Get Investigation API
Applies to:
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
- Microsoft Defender XDR
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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 Investigation by its ID.
ID can be the investigation ID or the investigation triggering alert ID.
Limitations
- 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' (See Create and manage roles for more information)
HTTP request
GET https://api.securitycenter.microsoft.com/api/investigations/{id}
Request headers
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Authorization | String | Bearer {token}. Required. |
Request body
Empty
Response
If successful, this method returns 200, Ok response code with an Investigations entity.
Tip
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