Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Defender for Cloud REST API

Azure Resource Manager REST API for managing Defender for Cloud assessments, alerts, recommendations, secure score, regulatory compliance, pricing/plans, security contacts, and connectors for multi-cloud environments. Authentication is via Azure AD OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens against the management.azure.com endpoint with api-version query parameters.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/defenderforcloud/

Other Resources

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Operation Groups
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/defenderforcloud-composite/operation-groups
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OpenAPI Specifications
https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/tree/main/specification/security
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Azure SDK
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: microsoft-defender-for-cloud:rest-api
name: Microsoft Defender for Cloud REST API
description: Azure Resource Manager REST API for managing Defender for Cloud assessments, alerts, recommendations,
  secure score, regulatory compliance, pricing/plans, security contacts, and connectors for multi-cloud
  environments. Authentication is via Azure AD OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens against the management.azure.com
  endpoint with api-version query parameters.
humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/defenderforcloud/
baseURL: https://management.azure.com
tags:
- Cloud Security
- CSPM
- CWPP
- Azure Resource Manager
- Threat Protection
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/defenderforcloud/
- type: Operation Groups
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/defenderforcloud-composite/operation-groups
- type: OpenAPI Specifications
  url: https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/tree/main/specification/security
- type: Azure SDK
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/