Configure the Webhook on the Proofpoint DLP tenant for alert notifications to ServiceNow

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
  • 1 minute to read
  • Configure a webhook on Proofpoint using the REST API endpoint to start getting the alerts from the Proofpoint DLP tenant. Your ServiceNow instance creates DLP incidents from these alerts. The Proofpoint DLP integration provides a REST API endpoint for end users to configure the webhook.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_pp_dlp.api_integration_user

    Procedure

    1. Log in to Proofpoint.
    2. Navigate to Proofpoint Tenant > Administration Application > Integration > Notification Policies.
    3. Create a notification policy with an appropriate name.
    4. Click the Notification policy and manage the webhooks configured on the notification policy.
    5. Create a new webhook configuration by clicking Add Webhooks.
    6. Select the webhook type as Generic.
    7. In URL Input, enter a URL using the format: https://<Instance_Name>.service-now.com/api/sn_pp_dlp/proofpointalertapi/getalerts.
    8. Keep the method as POST.
    9. Add the following headers to the webhook:
      • Name: Authorization 
        Value: Basic <Base64Encoded Username and Password of the ServiceNow instance user>
      • Name: Content-Type 
        Value: application/json
    10. D not change the other values.
    11. Click Save.
    12. Navigate to Proofpoint Tenant > Administration Application > Policies > Rules.
    13. In the Actions section, select the rules for which the webhook notification should be generated.
    14. Add the newly created Notification policies that have a webhook configured.
    15. Click Save.