Entity Queries - Get

Reference

Service:: Sentinel

API Version:: 2024-01-01-preview

Gets an entity query.

GET https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/entityQueries/{entityQueryId}?api-version=2024-01-01-preview

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
entityQueryId	path	True	string	entity query ID
resourceGroupName	path	True	string	The name of the resource group. The name is case insensitive.
subscriptionId	path	True	string	The ID of the target subscription.
workspaceName	path	True	string	The name of the workspace. Regex pattern: `^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]+[A-Za-z0-9]$`
api-version	query	True	string	The API version to use for this operation.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	EntityQuery: ExpansionEntityQuery ActivityEntityQuery	OK
Other Status Codes	CloudError	Error response describing why the operation failed.

Security

azure_auth

Azure Active Directory OAuth2 Flow

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

Name	Description
user_impersonation	impersonate your user account

Examples

Get an Activity entity query.

Get an Expansion entity query.

Get an Activity entity query.

Sample Request

HTTP

GET https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/d0cfe6b2-9ac0-4464-9919-dccaee2e48c0/resourceGroups/myRg/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/myWorkspace/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/entityQueries/07da3cc8-c8ad-4710-a44e-334cdcb7882b?api-version=2024-01-01-preview

Sample Response

Status code:: 200

{
  "id": "/subscriptions/d0cfe6b2-9ac0-4464-9919-dccaee2e48c0/resourceGroups/myRg/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/myWorkspace/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/entityQueries/07da3cc8-c8ad-4710-a44e-334cdcb7882b",
  "name": "07da3cc8-c8ad-4710-a44e-334cdcb7882b",
  "type": "Microsoft.SecurityInsights/entityQueries",
  "etag": null,
  "kind": "Activity",
  "properties": {
    "title": "An account was deleted on this host",
    "content": "On '{{Computer}}' the account '{{TargetAccount}}' was deleted by '{{AddedBy}}'",
    "description": "Account deleted on host",
    "queryDefinitions": {
      "query": "let GetAccountActions = (v_Host_Name:string, v_Host_NTDomain:string, v_Host_DnsDomain:string, v_Host_AzureID:string, v_Host_OMSAgentID:string){\nSecurityEvent\n| where EventID in (4725, 4726, 4767, 4720, 4722, 4723, 4724)\n// parsing for Host to handle variety of conventions coming from data\n| extend Host_HostName = case(\nComputer has '@', tostring(split(Computer, '@')[0]),\nComputer has '\\\\', tostring(split(Computer, '\\\\')[1]),\nComputer has '.', tostring(split(Computer, '.')[0]),\nComputer\n)\n| extend Host_NTDomain = case(\nComputer has '\\\\', tostring(split(Computer, '\\\\')[0]), \nComputer has '.', tostring(split(Computer, '.')[-2]), \nComputer\n)\n| extend Host_DnsDomain = case(\nComputer has '\\\\', tostring(split(Computer, '\\\\')[0]), \nComputer has '.', strcat_array(array_slice(split(Computer,'.'),-2,-1),'.'), \nComputer\n)\n| where (Host_HostName =~ v_Host_Name and Host_NTDomain =~ v_Host_NTDomain) \nor (Host_HostName =~ v_Host_Name and Host_DnsDomain =~ v_Host_DnsDomain) \nor v_Host_AzureID =~ _ResourceId \nor v_Host_OMSAgentID == SourceComputerId\n| project TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, TargetSid, SubjectUserName, SubjectUserSid, _ResourceId, SourceComputerId\n| extend AddedBy = SubjectUserName\n// Future support for Activities\n| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, HostCustomEntity = Computer, AccountCustomEntity = TargetAccount\n};\nGetAccountActions('{{Host_HostName}}', '{{Host_NTDomain}}', '{{Host_DnsDomain}}', '{{Host_AzureID}}', '{{Host_OMSAgentID}}')\n \n| where EventID == 4726 "
    },
    "inputEntityType": "Host",
    "requiredInputFieldsSets": [
      [
        "Host_HostName",
        "Host_NTDomain"
      ],
      [
        "Host_HostName",
        "Host_DnsDomain"
      ],
      [
        "Host_AzureID"
      ],
      [
        "Host_OMSAgentID"
      ]
    ],
    "entitiesFilter": {
      "Host_OsFamily": [
        "Windows"
      ]
    },
    "enabled": true,
    "templateName": null,
    "createdTimeUtc": "2019-01-01T13:15:30Z",
    "lastModifiedTimeUtc": "2019-01-01T13:15:30Z"
  }
}

Get an Expansion entity query.

