Update alert

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2024-04-04

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Update an editable alert property within any integrated solution to keep alert status and assignments in sync across solutions. This method updates any solution that has a record of the referenced alert ID.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service	US Government L4	US Government L5 (DOD)	China operated by 21Vianet
✅	✅	✅	❌

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	SecurityEvents.ReadWrite.All	Not available.
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	SecurityEvents.ReadWrite.All	Not available.

HTTP request

PATCH /security/alerts/{alert_id}

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {code}. Required.
Prefer	return=representation. Optional.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the values for relevant fields that should be updated. The body must contain the vendorInformation property with valid provider and vendor fields. The following table lists the fields that can be updated for an alert. The values for existing properties that are not included in the request body will not change. For best performance, don't include existing values that haven't changed.

Property	Type	Description
assignedTo	String	Name of the analyst the alert is assigned to for triage, investigation, or remediation.
closedDateTime	DateTimeOffset	Time at which the alert was closed. The Timestamp type represents date and time information using ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2014 is `2014-01-01T00:00:00Z`.
comments	String collection	Analyst comments on the alert (for customer alert management). This method can update the comments field with the following values only: `Closed in IPC`, `Closed in MCAS`.
feedback	alertFeedback	Analyst feedback on the alert. Possible values are: `unknown`, `truePositive`, `falsePositive`, `benignPositive`.
status	alertStatus	Alert life cycle status (stage). Possible values are: `unknown`, `newAlert`, `inProgress`, `resolved`.
tags	String collection	User-definable labels that can be applied to an alert and can serve as filter conditions (for example, "HVA", "SAW".
vendorInformation	securityVendorInformation	Complex type that contains details about the security product/service vendor, provider, and subprovider (for example, `vendor=Microsoft`; `provider=Windows Defender ATP`; `subProvider=AppLocker`). Provider and vendor fields are required.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code.

If the optional request header is used, the method returns a 200 OK response code and an updated alert object in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: Request without Prefer header

Request

The following example shows a request.

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/security/alerts/{alert_id}
Content-type: application/json

{
  "assignedTo": "String",
  "closedDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "comments": [
    "String"
  ],
  "feedback": "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertFeedback",
  "status": "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertStatus",
  "tags": [
    "String"
  ],
  "vendorInformation": {
    "provider": "String",
    "vendor": "String"
  }
}


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Models;

var requestBody = new Alert
{
	AssignedTo = "String",
	ClosedDateTime = DateTimeOffset.Parse("String (timestamp)"),
	Comments = new List<string>
	{
		"String",
	},
	Feedback = AlertFeedback.Unknown,
	Status = AlertStatus.Unknown,
	Tags = new List<string>
	{
		"String",
	},
	VendorInformation = new SecurityVendorInformation
	{
		Provider = "String",
		Vendor = "String",
	},
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Security.Alerts["{alert-id}"].PatchAsync(requestBody);



mgc security alerts patch --alert-id {alert-id} --body '{\
  "assignedTo": "String",\
  "closedDateTime": "String (timestamp)",\
  "comments": [\
    "String"\
  ],\
  "feedback": "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertFeedback",\
  "status": "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertStatus",\
  "tags": [\
    "String"\
  ],\
  "vendorInformation": {\
    "provider": "String",\
    "vendor": "String"\
  }\
}\
'



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v1.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  "time"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go"
	  graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/models"
	  //other-imports
)

requestBody := graphmodels.NewAlert()
assignedTo := "String"
requestBody.SetAssignedTo(&assignedTo) 
closedDateTime , err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "String (timestamp)")
requestBody.SetClosedDateTime(&closedDateTime) 
comments := []string {
	"String",
}
requestBody.SetComments(comments)
feedback := graphmodels.ALERTFEEDBACK_GRAPH_TYPE: MICROSOFT_@ODATA_ALERTFEEDBACK 
requestBody.SetFeedback(&feedback) 
status := graphmodels.ALERTSTATUS_GRAPH_TYPE: MICROSOFT_@ODATA_ALERTSTATUS 
requestBody.SetStatus(&status) 
tags := []string {
	"String",
}
requestBody.SetTags(tags)
vendorInformation := graphmodels.NewSecurityVendorInformation()
provider := "String"
vendorInformation.SetProvider(&provider) 
vendor := "String"
vendorInformation.SetVendor(&vendor) 
requestBody.SetVendorInformation(vendorInformation)

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
alerts, err := graphClient.Security().Alerts().ByAlertId("alert-id").Patch(context.Background(), requestBody, nil)


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

Alert alert = new Alert();
alert.setAssignedTo("String");
OffsetDateTime closedDateTime = OffsetDateTime.parse("String (timestamp)");
alert.setClosedDateTime(closedDateTime);
LinkedList<String> comments = new LinkedList<String>();
comments.add("String");
alert.setComments(comments);
alert.setFeedback(AlertFeedback.Unknown);
alert.setStatus(AlertStatus.Unknown);
LinkedList<String> tags = new LinkedList<String>();
tags.add("String");
alert.setTags(tags);
SecurityVendorInformation vendorInformation = new SecurityVendorInformation();
vendorInformation.setProvider("String");
vendorInformation.setVendor("String");
alert.setVendorInformation(vendorInformation);
Alert result = graphClient.security().alerts().byAlertId("{alert-id}").patch(alert);


