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Get file information 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

Retrieves a File by identifier Sha1, or Sha256

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 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 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' (For more information, see Create and manage roles)

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 doesn't exist - 404 Not Found.

Example

Request example

Here's an example of the request.

GET https://api.security.microsoft.com/api/files/4388963aaa83afe2042a46a3c017ad50bdcdafb3

Response example

Here's an example of the response.

{
    "@odata.context": "https://api.security.microsoft.com/api/$metadata#Files/$entity",
    "sha1": "4388963aaa83afe2042a46a3c017ad50bdcdafb3",
    "sha256": "413c58c8267d2c8648d8f6384bacc2ae9c929b2b96578b6860b5087cd1bd6462",
    "globalPrevalence": 180022,
    "globalFirstObserved": "2017-09-19T03:51:27.6785431Z",
    "globalLastObserved": "2020-01-06T03:59:21.3229314Z",
    "size": 22139496,
    "fileType": "APP",
    "isPeFile": true,
    "filePublisher": "CHENGDU YIWO Tech Development Co., Ltd.",
    "fileProductName": "EaseUS MobiSaver for Android",
    "signer": "CHENGDU YIWO Tech Development Co., Ltd.",
    "issuer": "VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA",
    "signerHash": "6c3245d4a9bc0244d99dff27af259cbbae2e2d16",
    "isValidCertificate": false,
    "determinationType": "Pua",
    "determinationValue": "PUA:Win32/FusionCore"
}

Tip

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