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Get package SAS URI API

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Applies to:

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Note

If you are a US Government customer, please use the URIs listed in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for US Government customers.

Tip

For better performance, you can use server closer to your geo location:

  • api-us.securitycenter.microsoft.com
  • api-eu.securitycenter.microsoft.com
  • api-uk.securitycenter.microsoft.com
  • api-au.securitycenter.microsoft.com

API description

Get a URI that allows downloading of an Investigation package.

Important

  • These actions are only available for devices on Windows 10, version 1703 or later, and on Windows 11.

Limitations

Rate limitations for this API are 2 calls per minute and 120 calls per hour.

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Access the Microsoft 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.CollectForensics 'Collect forensics'

Note

When obtaining a token using user credentials:

  • The user needs to have at least the following role permission: 'Alerts Investigation' (For more information, see Create and manage roles)
  • The user needs to have access to the device, based on device group settings (For more information, see Create and manage device groups)

Device group creation is supported in Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 and Plan 2.

HTTP request

GET https://api.security.microsoft.com/api/machineactions/{machine action id}/getPackageUri

Request headers

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

Request body

Empty

Response

If successful, this method returns 200, Ok response code with object that holds the link to the package in the "value" parameter. This link is valid for a short time and should be used immediately for downloading the package to a local storage. If the machine action for the collection exists but isn't complete, this returns 404 Not Found.

Example

Request example

Here's an example of the request.

GET https://api.security.microsoft.com/api/machineactions/7327b54fd718525cbca07dacde913b5ac3c85673/GetPackageUri

Response example

Here's an example of the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 Ok
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://api.security.microsoft.com/api/$metadata#Edm.String",
    "value": "\"https://userrequests-us.securitycenter.windows.com:443/safedownload/WDATP_Investigation_Package.zip?token=gbDyj7y%2fbWGAZjn2sFiZXlliBTXOCVG7yiJ6mXNaQ9pLByC2Wxeno9mENsPFP3xMk5l%2bZiJXjLvqAyNEzUNROxoM2I1er9dxzfVeBsxSmclJjPsAx%2btiNyxSz1Ax%2b5jaT5cL5bZg%2b8wgbwY9urXbTpGjAKh6FB1e%2b0ypcWkPm8UkfOwsmtC%2biZJ2%2bPqnkkeQk7SKMNoAvmh9%2fcqDIPKXGIBjMa0D9auzypOqd8bQXp7p2BnLSH136BxST8n9IHR4PILvRjAYW9kvtHkBpBitfydAsUW4g2oDZSPN3kCLBOoo1C4w4Lkc9Bc3GNU2IW6dfB7SHcp7G9p4BDkeJl3VuDs6esCaeBorpn9FKJ%2fXo7o9pdcI0hUPZ6Ds9hiPpwPUtz5J29CBE3QAopCK%2fsWlf6OW2WyXsrNRSnF1tVE5H3wXpREzuhD7S4AIA3OIEZKzC4jIPLeMu%2bazZU9xGwuc3gICOaokbwMJiZTqcUuK%2fV9YdBdjdg8wJ16NDU96Pl6%2fgew2KYuk6Wo7ZuHotgHI1abcsvdlpe4AvixDbqcRJthsg2PpLRaFLm5av44UGkeK6TJpFvxUn%2f9fg6Zk5yM1KUTHb8XGmutoCM8U9er6AzXZlY0gGc3D3bQOg41EJZkEZLyUEbk1hXJB36ku2%2bW01cG71t7MxMBYz7%2bdXobxpdo%3d%3bRWS%2bCeoDfTyDcfH5pkCg6hYDmCOPr%2fHYQuaUWUBNVnXURYkdyOzVHqp%2fe%2f1BNyPdVoVkpQHpz1pPS3b5g9h7IMmNKCk5gFq5m2nPx6kk9EYtzx8Ndoa2m9Yj%2bSaf8zIFke86YnfQL4AYewsnQNJJh4wc%2bXxGlBq7axDcoiOdX91rKzVicH3GSBkFoLFAKoegWWsF%2fEDZcVpF%2fXUA1K8HvB6dwyfy4y0sAqnNPxYTQ97mG7yHhxPt4Pe9YF2UPPAJVuEf8LNlQ%2bWHC9%2f7msF6UUI4%2fca%2ftpjFs%2fSNeRE8%2fyQj21TI8YTF1SowvaJuDc1ivEoeopNNGG%2bGI%2fX0SckaVxU9Hdkh0zbydSlT5SZwbSwescs0IpzECitBbaLUz4aT8KTs8T0lvx8D7Te3wVsKAJ1r3iFMQZrlk%2bS1WW8rvac7oHRx2HKURn1v7fDIQWgJr9aNsNlFz4fLJ50T2qSHuuepkLVbe93Va072aMGhvr09WVKoTpAf1j2bcFZZU6Za5PxI32mr0k90FgiYFJ1F%2f1vRDrGwvWVWUkR3Z33m4g0gHa52W1FMxQY0TJIwbovD6FaSNDx7xhKZSd5IJ7r6P91Gez49PaZRcAZPjd%2bfbul3JNm1VqQPTLohT7wa0ymRiXpSST74xtFzuEBzNSNATdbngj3%2fwV4JesTjZjIj5Dc%3d%3blumqauVlFuuO8MQffZgs0tLJ4Fq6fpeozPTdDf8Ll6XLegi079%2b4mSPFjTK0y6eohstxdoOdom2wAHiZwk0u4KLKmRkfYOdT1wHY79qKoBQ3ZDHFTys9V%2fcwKGl%2bl8IenWDutHygn5IcA1y7GTZj4g%3d%3d\""
}

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