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title: Microsoft 365 Defender
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import useBaseUrl from '@docusaurus/useBaseUrl';

<img src=/help/img/platform-services/automation-service/app-central/logos/microsoft-365-defender.png alt="Microsoft 365 Defender icon" width="100"/>

***Version: 1.6  
Updated: April 30, 2026***

Microsoft 365 Defender is a part of Microsoft’s XDR solution which can automatically analyze threat data across domains, building a complete picture of each attack in a single dashboard. Microsoft 365 Defender integration allows us to query and update incident related data from the solution itself.

## Actions

* **Microsoft 365 Defender Incidents Daemon** (*Daemon*) - Automatically pull Microsoft 365 security Incidents.
* **Search Incidents** (*Enrichment*) - Get a list of incidents.
* **Get Incident** (*Enrichment*) - Get specific incident details.
* **Update Defender Incident** (*Notification*) - Update a specific incident.

## Microsoft 365 Defender Configuration

Refer to the [Microsoft 365 Defender](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender/api-create-app-web?view=o365-worldwide) guide to create an Application in Azure Portal and add Permissions to access Microsoft 365 Defender.

## Category

EDR

## Configure Microsoft 365 Defender in Automation Service and Cloud SOAR

import IntegrationsAuth from '../../reuse/integrations-authentication.md';
import IntegrationCertificate from '../../reuse/automation-service/integration-certificate.md';
import IntegrationEngine from '../../reuse/automation-service/integration-engine.md';
import IntegrationLabel from '../../reuse/automation-service/integration-label.md';
import IntegrationProxy from '../../reuse/automation-service/integration-proxy.md';
import IntegrationTimeout from '../../reuse/automation-service/integration-timeout.md';

<IntegrationsAuth/>
* <IntegrationLabel/>
* **API URL**. Enter your Microsoft 365 Defender API URL, for example, `https://api.security.microsoft.com`

* **Directory (Tenant) ID**. Enter the [tenant ID](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/healthcare-apis/register-application#application-id-client-id) of the AAD directory in which you created the application.

* **Application (Client) ID**. Enter your Microsoft 365 Defender [application ID](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/healthcare-apis/register-application#application-id-client-id).
* <IntegrationTimeout/>
* <IntegrationCertificate/>
* <IntegrationEngine/>
* <IntegrationProxy/>

<img src=/help/img/platform-services/automation-service/app-central/integrations/misc/microsoft-365-defender-configuration.png style={{border:'1px solid gray'}} alt="Microsoft 365 Defender configuration" width="400"/>

For information about Microsoft 365 Defender, see [Microsoft 365 Defender documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-office-365/).

## Change Log

| Version | Date | Description |
|:--|:--|:--|
| v1.6 | April 30, 2026 | Upgraded the `python3_generic` Docker image (Python 3.8) to `python3_12_generic` (Python 3.12) to address Python 3.8 end-of-life and improve security and performance. |
| v1.5 | March 4, 2024 | Updated code for compatibility with Python 3.12. |
| v1.4 | June 28, 2023 | Removed leading/trailing spaces. |
| v1.3 | May 23, 2023 | Updated the integration fields with Environmental Variables and improved error handling. |
| | January 30, 2023 | Updated the Microsoft 365 Defender Incidents Daemon to remove duplicate results. |
| | May 4, 2021 | Updated actions to accept multiple DateTime formats. |
| | April 8, 2021 | Initial release of the Microsoft 365 Defender integration. |