Get alert information by ID API
Applies to:
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Note
If you are a US Government customer, please use the URIs listed in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for US Government customers.
Tip
For better performance, you can use server closer to your geo location:
- us.api.security.microsoft.com
- eu.api.security.microsoft.com
- uk.api.security.microsoft.com
- au.api.security.microsoft.com
- swa.api.security.microsoft.com
- ina.api.security.microsoft.com
API description
Retrieves specific Alert by its ID.
Limitations
- You can get alerts last updated according to your configured retention period.
- Rate limitations for this API are 100 calls per minute and 1500 calls per hour.
Permissions
One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint APIs.
Permission type | Permission | Permission display name |
---|---|---|
Application | Alert.Read.All | 'Read all alerts' |
Application | Alert.ReadWrite.All | 'Read and write all alerts' |
Delegated (work or school account) | Alert.Read | 'Read alerts' |
Delegated (work or school account) | Alert.ReadWrite | 'Read and write alerts' |
Note
When obtaining a token using user credentials:
- The user needs to have at least the following role permission: 'View Data' (For more information, see Create and manage roles)
- The user needs to have access to the device associated with the alert, based on device group settings (For more information, see Create and manage device groups)
Device group creation is supported in Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 and Plan 2.
HTTP request
GET /api/alerts/{id}
Request headers
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Authorization | String | Bearer {token}. Required. |
Request body
Empty
Response
If successful, this method returns 200 OK, and the alert entity in the response body. If an alert with the specified ID wasn't found - 404 Not Found.
Tip
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