List incidents

Namespace: microsoft.graph.security

Get a list of incident objects that Microsoft 365 Defender created to track attacks in an organization.

Attacks are typically inflicted on different types of entities, such as devices, users, and mailboxes, resulting in multiple alert objects. Microsoft 365 Defender correlates alerts with the same attack techniques or the same attacker into an incident.

This operation allows you to filter and sort through incidents to create an informed cyber security response. It exposes a collection of incidents that were flagged in your network, within the time range you specified in your environment retention policy. The most recent incidents are displayed at the top of the list.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service	US Government L4	US Government L5 (DOD)	China operated by 21Vianet
✅	✅	✅	❌

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	SecurityIncident.Read.All	SecurityIncident.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	SecurityIncident.Read.All	SecurityIncident.ReadWrite.All

HTTP request

GET /security/incidents

Optional query parameters

This method supports the following OData query parameters to help customize the response: $count, $filter, $skip, $top, $expand.

The following properties support $filter : assignedTo, classification, createdDateTime, determination, lastUpdateDateTime, severity, and status.

Use @odata.nextLink for pagination.

The following are examples of their use:

GET /security/incidents?$count=true
GET /security/incidents?$filter={property}+eq+'{property-value}'
GET /security/incidents?$top=10

For general information, see OData query parameters.

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and a collection of incident objects in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: List all incidents

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/security/incidents

C#

// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Security.Incidents.GetAsync();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

CLI

mgc security incidents list

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Go

// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v1.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go"
	  //other-imports
)


// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
incidents, err := graphClient.Security().Incidents().Get(context.Background(), nil)

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Java

// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

com.microsoft.graph.models.security.IncidentCollectionResponse result = graphClient.security().incidents().get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let incidents = await client.api('/security/incidents')
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PHP

<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\GraphServiceClient;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);


$result = $graphServiceClient->security()->incidents()->get()->wait();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Security

Get-MgSecurityIncident

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Python

# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python

result = await graph_client.security.incidents.get()

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "value": [
        {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.incident",
            "id": "2972395",
            "incidentWebUrl": "https://security.microsoft.com/incidents/2972395?tid=12f988bf-16f1-11af-11ab-1d7cd011db47",
            "redirectIncidentId": null,
            "tenantId": "b3c1b5fc-828c-45fa-a1e1-10d74f6d6e9c",
            "displayName": "Multi-stage incident involving Initial access & Command and control on multiple endpoints reported by multiple sources",
            "createdDateTime": "2021-08-13T08:43:35.5533333Z",
            "lastUpdateDateTime": "2021-09-30T09:35:45.1133333Z",
            "assignedTo": "KaiC@contoso.com",
            "classification": "TruePositive",
            "determination": "MultiStagedAttack",
            "status": "Active",
            "severity": "Medium",
            "customTags": [
                "Demo"
            ],
            "comments": [
                {
                    "comment": "Demo incident",
                    "createdBy": "DavidS@contoso.com",
                    "createdTime": "2021-09-30T12:07:37.2756993Z"
                }
            ],
            "systemTags": [
                "Defender Experts"
            ],
            "description": "Microsoft observed Raspberry Robin worm activity spreading through infected USB on multiple devices in your environment. From available intel, these infections could be a potential precursor activity to ransomware deployment. ...",
            "summary": "Defender Experts has identified some malicious activity. This incident has been raised for your awareness and should be investigated as normal."
        }
    ]
}

Example 2: List all incidents with their alerts

Request

HTTP

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/security/incidents?$expand=alerts

C#

// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Security.Incidents.GetAsync((requestConfiguration) =>
{
	requestConfiguration.QueryParameters.Expand = new string []{ "alerts" };
});

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

CLI

mgc security incidents list --expand "alerts"

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Go

// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v1.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go"
	  graphsecurity "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/security"
	  //other-imports
)

requestParameters := &graphsecurity.SecurityIncidentsRequestBuilderGetQueryParameters{
	Expand: [] string {"alerts"},
}
configuration := &graphsecurity.SecurityIncidentsRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration{
	QueryParameters: requestParameters,
}

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
incidents, err := graphClient.Security().Incidents().Get(context.Background(), configuration)

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Java

// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

com.microsoft.graph.models.security.IncidentCollectionResponse result = graphClient.security().incidents().get(requestConfiguration -> {
	requestConfiguration.queryParameters.expand = new String []{"alerts"};
});

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let incidents = await client.api('/security/incidents')
	.expand('alerts')
	.get();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PHP

<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Security\Incidents\IncidentsRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestConfiguration = new IncidentsRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration();
$queryParameters = IncidentsRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration::createQueryParameters();
$queryParameters->expand = ["alerts"];
$requestConfiguration->queryParameters = $queryParameters;


$result = $graphServiceClient->security()->incidents()->get($requestConfiguration)->wait();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Security

