Get machine related alerts 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 all Alerts related to a specific device.
Limitations
- You can query on devices last updated according to your configured retention period.
- Rate limitations for this API are 100 calls per minute and 1500 calls per hour.
| 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 about permissions, see Create and manage roles.
- The user needs to have access to the device, based on device group settings. For more information about device group settings, see Create and manage device groups.
Device group creation is supported in Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 and Plan 2.
HTTP request
GET /api/machines/{id}/alerts
Request headers
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Authorization | String | Bearer {token}. Required. |
Request body
Empty
Response
If successful and device exists: 200 OK with list of alert entities in the body. If device was not found: 404 Not Found.
Tip
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