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const alert = {
  assignedTo: 'String',
  closedDateTime: 'String (timestamp)',
  comments: [
    'String'
  ],
  feedback: '@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertFeedback',
  status: '@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertStatus',
  tags: [
    'String'
  ],
  vendorInformation: {
    provider: 'String',
    vendor: 'String'
  }
};

await client.api('/security/alerts/{alert_id}')
	.update(alert);


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\Alert;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\AlertFeedback;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\AlertStatus;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\SecurityVendorInformation;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestBody = new Alert();
$requestBody->setAssignedTo('String');
$requestBody->setClosedDateTime(new \DateTime('String (timestamp)'));
$requestBody->setComments(['String', 	]);
$requestBody->setFeedback(new AlertFeedback('alertFeedback'));
$requestBody->setStatus(new AlertStatus('alertStatus'));
$requestBody->setTags(['String', 	]);
$vendorInformation = new SecurityVendorInformation();
$vendorInformation->setProvider('String');
$vendorInformation->setVendor('String');
$requestBody->setVendorInformation($vendorInformation);

$result = $graphServiceClient->security()->alerts()->byAlertId('alert-id')->patch($requestBody)->wait();


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Security

$params = @{
	assignedTo = "String"
	closedDateTime = [System.DateTime]::Parse("String (timestamp)")
	comments = @(
	"String"
)
feedback = "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertFeedback"
status = "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertStatus"
tags = @(
"String"
)
vendorInformation = @{
provider = "String"
vendor = "String"
}
}

Update-MgSecurityAlert -AlertId $alertId -BodyParameter $params


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph.generated.models.alert import Alert
from msgraph.generated.models.alert_feedback import AlertFeedback
from msgraph.generated.models.alert_status import AlertStatus
from msgraph.generated.models.security_vendor_information import SecurityVendorInformation
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = Alert(
	assigned_to = "String",
	closed_date_time = "String (timestamp)",
	comments = [
		"String",
	],
	feedback = AlertFeedback.Unknown,
	status = AlertStatus.Unknown,
	tags = [
		"String",
	],
	vendor_information = SecurityVendorInformation(
		provider = "String",
		vendor = "String",
	),
)

result = await graph_client.security.alerts.by_alert_id('alert-id').patch(request_body)

Response

The following is an example of a successful response.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Example 2: Request with Prefer header

Request

The following example shows a request that includes the Prefer request header.

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/security/alerts/{alert_id}
Content-type: application/json
Prefer: return=representation

{
  "assignedTo": "String",
  "closedDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "comments": [
    "String"
  ],
  "feedback": "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertFeedback",
  "status": "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertStatus",
  "tags": [
    "String"
  ],
  "vendorInformation": {
    "provider": "String",
    "vendor": "String"
  }
}


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Models;

var requestBody = new Alert
{
	AssignedTo = "String",
	ClosedDateTime = DateTimeOffset.Parse("String (timestamp)"),
	Comments = new List<string>
	{
		"String",
	},
	Feedback = AlertFeedback.Unknown,
	Status = AlertStatus.Unknown,
	Tags = new List<string>
	{
		"String",
	},
	VendorInformation = new SecurityVendorInformation
	{
		Provider = "String",
		Vendor = "String",
	},
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Security.Alerts["{alert-id}"].PatchAsync(requestBody, (requestConfiguration) =>
{
	requestConfiguration.Headers.Add("Prefer", "return=representation");
});



mgc security alerts patch --alert-id {alert-id} --body '{\
  "assignedTo": "String",\
  "closedDateTime": "String (timestamp)",\
  "comments": [\
    "String"\
  ],\
  "feedback": "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertFeedback",\
  "status": "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertStatus",\
  "tags": [\
    "String"\
  ],\
  "vendorInformation": {\
    "provider": "String",\
    "vendor": "String"\
  }\
}\
'



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v1.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  "time"
	  abstractions "github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-go"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go"
	  graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/models"
	  graphsecurity "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/security"
	  //other-imports
)

headers := abstractions.NewRequestHeaders()
headers.Add("Prefer", "return=representation")

configuration := &graphsecurity.AlertsItemRequestBuilderPatchRequestConfiguration{
	Headers: headers,
}
requestBody := graphmodels.NewAlert()
assignedTo := "String"
requestBody.SetAssignedTo(&assignedTo) 
closedDateTime , err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "String (timestamp)")
requestBody.SetClosedDateTime(&closedDateTime) 
comments := []string {
	"String",
}
requestBody.SetComments(comments)
feedback := graphmodels.ALERTFEEDBACK_GRAPH_TYPE: MICROSOFT_@ODATA_ALERTFEEDBACK 
requestBody.SetFeedback(&feedback) 
status := graphmodels.ALERTSTATUS_GRAPH_TYPE: MICROSOFT_@ODATA_ALERTSTATUS 
requestBody.SetStatus(&status) 
tags := []string {
	"String",
}
requestBody.SetTags(tags)
vendorInformation := graphmodels.NewSecurityVendorInformation()
provider := "String"
vendorInformation.SetProvider(&provider) 
vendor := "String"
vendorInformation.SetVendor(&vendor) 
requestBody.SetVendorInformation(vendorInformation)

