Get installed software
Applies to:
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
- 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
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Retrieves a collection of installed software related to a given device ID.
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 | 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/machines/{machineId}/software
Request headers
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Authorization | String | Bearer {token}. Required. |
Request body
Empty
Response
If successful, this method returns 200 OK with the installed software information in the body.
Example
Request example
Here is an example of the request.
GET https://api.securitycenter.microsoft.com/api/machines/ac233fa6208e1579620bf44207c4006ed7cc4501/software
Response example
Here is an example of the response.
{
"@odata.context": "https://api.securitycenter.microsoft.com/api/$metadata#Software",
"value": [
{
"id": "microsoft-_-internet_explorer",
"name": "internet_explorer",
"vendor": "microsoft",
"weaknesses": 67,
"publicExploit": true,
"activeAlert": false,
"exposedMachines": 42115,
"impactScore": 46.2037163
}
]
}
See also
Tip
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