Alerts and findings APIs
The following APIs can be used for tasks related to alerts and findings.
Get alerts
Provides an option for retrieving alerts related to a specific detector type or detector ID.
Parameters
You can specify the following parameters when requesting an alert.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
detector_id | The ID of the detector used to fetch alerts. Optional when the detectorType is specified. Otherwise required. |
detectorType | The type of detector used to fetch alerts. Optional when the detector_Id is specified. Otherwise required. |
severityLevel | Used to filter by alert severity level. Optional. |
alertState | Used to filter by alert state. Possible values are ACTIVE, ACKNOWLEDGED, COMPLETED, ERROR, or DELETED. Optional. |
sortString | This field specifies which string Security Analytics uses to sort the alerts. Optional. |
sortOrder | The order used to sort the list of findings. Possible values are asc or desc. Optional. |
missing | A list of fields for which there are no found alias mappings. Optional. |
size | An optional limit for the maximum number of results returned in the response. Optional. |
startIndex | The pagination indicator. Optional. |
searchString | The alert attribute you want returned in the search. Optional. |
Example request
GET /_plugins/_security_analytics/alerts?detectorType=windows
Example response
{
"alerts": [{
"detector_id": "detector_12345",
"id": "alert_id_1",
"version": -3,
"schema_version": 0,
"trigger_id": "trigger_id_1",
"trigger_name": "my_trigger",
"finding_ids": ["finding_id_1"],
"related_doc_ids": ["docId1"],
"state": "ACTIVE",
"error_message": null,
"alert_history": [],
"severity": null,
"action_execution_results": [{
"action_id": "action_id_1",
"last_execution_time": 1665693544996,
"throttled_count": 0
}],
"start_time": "2022-10-13T20:39:04.995023Z",
"last_notification_time": "2022-10-13T20:39:04.995028Z",
"end_time": "2022-10-13T20:39:04.995027Z",
"acknowledged_time": "2022-10-13T20:39:04.995028Z"
}],
"total_alerts": 1,
"detectorType": "windows"
}
Response body fields
Alerts persist until you resolve the root cause and have the following states:
| State | Description |
|---|---|
ACTIVE | The alert is ongoing and unacknowledged. Alerts remain in this state until you acknowledge them, delete the trigger associated with the alert, or delete the monitor entirely. |
ACKNOWLEDGED | Someone has acknowledged the alert but not fixed the root cause. |
COMPLETED | The alert is no longer ongoing. Alerts enter this state after the corresponding trigger evaluates to false. |
ERROR | An error occurred while executing the trigger. This error is usually the result of a bad trigger or destination. |
DELETED | Someone deleted the detector or trigger associated with this alert while the alert was ongoing. |
Acknowledge alerts
Sends an acknowledgement when an alert is triggered.
Example request
POST /_plugins/_security_analytics/detectors/<detector_id>/_acknowledge/alerts
{"alerts":["4dc7f5a9-2c82-4786-81ca-433a209d5205"]}
Example response
{
"acknowledged": [
{
"detector_id": "8YT5fYQBZ8IUM4axics6",
"id": "4dc7f5a9-2c82-4786-81ca-433a209d5205",
"version": 1,
"schema_version": 4,
"trigger_id": "1TP5fYQBMkkIGY6Pg-q8",
"trigger_name": "test-trigger",
"finding_ids": [
"2e167f4b-8063-40ef-80f8-2afd9bf095b8"
],
"related_doc_ids": [
"1|windows"
],
"state": "ACTIVE",
"error_message": null,
"alert_history": [],
"severity": "1",
"action_execution_results": [
{
"action_id": "BopdoIJKXd",
"last_execution_time": 1668560817925,
"throttled_count": 0
}
],
"start_time": "2022-11-16T01:06:57.748Z",
"last_notification_time": "2022-11-16T01:06:57.748Z",
"end_time": null,
"acknowledged_time": null
}
],
"failed": [],
"missing": []
}
Get findings
The Get findings API returns findings based on the detector attributes.
