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title: Perform a Machine Action via the Microsoft Defender ATP API
description: This page focuses on performing a machine action via the Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (MDATP) API.
ms.date: 08/28/2017
ms.reviewer: 
manager: dansimp
ms.author: macapara
author: mjcaparas
ms.prod: w10
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>[!Note]
> This page focuses on performing a machine action via API. See [take response actions on a machine](../threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/respond-machine-alerts.md) for more information about response actions functionality via Microsoft Defender ATP.