# Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-defender/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-apps-api/  
**Provider:** Microsoft Defender — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-defender/

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps API is one of 9 APIs that [Microsoft Defender](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-defender/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include CASB, Cloud Security, Data Protection, and Shadow IT. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and authentication docs.

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

## Machine-readable artifacts (7)

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

## Other Microsoft Defender APIs (8)

- [Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-defender/microsoft-defender-threat-intelligence-api/)
- [Microsoft Defender for Office 365 API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-defender/microsoft-defender-for-office-365-api/)
- [Microsoft Defender XDR API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-defender/microsoft-defender-xdr-api/)
- [Microsoft Defender for Cloud REST API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-defender/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-rest-api/)
- [Microsoft Defender for Identity API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-defender/microsoft-defender-for-identity-api/)
- [Microsoft Defender Alerts API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-defender/microsoft-defender-alerts-api/)
- [Microsoft Defender Machines API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-defender/microsoft-defender-machines-api/)
- [Microsoft Defender Vulnerabilities API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-defender/microsoft-defender-vulnerabilities-api/)

## Tags

CASB, Cloud Security, Data Protection, Shadow IT

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