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Retrieve a list of alerts.
External DocumentationTo learn more, visit the Microsoft Defender For Cloud Apps documentation.

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Basic Parameters

ParameterDescription
FiltersFilter objects with all the search filters for the request, see alert filters for more details.
For example, filter for open alerts form the last 2 days:
{
	“alertOpen”: {
      “eq”: true
    },
    “date”: {
      “lte_ndays”: 2 
    }
}

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Advanced Parameters

ParameterDescription
LimitNumber of records returned by the request.
SkipSkips the specified number of records.
Sort DirectionThe sorting direction. Possible values are: asc and desc.
Sort FieldFields used to sort alerts. Possible values are:
- date: The date when then the alert was created.
- severity: The severity of the alert.

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Example Output

{
	"data": [
		{
			"_id": "603f704aaf7417985bbf3b22",
			"contextId": "206e2965-6533-48a6-ba9e-794364a84bf9",
			"description": "Contoso user performed 11 suspicious activities MITRE Technique used Account Discovery (T1087) and subtechnique used Domain Account (T1087.002)",
			"entities": [
				{
					"entityRole": "Source",
					"entityType": 2,
					"id": "6204bdaf-ad46-4e99-a25d-374a0532c666",
					"inst": 0,
					"label": "user1",
					"pa": "user1@contoso.com",
					"saas": 11161,
					"type": "account"
				},
				{
					"entityRole": "Related",
					"id": "55017817-27af-49a7-93d6-8af6c5030fdb",
					"label": "DC3",
					"type": "device"
				},
				{
					"id": 20940,
					"label": "Active Directory",
					"type": "service"
				},
				{
					"entityRole": "Related",
					"id": "95c59b48-98c1-40ff-a444-d9040f1f68f2",
					"label": "DC4",
					"type": "device"
				},
				{
					"id": "5bfd18bfab73c36ba10d38ca",
					"label": "Honeytoken activity",
					"policyType": "ANOMALY_DETECTION",
					"type": "policyRule"
				},
				{
					"entityRole": "Source",
					"id": "34f3ecc9-6903-4df7-af79-14fe2d0d4553",
					"label": "Client1",
					"type": "device"
				},
				{
					"entityRole": "Related",
					"id": "d68772fe-1171-4124-9f73-0f410340bd54",
					"label": "DC1",
					"type": "device"
				},
				{
					"type": "groupTag",
					"id": "5f759b4d106abbe4a504ea5d",
					"label": "All Users"
				}
			],
			"idValue": 15795464,
			"isSystemAlert": false,
			"resolutionStatusValue": 0,
			"severityValue": 1,
			"statusValue": 1,
			"stories": [
				0
			],
			"threatScore": 34,
			"timestamp": 1621941916475,
			"title": "Honeytoken activity",
			"comment": "",
			"handledByUser": "administrator@contoso.com",
			"resolveTime": "2021-05-13T14:02:34.904Z",
			"URL": "https://contoso.portal.cloudappsecurity.com/#/alerts/603f704aaf7417985bbf3b22"
		}
	],
	"hasNext": false,
	"max": 1,
	"total": 1,
	"moreThanTotal": false
}

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Workflow Library Example

List Alerts with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and Send Results Via Email
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