# Importing external issues

SonarQube can integrate the results from many external analyzers. If your analyzer doesn't integrate with SonarQube, you can import the external issues either in the generic SonarQube format or in the SARIF format.

{% content-ref url="/pages/W5BaxH2cWupNwVvuBaIz" %}
[About external issues](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/analyzing-source-code/importing-external-issues/about-external-issues.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/jhh4y7fwntgX3p2ahIEW" %}
[External analyzer reports](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/analyzing-source-code/importing-external-issues/external-analyzer-reports.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/3HOeSyPVgIeufp3ro8kq" %}
[Generic formatted reports](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/analyzing-source-code/importing-external-issues/generic-issue-import-format.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/swJCbErdkg0HH7DJrZNi" %}
[SARIF reports](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/analyzing-source-code/importing-external-issues/importing-issues-from-sarif-reports.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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