Sample Request

HTTP

GET https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/d0cfe6b2-9ac0-4464-9919-dccaee2e48c0/resourceGroups/myRg/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/myWorkspace/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/entityQueries/07da3cc8-c8ad-4710-a44e-334cdcb7882b?api-version=2024-01-01-preview

Sample Response

Status code:: 200

{
  "id": "/subscriptions/d0cfe6b2-9ac0-4464-9919-dccaee2e48c0/resourceGroups/myRg/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/myWorkspace/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/entityQueries/07da3cc8-c8ad-4710-a44e-334cdcb7882b",
  "name": "07da3cc8-c8ad-4710-a44e-334cdcb7882b",
  "type": "Microsoft.SecurityInsights/entityQueries",
  "etag": null,
  "kind": "Expansion",
  "properties": {
    "queryTemplate": "let GetParentProcessesOnHost = (v_Host_HostName:string){\r\n                            SecurityEvent \r\n                            | where EventID == 4688 \r\n                            | where isnotempty(ParentProcessName)\r\n                            | where NewProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\System32\\\\conhost.exe' and ParentProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\System32\\\\conhost.exe'\r\n                            and NewProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\Microsoft.NET\\\\Framework64\\\\v2.0.50727\\\\csc.exe' and ParentProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\Microsoft.NET\\\\Framework64\\\\v2.0.50727\\\\csc.exe'\r\n                            and NewProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\Microsoft.NET\\\\Framework64\\\\v2.0.50727\\\\cvtres.exe' and ParentProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\Microsoft.NET\\\\Framework64\\\\v2.0.50727\\\\cvtres.exe'\r\n                            and NewProcessName!contains ':\\\\Program Files\\\\Microsoft Monitoring Agent\\\\Agent\\\\MonitoringHost.exe' and ParentProcessName !contains ':\\\\Program Files\\\\Microsoft Monitoring Agent\\\\Agent\\\\MonitoringHost.exe'\r\n                            and ParentProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\CCM\\\\CcmExec.exe'\r\n                            | where(ParentProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\System32\\\\svchost.exe' and (NewProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\System32\\\\wbem\\\\WmiPrvSE.exe' or NewProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\SysWOW64\\\\wbem\\\\WmiPrvSE.exe'))\r\n                            | where(ParentProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\System32\\\\services.exe' and NewProcessName !contains ':\\\\Windows\\\\servicing\\\\TrustedInstaller.exe')\r\n                            | where toupper(Computer) contains v_Host_HostName or toupper(WorkstationName) contains v_Host_HostName\r\n                            | summarize min(TimeGenerated), max(TimeGenerated) by Account, Computer, ParentProcessName, NewProcessName, CommandLine, ProcessId\r\n                            | project min_TimeGenerated, max_TimeGenerated, Account, Computer, ParentProcessName, NewProcessName, CommandLine, ProcessId\r\n                            | project-rename Process_Host_UnstructuredName=Computer, Process_Account_UnstructuredName=Account, Process_CommandLine=CommandLine, Process_ProcessId=ProcessId, Process_ImageFile_FullPath=NewProcessName, Process_ParentProcess_ImageFile_FullPath=ParentProcessName\r\n                            | top 10 by min_TimeGenerated asc};\r\n                            GetParentProcessesOnHost(toupper('<hostName>'))",
    "inputFields": [
      "hostName"
    ],
    "outputEntityTypes": [
      "Process"
    ],
    "dataSources": [
      "SecurityEvent"
    ],
    "inputEntityType": "Host",
    "displayName": "Parent processes running on host"
  }
}

Definitions

Name	Description
ActivityEntityQuery	Represents Activity entity query.
CloudError	Error response structure.
CloudErrorBody	Error details.
createdByType	The type of identity that created the resource.
EntityQueryKind	The kind of the entity query
EntityType	The type of the query's source entity
ExpansionEntityQuery	Represents Expansion entity query.
QueryDefinitions	The Activity query definitions
systemData	Metadata pertaining to creation and last modification of the resource.

ActivityEntityQuery

Represents Activity entity query.

