title: Get IP related alerts API description: Retrieve a collection of alerts related to a given IP address using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. ms.service: defender-endpoint ms.author: painbar author: paulinbar ms.localizationpriority: medium manager: bagol audience: ITPro ms.collection:
- m365-security
- tier3
- must-keep
ms.topic: reference
ms.subservice: reference
ms.custom: api
search.appverid: met150
ms.date: 12/11/2025
appliesto:
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
Retrieves a collection of alerts related to a given IP address.
Rate limitations for this API are 100 calls per minute and 1,500 calls per hour.
When obtaining a token using user credentials:
- The user needs to have at least the following role permission:
View Data. For more information, see Create and manage roles for more information. - Response includes only alerts, associated with devices, that the user have access to, based on device group settings (See Create and manage device groups for more information)
One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Use Defender for Endpoint APIs.
| Permission type | Permission | Permission display name |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Alert.Read.All | Read all alerts |
| Application | Alert.ReadWrite.All | Read and write all alerts |
| Delegated (work or school account) | Alert.Read | Read alerts |
| Delegated (work or school account) | Alert.ReadWrite | Read and write alerts |
GET /api/ips/{ip}/alerts| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Authorization | String | Bearer {token}. Required. |
Empty
If successful and IP exists - 200 OK with list of alert entities in the body. If IP address is unknown but valid, it returns an empty set. If the IP address is invalid, it returns HTTP 400.
Here's an example of the request.
GET https://api.security.microsoft.com/api/ips/10.209.67.177/alerts