Get-MgSecurityIncident -ExpandProperty "alerts" 

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Python

# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph.generated.security.incidents.incidents_request_builder import IncidentsRequestBuilder
from kiota_abstractions.base_request_configuration import RequestConfiguration
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
query_params = IncidentsRequestBuilder.IncidentsRequestBuilderGetQueryParameters(
		expand = ["alerts"],
)

request_configuration = RequestConfiguration(
query_parameters = query_params,
)

result = await graph_client.security.incidents.get(request_configuration = request_configuration)

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "value": [
        {
            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.incident",
            "id": "2972395",
            "incidentWebUrl": "https://security.microsoft.com/incidents/2972395?tid=12f988bf-16f1-11af-11ab-1d7cd011db47",
            "redirectIncidentId": null,
            "tenantId": "b3c1b5fc-828c-45fa-a1e1-10d74f6d6e9c",
            "displayName": "Multi-stage incident involving Initial access & Command and control on multiple endpoints reported by multiple sources",
            "createdDateTime": "2021-08-13T08:43:35.5533333Z",
            "lastUpdateDateTime": "2021-09-30T09:35:45.1133333Z",
            "assignedTo": "KaiC@contoso.com",
            "classification": "truePositive",
            "determination": "multiStagedAttack",
            "status": "active",
            "severity": "medium",
            "tags": [
                "Demo"
            ],
            "comments": [
                {
                    "comment": "Demo incident",
                    "createdBy": "DavidS@contoso.com",
                    "createdTime": "2021-09-30T12:07:37.2756993Z"
                }
            ],
            "systemTags": [
                "Defender Experts"
            ],
            "description": "Microsoft observed Raspberry Robin worm activity spreading through infected USB on multiple devices in your environment. From available intel, these infections could be a potential precursor activity to ransomware deployment. ...",
            "alerts": [
                {
                    "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.alert",
                    "id": "da637551227677560813_-961444813",
                    "providerAlertId": "da637551227677560813_-961444813",
                    "incidentId": "28282",
                    "status": "new",
                    "severity": "low",
                    "classification": "unknown",
                    "determination": "unknown",
                    "serviceSource": "microsoftDefenderForEndpoint",
                    "detectionSource": "antivirus",
                    "detectorId": "e0da400f-affd-43ef-b1d5-afc2eb6f2756",
                    "tenantId": "b3c1b5fc-828c-45fa-a1e1-10d74f6d6e9c",
                    "title": "Suspicious execution of hidden file",
                    "description": "A hidden file has been launched. This activity could indicate a compromised host. Attackers often hide files associated with malicious tools to evade file system inspection and defenses.",
                    "recommendedActions": "Collect artifacts and determine scope\n�\tReview the machine timeline for suspicious activities that may have occurred before and after the time of the alert, and record additional related artifacts (files, IPs/URLs) \n�\tLook for the presence of relevant artifacts on other systems. Identify commonalities and differences between potentially compromised systems.\n�\tSubmit relevant files for deep analysis and review resulting detailed behavioral information.\n�\tSubmit undetected files to the MMPC malware portal\n\nInitiate containment & mitigation \n�\tContact the user to verify intent and initiate local remediation actions as needed.\n�\tUpdate AV signatures and run a full scan. The scan might reveal and remove previously-undetected malware components.\n�\tEnsure that the machine has the latest security updates. In particular, ensure that you have installed the latest software, web browser, and Operating System versions.\n�\tIf credential theft is suspected, reset all relevant users passwords.\n�\tBlock communication with relevant URLs or IPs at the organization�s perimeter.",
                    "category": "DefenseEvasion",
                    "assignedTo": null,
                    "alertWebUrl": "https://security.microsoft.com/alerts/da637551227677560813_-961444813?tid=b3c1b5fc-828c-45fa-a1e1-10d74f6d6e9c",
                    "incidentWebUrl": "https://security.microsoft.com/incidents/28282?tid=b3c1b5fc-828c-45fa-a1e1-10d74f6d6e9c",
                    "actorDisplayName": null,
                    "threatDisplayName": null,
                    "threatFamilyName": null,
                    "mitreTechniques": [
                        "T1564.001"
                    ],
                    "createdDateTime": "2021-04-27T12:19:27.7211305Z",
                    "lastUpdateDateTime": "2021-05-02T14:19:01.3266667Z",
                    "resolvedDateTime": null,
                    "firstActivityDateTime": "2021-04-26T07:45:50.116Z",
                    "lastActivityDateTime": "2021-05-02T07:56:58.222Z",
                    "comments": [],
                    "evidence": [
                        {
                            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.deviceEvidence",
                            "createdDateTime": "2021-04-27T12:19:27.7211305Z",
                            "verdict": "unknown",
                            "remediationStatus": "none",
                            "remediationStatusDetails": null,
                            "firstSeenDateTime": "2020-09-12T07:28:32.4321753Z",
                            "mdeDeviceId": "73e7e2de709dff64ef64b1d0c30e67fab63279db",
                            "azureAdDeviceId": null,
                            "deviceDnsName": "yonif-lap3.middleeast.corp.microsoft.com",
                            "hostName": "yonif-lap3",
                            "ntDomain": null,