Name	Type	Description
etag	string	Etag of the azure resource
id	string	Fully qualified resource ID for the resource. Ex - /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/{resourceProviderNamespace}/{resourceType}/{resourceName}
kind	string: Activity	the entity query kind
name	string	The name of the resource
properties.content	string	The entity query content to display in timeline
properties.createdTimeUtc	string	The time the activity was created
properties.description	string	The entity query description
properties.enabled	boolean	Determines whether this activity is enabled or disabled.
properties.entitiesFilter	object	The query applied only to entities matching to all filters
properties.inputEntityType	EntityType	The type of the query's source entity
properties.lastModifiedTimeUtc	string	The last time the activity was updated
properties.queryDefinitions	QueryDefinitions	The Activity query definitions
properties.requiredInputFieldsSets	string[]	List of the fields of the source entity that are required to run the query
properties.templateName	string	The template id this activity was created from
properties.title	string	The entity query title
systemData	systemData	Azure Resource Manager metadata containing createdBy and modifiedBy information.
type	string	The type of the resource. E.g. "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines" or "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts"

CloudError

Error response structure.

Name	Type	Description
error	CloudErrorBody	Error data

CloudErrorBody

Error details.

Name	Type	Description
code	string	An identifier for the error. Codes are invariant and are intended to be consumed programmatically.
message	string	A message describing the error, intended to be suitable for display in a user interface.

createdByType

The type of identity that created the resource.

Name	Type	Description
Application	string
Key	string
ManagedIdentity	string
User	string

EntityQueryKind

The kind of the entity query

Name	Type	Description
Activity	string
Expansion	string
Insight	string

EntityType

The type of the query's source entity

Name	Type	Description
Account	string	Entity represents account in the system.
AzureResource	string	Entity represents azure resource in the system.
CloudApplication	string	Entity represents cloud application in the system.
DNS	string	Entity represents dns in the system.
File	string	Entity represents file in the system.
FileHash	string	Entity represents file hash in the system.
Host	string	Entity represents host in the system.
HuntingBookmark	string	Entity represents HuntingBookmark in the system.
IP	string	Entity represents ip in the system.
IoTDevice	string	Entity represents IoT device in the system.
MailCluster	string	Entity represents mail cluster in the system.
MailMessage	string	Entity represents mail message in the system.
Mailbox	string	Entity represents mailbox in the system.
Malware	string	Entity represents malware in the system.
Nic	string	Entity represents network interface in the system.
Process	string	Entity represents process in the system.
RegistryKey	string	Entity represents registry key in the system.
RegistryValue	string	Entity represents registry value in the system.
SecurityAlert	string	Entity represents security alert in the system.
SecurityGroup	string	Entity represents security group in the system.
SubmissionMail	string	Entity represents submission mail in the system.
URL	string	Entity represents url in the system.

ExpansionEntityQuery

Represents Expansion entity query.

Name	Type	Description
etag	string	Etag of the azure resource
id	string	Fully qualified resource ID for the resource. Ex - /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/{resourceProviderNamespace}/{resourceType}/{resourceName}
kind	string: Expansion	the entity query kind
name	string	The name of the resource
properties.dataSources	string[]	List of the data sources that are required to run the query
properties.displayName	string	The query display name
properties.inputEntityType	EntityType	The type of the query's source entity
properties.inputFields	string[]	List of the fields of the source entity that are required to run the query
properties.outputEntityTypes	EntityType[]	List of the desired output types to be constructed from the result
properties.queryTemplate	string	The template query string to be parsed and formatted
systemData	systemData	Azure Resource Manager metadata containing createdBy and modifiedBy information.
type	string	The type of the resource. E.g. "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines" or "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts"

QueryDefinitions

The Activity query definitions

Name	Type	Description
query	string	The Activity query to run on a given entity

systemData

Metadata pertaining to creation and last modification of the resource.

Name	Type	Description
createdAt	string	The timestamp of resource creation (UTC).
createdBy	string	The identity that created the resource.
createdByType	createdByType	The type of identity that created the resource.
lastModifiedAt	string	The timestamp of resource last modification (UTC)
lastModifiedBy	string	The identity that last modified the resource.
lastModifiedByType	createdByType	The type of identity that last modified the resource.

Entity Queries - Get

URI Parameters

Responses

Security

azure_auth

Scopes

Examples

Get an Activity entity query.

Sample Request

Sample Response

Get an Expansion entity query.

Sample Request

Sample Response

Definitions

ActivityEntityQuery

CloudError

CloudErrorBody

createdByType

EntityQueryKind

EntityType

ExpansionEntityQuery

QueryDefinitions

systemData

Additional resources