Get file-related alerts API
Applies to:
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
- 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
API description
Retrieves a collection of alerts related to a given file hash.
Limitations
- Rate limitations for this API are 100 calls per minute and 1500 calls per hour.
- Only SHA-1 Hash Function is supported (not MD5 or SHA-256).
Permissions
One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Use Defender for Endpoint APIs
| 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, see Create and manage roles)
- Response will include only alerts, associated with devices, that the user have access to, based on device group settings (For more information, see Create and manage device groups)
Device group creation is supported in Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 and Plan 2.
HTTP request
GET /api/files/{id}/alerts
Request headers
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Authorization | String | Bearer {token}. Required. |
Request body
Empty
Response
If successful and file exists - 200 OK with list of alert entities in the body. If file doesn't exist - 200 OK with an empty set.
Example
Request
Here's an example of the request.
GET https://api.securitycenter.microsoft.com/api/files/6532ec91d513acc05f43ee0aa3002599729fd3e1/alerts
Tip
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