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Isolate a host

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Isolate a host

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Isolates a host running Endpoint and Cloud Security from the network.

Isolated is a persistent status until the endpoint is given a release command. You must have the superuser role and at least a Platinum license to perform this action.

Request URL

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POST <kibana host>:<port>/api/endpoint/action/isolate

(Deprecated) POST <kibana host>:<port>/api/endpoint/isolate - This url will return a 308 permanent redirect to POST <kibana host>:<port>/api/endpoint/action/isolate

Request body

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A JSON object with these fields:

Name	Type	Description	Required
`endpoint_ids`	Array (String)	The IDs of endpoints where you want to issue this action.	Yes
`alert_ids`	Array (String)	If this action is associated with any alerts, they can be specified here. The isolated event will be logged in any cases associated with the specified alerts.	No
`case_ids`	Array (String)	The IDs of cases where the action taken will be logged.	No
`comment`	String	Attach a comment to this action’s log. The comment text will appear in associated cases.	No

Example requests

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Isolates a single host with an endpoint_id value of ed518850-681a-4d60-bb98-e22640cae2a8:

POST /api/endpoint/action/isolate
{
  "endpoint_ids": ["ed518850-681a-4d60-bb98-e22640cae2a8"]
}

Isolates several hosts; includes a comment:

POST /api/endpoint/action/isolate
{
  "endpoint_ids": [
  	"9972d10e-4b9e-41aa-a534-a85e2a28ea42",
  	"bc0e4f0c-3bca-4633-9fee-156c0b505d16",
  	"fa89271b-b9d4-43f2-a684-307cffddeb5a"
  ],
  "comment": "Locked down, pending further investigation"
}

Isolates hosts with an associated case; includes a comment:

POST /api/endpoint/action/isolate
{
  "endpoint_ids": [
  	"1aa1f8fd-0fb0-4fe4-8c30-92068272d3f0",
  	"b30a11bf-1395-4707-b508-fbb45ef9793e"
  ],
  "case_ids": ["4976be38-c134-4554-bd5e-0fd89ce63667"]
  "comment": "Isolating as initial response"
}

Response code

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200: Indicates a successful call.
403: Indicates insufficient user role (must be superuser), or unsupported license level (minimum Platinum license required).
500: General error. A response message will provide additional details.

Response payload

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A JSON object with an id that refers to the submitted action.

Example response

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{
  "action": "233db9ea-6733-4849-9226-5a7039c7161d",
  "data": {
    "id": "233db9ea-6733-4849-9226-5a7039c7161d",
    "agents": ["ed518850-681a-4d60-bb98-e22640cae2a8"],
    "command": "suspend-process",
    "isExpired": false,
    "isCompleted": true,
    "wasSuccessful": true,
    "errors": [],
    "startedAt": "2022-07-29T19:08:49.126Z",
    "completedAt": "2022-07-29T19:09:44.961Z",
    "outputs": {
      "ed518850-681a-4d60-bb98-e22640cae2a8": {
        "type": "json",
        "content": {
          "key": "value"
        }
      }
    },
    "createdBy": "myuser",
    "comment": "suspend the process",
    "parameters": {
      "entity_id": "abc123"
    }
  }
}

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