Parameters
You can specify the following parameters when getting findings.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
detector_id | The ID of the detector used to fetch alerts. Optional. |
detectorType | The type of detector used to fetch alerts. Optional. |
sortOrder | The order used to sort the list of findings. Possible values are asc or desc. Optional. |
size | An optional limit for the maximum number of results returned in the response. Optional. |
startIndex | The pagination indicator. Optional. |
detectionType | The detection rule type that dictates the retrieval type for the findings. When the detection type is threat, it fetches threat intelligence feeds. When the detection type is rule, findings are fetched based on the detector’s rule. Optional. |
severity | The severity of the detector rule used to fetch alerts. Severity can be critical, high, medium, or low. Optional. |
Example request
GET /_plugins/_security_analytics/findings/_search
{
"total_findings": 2,
"findings": [
{
"detectorId": "b9ZN040Bjlggkcgx1d1W",
"id": "35efb736-c5d9-499d-b9b5-31f0a7d61251",
"related_doc_ids": [
"1"
],
"index": "smallidx",
"queries": [
{
"id": "QdZN040Bjlggkcgxdd3X",
"name": "QdZN040Bjlggkcgxdd3X",
"fields": [],
"query": "field1: *value1*",
"tags": [
"high",
"ad_ldap"
]
}
],
"timestamp": 1708647166500,
"document_list": [
{
"index": "smallidx",
"id": "1",
"found": true,
"document": "{\n \"field1\": \"value1\"\n}\n"
}
]
},
{
"detectorId": "O9ZM040Bjlggkcgx6N1S",
"id": "a5022930-4503-4ca8-bf0a-320a2b1fb433",
"related_doc_ids": [
"1"
],
"index": "smallidx",
"queries": [
{
"id": "KtZM040Bjlggkcgxkd04",
"name": "KtZM040Bjlggkcgxkd04",
"fields": [],
"query": "field1: *value1*",
"tags": [
"critical",
"ad_ldap"
]
}
],
"timestamp": 1708647166500,
"document_list": [
{
"index": "smallidx",
"id": "1",
"found": true,
"document": "{\n \"field1\": \"value1\"\n}\n"
}
]
}
]
}
GET /_plugins/_security_analytics/findings/_search?severity=high
{
"total_findings": 1,
"findings": [
{
"detectorId": "b9ZN040Bjlggkcgx1d1W",
"id": "35efb736-c5d9-499d-b9b5-31f0a7d61251",
"related_doc_ids": [
"1"
],
"index": "smallidx",
"queries": [
{
"id": "QdZN040Bjlggkcgxdd3X",
"name": "QdZN040Bjlggkcgxdd3X",
"fields": [],
"query": "field1: *value1*",
"tags": [
"high",
"ad_ldap"
]
}
],
"timestamp": 1708647166500,
"document_list": [
{
"index": "smallidx",
"id": "1",
"found": true,
"document": "{\n \"field1\": \"value1\"\n}\n"
}
]
}
]
}
GET /_plugins/_security_analytics/findings/_search?detectionType=rule
{
"total_findings": 2,
"findings": [
{
"detectorId": "b9ZN040Bjlggkcgx1d1W",
"id": "35efb736-c5d9-499d-b9b5-31f0a7d61251",
"related_doc_ids": [
"1"
],
"index": "smallidx",
"queries": [
{
"id": "QdZN040Bjlggkcgxdd3X",
"name": "QdZN040Bjlggkcgxdd3X",
"fields": [],
"query": "field1: *value1*",
"tags": [
"high",
"ad_ldap"
]
}
],
"timestamp": 1708647166500,
"document_list": [
{
"index": "smallidx",
"id": "1",
"found": true,
"document": "{\n \"field1\": \"value1\"\n}\n"
}
]
},
{
"detectorId": "O9ZM040Bjlggkcgx6N1S",
"id": "a5022930-4503-4ca8-bf0a-320a2b1fb433",
"related_doc_ids": [
"1"
],
"index": "smallidx",
"queries": [
{
"id": "KtZM040Bjlggkcgxkd04",
"name": "KtZM040Bjlggkcgxkd04",
"fields": [],
"query": "field1: *value1*",
"tags": [
"critical",
"ad_ldap"
]
}
],
"timestamp": 1708647166500,
"document_list": [
{
"index": "smallidx",
"id": "1",
"found": true,
"document": "{\n \"field1\": \"value1\"\n}\n"
}
]
}
]
}
GET /_plugins/_security_analytics/findings/_search?detectionType=rule&severity=high
{
"total_findings": 1,
"findings": [
{
"detectorId": "b9ZN040Bjlggkcgx1d1W",
"id": "35efb736-c5d9-499d-b9b5-31f0a7d61251",
"related_doc_ids": [
"1"
],
"index": "smallidx",
"queries": [
{
"id": "QdZN040Bjlggkcgxdd3X",
"name": "QdZN040Bjlggkcgxdd3X",
"fields": [],
"query": "field1: *value1*",
"tags": [
"high",
"ad_ldap"
]
}
],
"timestamp": 1708647166500,
"document_list": [
{
"index": "smallidx",
"id": "1",
"found": true,
"document": "{\n \"field1\": \"value1\"\n}\n"
}
]
}
]
}
GET /_plugins/_security_analytics/findings/_search?*detectorType*=
{
"total_findings":2,
"findings":[
{
"detectorId":"12345",
"id":"2b9663f4-ae77-4df8-b84f-688a0195723b",
"related_doc_ids":[
"5"
],
"index":"sbwhrzgdlg",
"queries":[
{
"id":"f1bff160-587b-4500-b60c-ab22c7abc652",
"name":"3",
"query":"test_field:\"us-west-2\"",
"tags":[
]
}
],
"timestamp":1664401088804,
"document_list":[
{
"index":"sbwhrzgdlg",
"id":"5",
"found":true,
"document":"{\n \"message\" : \"This is an error from IAD region\",\n \"test_strict_date_time\" : \"2022-09-28T21:38:02.888Z\",\n \"test_field\" : \"us-west-2\"\n }"
}
]
},
{
"detectorId":"12345",
"id":"f43a2701-0ef5-4931-8254-bdf510f73952",
"related_doc_ids":[
"1"
],
"index":"sbwhrzgdlg",
"queries":[
{
"id":"f1bff160-587b-4500-b60c-ab22c7abc652",
"name":"3",
"query":"test_field:\"us-west-2\"",
"tags":[
]
}
],
"timestamp":1664401088746,
"document_list":[
{
"index":"sbwhrzgdlg",
"id":"1",
"found":true,
"document":"{\n \"message\" : \"This is an error from IAD region\",\n \"test_strict_date_time\" : \"2022-09-28T21:38:02.888Z\",\n \"test_field\" : \"us-west-2\"\n }"
}
]
}
]
}