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Get MachineAction object API	Learn how to use the Get MachineAction API to retrieve a specific Machine Action by its ID in Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection.	apis, graph api, supported apis, machineaction object	eADQiWindows 10XVcnh	m365-security	deploy	library	security	macapara	mjcaparas	medium	dansimp	ITPro	M365-security-compliance	article	mde

Get machineAction API

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Applies to: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

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API description

Retrieves specific Machine Action by its ID.

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 Defender for Endpoint APIs

Permission type	Permission	Permission display name
Application	Machine.Read.All	'Read all machine profiles'
Application	Machine.ReadWrite.All	'Read and write all machine information'
Delegated (work or school account)	Machine.Read	'Read machine information'
Delegated (work or school account)	Machine.ReadWrite	'Read and write machine information'

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 https://api.securitycenter.microsoft.com/api/machineactions/{id}

Request headers

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

Request body

Empty

Response

If successful, this method returns 200, Ok response code with a Machine Action entity. If machine action entity with the specified id was not found - 404 Not Found.

Example

Request

Here is an example of the request.

GET https://api.securitycenter.microsoft.com/api/machineactions/2e9da30d-27f6-4208-81f2-9cd3d67893ba

Response

Here is an example of the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 Ok
Content-type: application/json
{
    "@odata.context": "https://api.securitycenter.microsoft.com/api/$metadata#MachineActions/$entity",
    "id": "5382f7ea-7557-4ab7-9782-d50480024a4e",
    "type": "Isolate",
	"scope": "Selective",
    "requestor": "Analyst@TestPrd.onmicrosoft.com",
    "requestorComment": "test for docs",
    "status": "Succeeded",
    "machineId": "7b1f4967d9728e5aa3c06a9e617a22a4a5a17378",
    "computerDnsName": "desktop-test",
    "creationDateTimeUtc": "2019-01-02T14:39:38.2262283Z",
    "lastUpdateDateTimeUtc": "2019-01-02T14:40:44.6596267Z",
    "relatedFileInfo": null
}