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
alerts, err := graphClient.Security().Alerts().ByAlertId("alert-id").Patch(context.Background(), requestBody, configuration)


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

Alert alert = new Alert();
alert.setAssignedTo("String");
OffsetDateTime closedDateTime = OffsetDateTime.parse("String (timestamp)");
alert.setClosedDateTime(closedDateTime);
LinkedList<String> comments = new LinkedList<String>();
comments.add("String");
alert.setComments(comments);
alert.setFeedback(AlertFeedback.Unknown);
alert.setStatus(AlertStatus.Unknown);
LinkedList<String> tags = new LinkedList<String>();
tags.add("String");
alert.setTags(tags);
SecurityVendorInformation vendorInformation = new SecurityVendorInformation();
vendorInformation.setProvider("String");
vendorInformation.setVendor("String");
alert.setVendorInformation(vendorInformation);
Alert result = graphClient.security().alerts().byAlertId("{alert-id}").patch(alert, requestConfiguration -> {
	requestConfiguration.headers.add("Prefer", "return=representation");
});


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const alert = {
  assignedTo: 'String',
  closedDateTime: 'String (timestamp)',
  comments: [
    'String'
  ],
  feedback: '@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertFeedback',
  status: '@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertStatus',
  tags: [
    'String'
  ],
  vendorInformation: {
    provider: 'String',
    vendor: 'String'
  }
};

await client.api('/security/alerts/{alert_id}')
	.update(alert);


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Security\Alerts\Item\AlertItemRequestBuilderPatchRequestConfiguration;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\Alert;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\AlertFeedback;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\AlertStatus;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\SecurityVendorInformation;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestBody = new Alert();
$requestBody->setAssignedTo('String');
$requestBody->setClosedDateTime(new \DateTime('String (timestamp)'));
$requestBody->setComments(['String', 	]);
$requestBody->setFeedback(new AlertFeedback('alertFeedback'));
$requestBody->setStatus(new AlertStatus('alertStatus'));
$requestBody->setTags(['String', 	]);
$vendorInformation = new SecurityVendorInformation();
$vendorInformation->setProvider('String');
$vendorInformation->setVendor('String');
$requestBody->setVendorInformation($vendorInformation);
$requestConfiguration = new AlertItemRequestBuilderPatchRequestConfiguration();
$headers = [
		'Prefer' => 'return=representation',
	];
$requestConfiguration->headers = $headers;


$result = $graphServiceClient->security()->alerts()->byAlertId('alert-id')->patch($requestBody, $requestConfiguration)->wait();


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Security

$params = @{
	assignedTo = "String"
	closedDateTime = [System.DateTime]::Parse("String (timestamp)")
	comments = @(
	"String"
)
feedback = "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertFeedback"
status = "@odata.type: microsoft.graph.alertStatus"
tags = @(
"String"
)
vendorInformation = @{
provider = "String"
vendor = "String"
}
}

Update-MgSecurityAlert -AlertId $alertId -BodyParameter $params


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph.generated.security.alerts.item.alert_item_request_builder import AlertItemRequestBuilder
from kiota_abstractions.base_request_configuration import RequestConfiguration
from msgraph.generated.models.alert import Alert
from msgraph.generated.models.alert_feedback import AlertFeedback
from msgraph.generated.models.alert_status import AlertStatus
from msgraph.generated.models.security_vendor_information import SecurityVendorInformation
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = Alert(
	assigned_to = "String",
	closed_date_time = "String (timestamp)",
	comments = [
		"String",
	],
	feedback = AlertFeedback.Unknown,
	status = AlertStatus.Unknown,
	tags = [
		"String",
	],
	vendor_information = SecurityVendorInformation(
		provider = "String",
		vendor = "String",
	),
)

request_configuration = RequestConfiguration()
request_configuration.headers.add("Prefer", "return=representation")


result = await graph_client.security.alerts.by_alert_id('alert-id').patch(request_body, request_configuration = request_configuration)

Response

The following is an example of the response when the optional Prefer: return=representation request header is used.

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

{
  "activityGroupName": "activityGroupName-value",
  "assignedTo": "assignedTo-value",
  "azureSubscriptionId": "azureSubscriptionId-value",
  "azureTenantId": "azureTenantId-value",
  "category": "category-value",
  "closedDateTime": "datetime-value"
}

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Permissions

HTTP request

Request headers

Request body

Response

Examples

Example 1: Request without Prefer header

Request

Response

Example 2: Request with Prefer header

Request

Response

Feedback

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