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Update alert entity API |
Learn how to update a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alert by using this API. You can update the status, determination, classification, and assignedTo properties. |
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11/17/2023 |
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Applies to:
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
- Microsoft Defender XDR
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Updates properties of existing Alert.
Submission of comment is available with or without updating properties.
Updatable properties are: status
, determination
, classification
, and assignedTo
.
- You can update alerts that available in the API. For more information, see List Alerts.
- Rate limitations for this API are 100 calls per minute and 1500 calls per hour.
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 | Alerts.ReadWrite.All | 'Read and write all 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: 'Alerts investigation' (For more information, see Create and manage roles)
- The user needs to have access to the device associated with the alert, 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.
PATCH /api/alerts/{id}
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Authorization | String | Bearer {token}. Required. |
Content-Type | String | application/json. Required. |
In the request body, supply the values for the relevant fields that should be updated.
Existing properties that aren't included in the request body will maintain their previous values or be recalculated based on changes to other property values.
For best performance, you shouldn't include existing values that haven't change.
Property | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Status | String | Specifies the current status of the alert. The property values are: 'New', 'InProgress' and 'Resolved'. |
assignedTo | String | Owner of the alert |
Classification | String | Specifies the specification of the alert. The property values are: TruePositive , InformationalExpectedActivity , and FalsePositive . |
Determination | String | Specifies the determination of the alert. Possible determination values for each classification are: Multistage attack (MultiStagedAttack), Malicious user activity (MaliciousUserActivity), Compromised account (CompromisedUser) – consider changing the enum name in public api accordingly, Malware (Malware), Phishing (Phishing), Unwanted software (UnwantedSoftware), and Other (Other). Security test (SecurityTesting), Line-of-business application (LineOfBusinessApplication), Confirmed activity (ConfirmedActivity) - consider changing the enum name in public api accordingly, and Other (Other). Not malicious (NotMalicious) - consider changing the enum name in public api accordingly, Not enough data to validate (InsufficientData), and Other (Other). |
Comment | String | Comment to be added to the alert. |
Note
Around August 29, 2022, previously supported alert determination values ('Apt' and 'SecurityPersonnel') will be deprecated and no longer available via the API.
If successful, this method returns 200 OK, and the alert entity in the response body with the updated properties. If alert with the specified ID wasn't found - 404 Not Found.
Here's an example of the request.
PATCH https://api.securitycenter.microsoft.com/api/alerts/121688558380765161_2136280442
{
"status": "Resolved",
"assignedTo": "secop2@contoso.com",
"classification": "FalsePositive",
"determination": "Malware",
"comment": "Resolve my alert and assign to secop2"
}