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title: Perform a Machine Action via the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint API
description: This page focuses on performing a machine action via the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint API.
ms.date: 08/28/2017
ms.reviewer: 
manager: dansimp
ms.author: macapara
author: mjcaparas
ms.prod: m365-security
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>[!Note]
> This page focuses on performing a machine action via API. See [take response actions on a machine](/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/respond-machine-alerts) for more information about response actions functionality via Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.