[Generate an API key](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/osplaRdgsDeE5nUqaHdasw#configure-bigfix-inven "Generate an API key that enables your ServiceNow instance to request access to the BigFix Inventory instance."). |
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6. Click Save.
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