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Get file information API	Retrieves a file by identifier Sha1, Sha256, or MD5.	apis, graph api, supported apis, get, file, information, sha1, sha256, md5	eADQiWindows 10XVcnh	w10	deploy	library	security	macapara	mjcaparas	medium	dansimp	ITPro	M365-security-compliance	article

Get file information API

Applies to:

• Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Microsoft Defender ATP)

Retrieves a file by identifier Sha1, Sha256, or MD5.

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

Permission type	Permission	Permission display name
Application	File.Read.All	'Read all file profiles'
Delegated (work or school account)	File.Read.All	'Read all 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 for more information)

HTTP request

GET /api/files/{id}

Request headers

Name	Type	Description
Authorization	String	Bearer {token}. Required.

Request body

Empty

Response

If successful and file exists - 200 OK with the file entity in the body. If file does not exist - 404 Not Found.

Example

Request

Here is an example of the request.

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GET https://api.securitycenter.windows.com/api/files/6532ec91d513acc05f43ee0aa3002599729fd3e1

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/$metadata#Files/$entity",
    "sha1": "6532ec91d513acc05f43ee0aa3002599729fd3e1",
    "sha256": "d4447dffdbb2889b4b4e746b0bc882df1b854101614b0aa83953ef3cb66904cf",
    "md5": "7f05a371d2beffb3784fd2199f81d730",
    "globalPrevalence": 7329,
    "globalFirstObserved": "2018-04-08T05:50:29.4459725Z",
    "globalLastObserved": "2018-08-07T23:35:11.1361328Z",
    "windowsDefenderAVThreatName": null,
    "size": 391680,
    "fileType": "PortableExecutable",
    "isPeFile": true,
    "filePublisher": null,
    "fileProductName": null,
    "signer": null,
    "issuer": null,
    "signerHash": null,
    "isValidCertificate": null
}