Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps API

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) API for discovering, investigating, and governing cloud apps.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-introduction
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-authentication

Other Resources

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Activities API
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-activities
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Alerts API
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-alerts
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Entities API
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-entities
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Cloud Discovery API
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-discovery
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-defender/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps API
description: Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) API for discovering, investigating, and governing cloud
  apps.
image: https://www.microsoft.com/favicon.ico
humanUrl: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/
baseUrl: https://portal.cloudappsecurity.com/api
tags:
- CASB
- Cloud Security
- Data Protection
- Shadow IT
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-introduction
- type: Authentication
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-authentication
- type: Activities API
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-activities
- type: Alerts API
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-alerts
- type: Entities API
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-entities
- type: Cloud Discovery API
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/api-discovery