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# List software inventory API

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

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Retrieves the organization software inventory.

## 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) for details.

Permission type |	Permission	|	Permission display name
:---|:---|:---
Application |Software.Read.All |	'Read Threat and Vulnerability Management Software information'
Delegated (work or school account) | Software.Read |	'Read Threat and Vulnerability Management Software information'

## HTTP request
```
GET /api/Software
```

## Request headers

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


## Request body
Empty

## Response
If successful, this method returns 200 OK with the software inventory in the body.


## Example

**Request**

Here is an example of the request.

```
GET https://api.securitycenter.windows.com/api/Software
```

**Response**

Here is an example of the response.


```json
{
    "@odata.context": "https://api-us.securitycenter.windows.com/api/$metadata#Software",
    "value": [
			{
				"id": "microsoft-_-edge",
				"name": "edge",
				"vendor": "microsoft",
				"weaknesses": 467,
				"publicExploit": true,
				"activeAlert": false,
				"exposedMachines": 172,
				"impactScore": 2.39947438
			}
			...
        ]
}
```

## Related topics
- [Risk-based Threat & Vulnerability Management](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/next-gen-threat-and-vuln-mgt)
- [Threat & Vulnerability software inventory](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/tvm-software-inventory)