How can you export Code Scanning results for integration with external tools?

• A. Export or download SARIF results from the Security tab or workflow artifacts to feed into SIEMs or scanners
• B. Copy results by hand from the UI
• C. Email the results to the security team
• D. Re-run Code Scanning in a separate tool

Answer: (A)

To integrate Code Scanning results with external tools, you want a portable, machine-readable output that external systems can ingest automatically. The recommended path is to export or download SARIF results from the Security tab or as a workflow artifact. SARIF, the Static Analysis Results Interoperability Format, is a standardized representation of findings that many SIEMs, scanners, and security platforms can parse. By obtaining a SARIF file, you enable automated ingestion, consistent formatting of issue details (locations, severities, rules), and smooth integration into your broader security workflows. You can grab the SARIF file directly from the UI for a given run, or configure your CI/CD workflow to produce and publish the SARIF artifact as part of Code Scanning, ensuring reproducibility and easy automation.

Copying results by hand isn’t scalable and prone to human error, emailing results isn’t machine-readable or automatable, and re-running Code Scanning in a separate tool doesn’t produce a portable export from GitHub to feed into external systems.