Create live query API

[preview] This functionality is in technical preview and may be changed or removed in a future release. Elastic will work to fix any issues, but features in technical preview are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. Create live queries.

Request

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POST <kibana host>:<port>/api/osquery/live_queries

POST <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/osquery/live_queries

Path parameters

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space_id: (Optional, string) An identifier for the space. When space_id is not provided in the URL, the default space is used.

Request body

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agent_ids: (Optional, array) A list of agent IDs to run the query on.
agent_all: (Optional, boolean) When true, the query runs on all agents.
agent_platforms: (Optional, array) A list of agent platforms to run the query on.
agent_policy_ids: (Optional, array) A list of agent policy IDs to run the query on.
query: (Optional, string) The SQL query you want to run.
saved_query_id: (Optional, string) The ID of a saved query.
ecs_mapping: (Optional, object) Map osquery results columns or static values to Elastic Common Schema (ECS) fields.
pack_id: (Optional, string) The ID of the pack you want to run.
alert_ids: (Optional, array) A list of alert IDs associated to the live query.
case_ids: (Optional, array) A list of case IDs associated to the live query.
event_ids: (Optional, array) A list of event IDs associated to the live query.
metadata: (Optional, object) Custom metadata object associated to the live query.
timeout: (Optional, number) A timeout period, in seconds, after which the query will stop running. Overwriting the default timeout allows you to support queries that require more time to complete. The default and minimum supported value is 60. The maximum supported value is 900.

Response code

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200: Indicates a successful call.

Examples

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Run a live query on all supported agents:

TIP: `osquery_manager` integration has to be added to the agent policy.

$ curl -X POST api/osquery/live_queries \
{
  "query": "select * from uptime;",
  "ecs_mapping": {
    "host.uptime": {
      "field": "total_seconds"
    }
  },
  "agent_all": true,
  "timeout": 120
}

The API returns the live query object:

{
  "data": {
    "action_id": "3c42c847-eb30-4452-80e0-728584042334",
    "@timestamp": "2022-07-26T09:59:32.220Z",
    "expiration": "2022-07-26T10:04:32.220Z", # after this time no more agents will run the query
    "type": "INPUT_ACTION",
    "input_type": "osquery",
    "agent_ids": [],
    "agent_all": true,
    "agent_platforms": [],
    "agent_policy_ids": [],
    "agents": ["16d7caf5-efd2-4212-9b62-73dafc91fa13"], # stores the actual queried agent IDs
    "user_id": "elastic",
    "metadata": {
      "execution_context": {
        "name": "osquery",
        "url": "/app/osquery/live_queries/new"
      }
    },
    "queries": [
      {
        "action_id": "609c4c66-ba3d-43fa-afdd-53e244577aa0", # unique ID of the query, use it when querying the live query API to get the single query results
        "id": "6724a474-cbba-41ef-a1aa-66aebf0879e2", # ID of the query, doesn't have to be unique
        "query": "select * from uptime;",
        "timeout": 120,
        "ecs_mapping": {
          "host.uptime": {
            "field": "total_seconds"
          }
        },
        "agents": [
          "16d7caf5-efd2-4212-9b62-73dafc91fa13" # stores the actual queried agent IDs
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Run a pack on Darwin-supported agents:

$ curl -X POST api/osquery/live_queries \
{
  "pack_id": "bbe5b070-0c51-11ed-b0f8-ad31b008e832"
  "agent_platforms": ["darwin"]
}

The API returns the live query object:

{
  "data": {
    "action_id": "3c42c847-eb30-4452-80e0-728584042334",
    "@timestamp": "2022-07-26T09:59:32.220Z",
    "expiration": "2022-07-26T10:04:32.220Z", # after this time no more agents will run the query
    "type": "INPUT_ACTION",
    "input_type": "osquery",
    "agent_ids": [],
    "agent_all": false,
    "agent_platforms": ["darwin"],
    "agent_policy_ids": [],
    "agents": ["16d7caf5-efd2-4212-9b62-73dafc91fa13"], # stores the actual queried agent IDs
    "user_id": "elastic",
    "pack_id": "bbe5b070-0c51-11ed-b0f8-ad31b008e832",
    "pack_name": "test_pack",
    "pack_prebuilt": false,
    "metadata": {
      "execution_context": {
        "name": "osquery",
        "url": "/app/osquery/live_queries/new"
      }
    },
    "queries": [
      {
        "action_id": "609c4c66-ba3d-43fa-afdd-53e244577aa0", # unique ID of the query, use it when querying the live query API to get the single query results
        "id": "uptime", # ID of the query, doesn't have to be unique
        "query": "select * from uptime;",
        "ecs_mapping": {
          "host.uptime": {
            "field": "total_seconds"
          }
        },
        "agents": [
          "16d7caf5-efd2-4212-9b62-73dafc91fa13" # stores the actual queried agent IDs
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

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