Create case task

Namespace: microsoft.graph.security.caseManagement

Important

APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.

Create a task for a case.

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type	Least privileged permission	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	Not supported.	Not supported.

Important

For delegated access using work or school accounts, the signed-in user must be assigned a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role that grants the permissions required for this operation. This API supports the following built-in roles:

• Security Reader
• Security Operator
• Security Administrator

HTTP request

POST /security/caseManagement/cases/{caseId}/tasks

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type	application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the microsoft.graph.security.caseManagement.task object.

You can specify the following properties when creating a task.

Property	Type	Description
displayName	String	The display name of the resource. Required.
status	microsoft.graph.security.caseManagement.taskStatus	The lifecycle status of the resource. Required.
description	String	The description of the resource. Optional.
assignedTo	String	The user assigned to the resource. Optional.
closingNotes	String	Notes recorded when the resource is completed or closed. Optional.
dueDateTime	DateTimeOffset	The target completion date and time. Optional.
priority	microsoft.graph.security.caseManagement.caseTaskPriority	The priority assigned to the resource. Required.
category	microsoft.graph.security.caseManagement.caseTaskCategory	The functional category of the task. Required.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a microsoft.graph.security.caseManagement.task object in the response body.

Examples

Request

The following example shows a request.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/security/caseManagement/cases/{caseId}/tasks
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.caseManagement.task",
  "displayName": "Validate affected devices",
  "status": "new",
  "description": "Review affected devices and collect evidence",
  "assignedTo": "user@contoso.com",
  "closingNotes": "Investigation completed and documented",
  "dueDateTime": "2026-06-29T17:54:43Z",
  "priority": "high",
  "category": "investigate"
}

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.caseManagement.task",
  "id": "1601f158-fa4e-ceaa-7789-685b5e916d72",
  "createdDateTime": "2026-05-20T11:12:28Z",
  "createdBy": "user@contoso.com",
  "lastModifiedDateTime": "2026-05-20T11:18:45Z",
  "lastModifiedBy": "user@contoso.com",
  "displayName": "Validate affected devices",
  "status": "new",
  "description": "Review affected devices and collect evidence",
  "assignedTo": "user@contoso.com",
  "closingNotes": "Investigation completed and documented",
  "dueDateTime": "2026-06-29T17:54:43Z",
  "priority": "high",
  "category": "investigate"
}