Microsoft Sentinel Watchlist Items API

The WatchlistItems API from Microsoft Sentinel — 2 operation(s) for watchlistitems.

Operations 4

GET /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/watchlists/{watchlistAlias}/watchlistItems Watchlist items list #
GET /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/watchlists/{watchlistAlias}/watchlistItems/{watchlistItemId} Watchlist items get #
PUT /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/watchlists/{watchlistAlias}/watchlistItems/{watchlistItemId} Watchlist items create or update #
DELETE /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/watchlists/{watchlistAlias}/watchlistItems/{watchlistItemId} Watchlist items delete #

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microsoft-sentinel-watchlistitems-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Sentinel Watchlist Items API
  version: '2025-09-01'
  x-typespec-generated:
  - emitter: '@azure-tools/typespec-autorest'
  description: 'Operations tagged WatchlistItems across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: microsoft-sentinel-securityinsights-2025-09-01.json, microsoft-sentinel-securityinsights-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://management.azure.com
security:
- azure_auth:
  - user_impersonation
tags:
- name: WatchlistItems
paths:
  ? /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/watchlists/{watchlistAlias}/watchlistItems
  : get:
      operationId: WatchlistItems_List
      tags:
      - WatchlistItems
      description: Get all watchlist Items.
      parameters:
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ResourceGroupNameParameter
      - name: workspaceName
        in: path
        description: The name of the monitor workspace.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 90
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]+[A-Za-z0-9]$
      - name: watchlistAlias
        in: path
        description: The watchlist alias
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $skipToken
        in: query
        description: Skiptoken is only used if a previous operation returned a partial result. If a previous response contains a nextLink element, the value of the nextLink element will include a skiptoken parameter that specifies a starting point to use for subsequent calls. Optional.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Azure operation completed successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistItemList'
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudError'
      x-ms-examples:
        Get all watchlist Items.:
          $ref: ./examples/watchlists/GetWatchlistItems.json
      x-ms-pageable:
        nextLinkName: nextLink
      summary: Watchlist items list
      x-summary-source: derived
    servers:
    - url: https://management.azure.com
  ? /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/watchlists/{watchlistAlias}/watchlistItems/{watchlistItemId}
  : get:
      operationId: WatchlistItems_Get
      tags:
      - WatchlistItems
      description: Get a watchlist item.
      parameters:
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ResourceGroupNameParameter
      - name: workspaceName
        in: path
        description: The name of the monitor workspace.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 90
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]+[A-Za-z0-9]$
      - name: watchlistAlias
        in: path
        description: The watchlist alias
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: watchlistItemId
        in: path
        description: The watchlist item id (GUID)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Azure operation completed successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistItem'
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudError'
      x-ms-examples:
        Get a watchlist item.:
          $ref: ./examples/watchlists/GetWatchlistItemById.json
      summary: Watchlist items get
      x-summary-source: derived
    put:
      operationId: WatchlistItems_CreateOrUpdate
      tags:
      - WatchlistItems
      description: Create or update a watchlist item.
      parameters:
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ResourceGroupNameParameter
      - name: workspaceName
        in: path
        description: The name of the monitor workspace.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 90
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]+[A-Za-z0-9]$
      - name: watchlistAlias
        in: path
        description: The watchlist alias
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: watchlistItemId
        in: path
        description: The watchlist item id (GUID)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Resource 'WatchlistItem' update operation succeeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistItem'
        '201':
          description: Resource 'WatchlistItem' create operation succeeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistItem'
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudError'
      x-ms-examples:
        Create or update a watchlist item.:
          $ref: ./examples/watchlists/CreateWatchlistItem.json
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistItem'
        description: The watchlist item
        required: true
      summary: Watchlist items create or update
      x-summary-source: derived
    delete:
      operationId: WatchlistItems_Delete
      tags:
      - WatchlistItems
      description: Delete a watchlist item.
      parameters:
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ResourceGroupNameParameter
      - name: workspaceName
        in: path
        description: The name of the monitor workspace.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 90
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]+[A-Za-z0-9]$
      - name: watchlistAlias
        in: path
        description: The watchlist alias
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: watchlistItemId
        in: path
        description: The watchlist item id (GUID)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Resource deleted successfully.
        '204':
          description: Resource does not exist.
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudError'
      x-ms-examples:
        Delete a watchlist item.:
          $ref: ./examples/watchlists/DeleteWatchlistItem.json
      summary: Watchlist items delete
      x-summary-source: derived
    servers:
    - url: https://management.azure.com
components:
  schemas:
    Azure.Core.uuid:
      type: string
      format: uuid
      description: Universally Unique Identifier
    WatchlistItemList:
      type: object
      description: List all the watchlist items.
      properties:
        value:
          type: array
          description: The WatchlistItem items on this page
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistItem'
        nextLink:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The link to the next page of items
          readOnly: true
      required:
      - value
    UserInfo:
      type: object
      description: User information that made some action
      properties:
        email:
          type: string
          description: The email of the user.
          readOnly: true
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the user.
          readOnly: true
        objectId:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Azure.Core.uuid'
          description: The object id of the user.
    CloudErrorBody:
      type: object
      description: Error details.
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: An identifier for the error. Codes are invariant and are intended to be consumed programmatically.
          readOnly: true
        message:
          type: string
          description: A message describing the error, intended to be suitable for display in a user interface.
          readOnly: true
    WatchlistItem:
      type: object
      description: Represents a Watchlist Item in Azure Security Insights.
      properties:
        properties:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WatchlistItemProperties'
          description: Watchlist Item properties
          x-ms-client-flatten: true
        etag:
          type: string
          description: Etag of the azure resource
      allOf:
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/definitions/ProxyResource
    CloudError:
      type: object
      description: Error response structure.
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudErrorBody'
          description: Error data
    WatchlistItemProperties:
      type: object
      description: Describes watchlist item properties
      properties:
        watchlistItemType:
          type: string
          description: The type of the watchlist item
        watchlistItemId:
          type: string
          description: The id (a Guid) of the watchlist item
        tenantId:
          type: string
          description: The tenantId to which the watchlist item belongs to
        isDeleted:
          type: boolean
          description: A flag that indicates if the watchlist item is deleted or not
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The time the watchlist item was created
        updated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The last time the watchlist item was updated
        createdBy:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserInfo'
          description: Describes a user that created the watchlist item
        updatedBy:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserInfo'
          description: Describes a user that updated the watchlist item
        itemsKeyValue:
          description: key-value pairs for a watchlist item
        entityMapping:
          description: key-value pairs for a watchlist item entity mapping
      required:
      - itemsKeyValue
  securitySchemes:
    azure_auth:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        implicit:
          scopes:
            user_impersonation: impersonate your user account
          authorizationUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize
      description: Azure Active Directory OAuth2 Flow.
x-refined-from:
- microsoft-sentinel-securityinsights-2025-09-01.json
- microsoft-sentinel-securityinsights-openapi.yml