                            "dnsDomain": "middleeast.corp.microsoft.com",
                            "osPlatform": "Windows10",
                            "osBuild": 22424,
                            "version": "Other",
                            "healthStatus": "active",
                            "riskScore": "medium",
                            "rbacGroupId": 75,
                            "rbacGroupName": "UnassignedGroup",
                            "onboardingStatus": "onboarded",
                            "defenderAvStatus": "unknown",
                            "ipInterfaces": [
                                "1.1.1.1"
                            ],
                            "loggedOnUsers": [],
                            "roles": [
                                "compromised"
                            ],
                            "detailedRoles": [
                                "Main device"
                            ],
                            "tags": [
                                "Test Machine"
                            ],
                            "vmMetadata": {
                                "vmId": "ca1b0d41-5a3b-4d95-b48b-f220aed11d78",
                                "cloudProvider": "azure",
                                "resourceId": "/subscriptions/8700d3a3-3bb7-4fbe-a090-488a1ad04161/resourceGroups/WdatpApi-EUS-STG/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/NirLaviTests",
                                "subscriptionId": "8700d3a3-3bb7-4fbe-a090-488a1ad04161"
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.fileEvidence",
                            "createdDateTime": "2021-04-27T12:19:27.7211305Z",
                            "verdict": "unknown",
                            "remediationStatus": "none",
                            "remediationStatusDetails": null,
                            "detectionStatus": "detected",
                            "mdeDeviceId": "73e7e2de709dff64ef64b1d0c30e67fab63279db",
                            "roles": [],
                            "detailedRoles": [
                                "Referred in command line"
                            ],
                            "tags": [],
                            "fileDetails": {
                                "sha1": "5f1e8acedc065031aad553b710838eb366cfee9a",
                                "sha256": "8963a19fb992ad9a76576c5638fd68292cffb9aaac29eb8285f9abf6196a7dec",
                                "fileName": "MsSense.exe",
                                "filePath": "C:\\Program Files\\temp",
                                "fileSize": 6136392,
                                "filePublisher": "Microsoft Corporation",
                                "signer": null,
                                "issuer": null
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.processEvidence",
                            "createdDateTime": "2021-04-27T12:19:27.7211305Z",
                            "verdict": "unknown",
                            "remediationStatus": "none",
                            "remediationStatusDetails": null,
                            "processId": 4780,
                            "parentProcessId": 668,
                            "processCommandLine": "\"MsSense.exe\"",
                            "processCreationDateTime": "2021-08-12T12:43:19.0772577Z",
                            "parentProcessCreationDateTime": "2021-08-12T07:39:09.0909239Z",
                            "detectionStatus": "detected",
                            "mdeDeviceId": "73e7e2de709dff64ef64b1d0c30e67fab63279db",
                            "roles": [],
                            "detailedRoles": [],
                            "tags": [],
                            "imageFile": {
                                "sha1": "5f1e8acedc065031aad553b710838eb366cfee9a",
                                "sha256": "8963a19fb992ad9a76576c5638fd68292cffb9aaac29eb8285f9abf6196a7dec",
                                "fileName": "MsSense.exe",
                                "filePath": "C:\\Program Files\\temp",
                                "fileSize": 6136392,
                                "filePublisher": "Microsoft Corporation",
                                "signer": null,
                                "issuer": null
                            },
                            "parentProcessImageFile": {
                                "sha1": null,
                                "sha256": null,
                                "fileName": "services.exe",
                                "filePath": "C:\\Windows\\System32",
                                "fileSize": 731744,
                                "filePublisher": "Microsoft Corporation",
                                "signer": null,
                                "issuer": null
                            },
                            "userAccount": {
                                "accountName": "SYSTEM",
                                "domainName": "NT AUTHORITY",
                                "userSid": "S-1-5-18",
                                "azureAdUserId": null,
                                "userPrincipalName": null
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.registryKeyEvidence",
                            "createdDateTime": "2021-04-27T12:19:27.7211305Z",
                            "verdict": "unknown",
                            "remediationStatus": "none",
                            "remediationStatusDetails": null,
                            "registryKey": "SYSTEM\\CONTROLSET001\\CONTROL\\WMI\\AUTOLOGGER\\SENSEAUDITLOGGER",
                            "registryHive": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE",
                            "roles": [],
                            "detailedRoles": [],
                            "tags": []
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "summary": "Defender Experts has identified some malicious activity. This incident has been raised for your awareness and should be investigated as normal."
        }
    ]
}