Perform Host Action

Perform various actions on the hosts in your environment.

Basic Parameters

Parameter	Description
Action Name	Specify one of these actions: contain - This action contains the host, which stops any network communications to locations other than the CrowdStrike cloud and IPs specified in your Containment Policy. lift_containment - This action lifts containment on the host, which returns its network communications to normal. hide_host - This action will delete a host. After the host is deleted, no new detections for that host will be reported via UI or APIs. unhide_host - This action will restore a host. Detection reporting will resume after the host is restored.
Host IDs	A comma-separated list of host IDs to perform the action on. Can be obtained via the List Devices action.

Advanced Parameters

Parameter	Description
Action Parameters	A comma-separated list of the parameters for the prospective action.Example value: {"name": "name1", "value": "value1"}, {"name": "name2", "value": "value2"}

Example Output

{
  "meta": {
    "query_time": 0.0000000001,
    "powered_by": "device-api",
    "trace_id": ""0000000-00000-0000-0000-000000000000""
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "id": "00000000001111112222233334444",
      "path": "/path/to/device"
    }
  ],
  "errors": []
}

Workflow Library Example

Isolate or Unisolate Device on Crowdstrike

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