Elastic Stack

Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Security Endpoint Exceptions API

Endpoint Exceptions API allows you to manage detection rule endpoint exceptions to prevent a rule from generating an alert from incoming events even when the rule's other criteria are met.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Threat Detection & Response Management BC-620.30

Operations 6

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /api/endpoint_list Create the Elastic Endpoint exception list · Create an Elastic Endpoint rule exception list #
Ask an LLM
“How do I set up the exception list that Elastic Endpoint rules use?”
“What happens if the Endpoint exception list already exists when I create it?”
Tell an agent
Create the Elastic Endpoint exception list.
Initialize the endpoint_list container for Endpoint rule exceptions.
DELETE /api/endpoint_list/items Delete an Endpoint exception item · Delete an Elastic Endpoint exception list item #
Ask an LLM
“How can I remove an Endpoint exception so those events alert again?”
“Can I delete an Endpoint exception using its item_id?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete Endpoint exception item {item_id}.
Remove the Endpoint exception with ID {id}.
GET /api/endpoint_list/items Get an Endpoint exception item · Get an Elastic Endpoint rule exception list item #
Ask an LLM
“What conditions does a specific Endpoint exception item contain?”
“Can I look up an Endpoint exception by its human item_id instead of the ID?”
Tell an agent
Show Endpoint exception item {item_id}.
Get the Endpoint exception with ID {id}.
POST /api/endpoint_list/items Add an Endpoint exception item · Create an Elastic Endpoint rule exception list item #
Ask an LLM
“How do I stop Elastic Endpoint from alerting on a trusted process?”
“Can a new Endpoint exception target only Windows or macOS?”
Tell an agent
Add Endpoint exception {name} ({description}) of type {type} with entries {entries}.
Create a {type} Endpoint exception {name} for OS {os_types}: {description}, entries {entries}.
PUT /api/endpoint_list/items Update an Endpoint exception item · Update an Elastic Endpoint rule exception list item #
Ask an LLM
“How do I edit the entries of an existing Endpoint exception?”
“Can I change which operating systems an Endpoint exception applies to?”
Tell an agent
Update Endpoint exception {item_id}: name {name}, description {description}, type {type}, entries {entries}.
Change OS types to {os_types} on exception {id} ({name}, {description}, {type}, {entries}).
GET /api/endpoint_list/items/_find List Endpoint exception items · Get Elastic Endpoint exception list items #
Ask an LLM
“Which exceptions are currently on the Elastic Endpoint list?”
“Can I filter and sort the Endpoint exception items?”
Tell an agent
List all Endpoint exception items.
Find Endpoint exceptions matching {filter} sorted by {sort_field}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch
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APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/
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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/kibana
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APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/openapi/elk-stack-security-endpoint-exceptions-api-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-specification
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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/kibana
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ToolCrosswalk
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/mcp/elk-stack-tool-crosswalk.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

elk-stack-security-endpoint-exceptions-api-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    name: Kibana Team
  description: The Kibana REST APIs enable you to manage resources such as connectors, data views, and saved objects.
  title: Kibana Security Endpoint Exceptions API
  version: ''
  x-doc-license:
    name: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
  x-feedbackLink:
    label: Feedback
    url: https://github.com/elastic/docs-content/issues/new?assignees=&labels=feedback%2Ccommunity&projects=&template=api-feedback.yaml&title=%5BFeedback%5D%3A+
servers:
- url: https://{kibana_url}
  variables:
    kibana_url:
      default: localhost:5601
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
- basicAuth: []
tags:


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