Import Indicators API
Applies to:
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API description
Submits or Updates batch of Indicator entities.
CIDR notation for IPs isn't supported.
Limitations
- Rate limitations for this API are 30 calls per minute.
- There's a limit of 15,000 active Indicators per tenant.
- Maximum batch size for one API call is 500.
Permissions
One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Get started.
Permission type | Permission | Permission display name |
---|---|---|
Application | Ti.ReadWrite | Read and write Indicators |
Application | Ti.ReadWrite.All | Read and write All Indicators |
Delegated (work or school account) | Ti.ReadWrite | Read and write Indicators |
HTTP request
POST https://api.securitycenter.microsoft.com/api/indicators/import
Request headers
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Authorization | String | Bearer {token}. Required. |
Content-Type | string | application/json. Required. |
Request body
In the request body, supply a JSON object with the following parameters:
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Indicators | List<Indicator> | List of Indicators. Required |
Response
- If successful, this method returns 200 - OK response code with a list of import results per indicator, see the following example.
- If not successful: this method return 400 - Bad Request. Bad request usually indicates incorrect body.
Example
Request example
Here's an example of the request.
POST https://api.securitycenter.microsoft.com/api/indicators/import
{
"Indicators":
[
{
"indicatorValue": "220e7d15b011d7fac48f2bd61114db1022197f7f",
"indicatorType": "FileSha1",
"title": "demo",
"application": "demo-test",
"expirationTime": "2021-12-12T00:00:00Z",
"action": "Alert",
"severity": "Informational",
"description": "demo2",
"recommendedActions": "nothing",
"rbacGroupNames": ["group1", "group2"]
},
{
"indicatorValue": "2233223322332233223322332233223322332233223322332233223322332222",
"indicatorType": "FileSha256",
"title": "demo2",
"application": "demo-test2",
"expirationTime": "2021-12-12T00:00:00Z",
"action": "Alert",
"severity": "Medium",
"description": "demo2",
"recommendedActions": "nothing",
"rbacGroupNames": []
}
]
}
Response example
Here's an example of the response.
{
"value": [
{
"id": "2841",
"indicator": "220e7d15b011d7fac48f2bd61114db1022197f7f",
"isFailed": false,
"failureReason": null
},
{
"id": "2842",
"indicator": "2233223322332233223322332233223322332233223322332233223322332222",
"isFailed": false,
"failureReason": null
}
]
}
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