List devices by software

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Retrieve a list of device references that has this software installed.

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 for details.

Permission type	Permission	Permission display name
Application	Software.Read.All	'Read Threat and Vulnerability Management Software information'
Delegated (work or school account)	Software.Read	'Read Threat and Vulnerability Management Software information'

HTTP request

GET /api/Software/{Id}/machineReferences

Request headers

Name	Type	Description
Authorization	String	Bearer {token}.Required.

Request body

Empty

Response

If successful, this method returns 200 OK and a list of devices with the software installed in the body.

Example

Request example

Here's an example of the request.

GET https://api.security.microsoft.com/api/Software/microsoft-_-edge/machineReferences

Response example

Here`s an example of the response.

{
    "@odata.context": "https://api.security.microsoft.com/api/$metadata#MachineReferences",
    "value": [
        {
            "id": "7c7e1896fa39efb0a32a2cf421d837af1b9bf762",
            "computerDnsName": "dave_desktop",
            "osPlatform": "Windows10" "Windows11",
            "rbacGroupName": "GroupTwo"
        },
        {
            "id": "7d5cc2e7c305e4a0a290392abf6707f9888fda0d",
            "computerDnsName": "jane_PC",
            "osPlatform": "Windows10" "Windows11",
            "rbacGroupName": "GroupTwo"
        }
        ...
    ]
}