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title: Get file statistics API
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# Get file statistics API

**Applies to:** [Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Microsoft Defender ATP)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2069559)

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## API description
Retrieves the statistics for the given file.


## Limitations
1. Rate limitations for this API are 100 calls per minute and 1500 calls per hour.


## Permissions
One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see [Use Microsoft Defender ATP APIs](apis-intro.md)

Permission type |	Permission	|	Permission display name
:---|:---|:---
Application |	File.Read.All |	'Read file profiles'
Delegated (work or school account) | File.Read.All | 'Read file profiles'

>[!Note]
> When obtaining a token using user credentials:
>- The user needs to have at least the following role permission: 'View Data' (See [Create and manage roles](user-roles.md) for more information)

## HTTP request
```
GET /api/files/{id}/stats
```

## Request headers

Name | Type | Description
:---|:---|:---
Authorization | String | Bearer {token}. **Required**.


## Request body
Empty

## Response
If successful and file exists - 200 OK with statistical data in the body. If file do not exist - 404 Not Found.


## Example

**Request**

Here is an example of the request.

[!include[Improve request performance](../../includes/improve-request-performance.md)]

```
GET https://api.securitycenter.windows.com/api/files/0991a395da64e1c5fbe8732ed11e6be064081d9f/stats
```

**Response**

Here is an example of the response.


```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
    "@odata.context": "https://api.securitycenter.windows.com/api/$metadata#microsoft.windowsDefenderATP.api.InOrgFileStats",
    "sha1": "0991a395da64e1c5fbe8732ed11e6be064081d9f",
    "orgPrevalence": "14850",
    "orgFirstSeen": "2019-12-07T13:44:16Z",
    "orgLastSeen": "2020-01-06T13:39:36Z",
    "globalPrevalence": "705012",
    "globalFirstObserved": "2015-03-19T12:20:07.3432441Z",
    "globalLastObserved": "2020-01-06T13:39:36Z",
    "topFileNames": [
        "MREC.exe"
    ]
}

```