Isolate a hostedit

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 URLedit

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 bodyedit

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 requestsedit

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 codeedit

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 payloadedit

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

Example responseedit

{
  "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"
    }
  }
}