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ApplicationDelegated Read/Write All Resources

Allows the app to read your organization’s security events without a signed-in user. Also allows the app to update editable properties in security events.

Delegated Access App-Only Access

Permission Details

Application Permission

Read and update your organization’s security events

Allows the app to read your organization’s security events without a signed-in user. Also allows the app to update editable properties in security events.

Delegated Permission Admin consent required

Read and update your organization’s security events

Allows the app to read your organization’s security events on behalf of the signed-in user. Also allows the app to update editable properties in security events on behalf of the signed-in user.

Properties

Property Type Description
id string The unique identifier for an entity. Read-only.
alertDetections microsoft.graph.alertDetection collection
description stringNullable Alert description.
confidence int32Nullable Confidence of the detection logic (percentage between 1-100).
lastModifiedDateTime date-timeNullable Time at which the alert entity was last modified. The Timestamp type represents date and time information using ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2014 is 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
lastEventDateTime date-timeNullable
azureSubscriptionId stringNullable Azure subscription ID, present if this alert is related to an Azure resource.
vulnerabilityStates microsoft.graph.vulnerabilityState collection Threat intelligence pertaining to one or more vulnerabilities related to this alert.
investigationSecurityStates microsoft.graph.investigationSecurityState collection
fileStates microsoft.graph.fileSecurityState collection Security-related stateful information generated by the provider about the file(s) related to this alert.
historyStates microsoft.graph.alertHistoryState collection A collection of alertHistoryStates comprising an audit log of all updates made to an alert.
azureTenantId string Microsoft Entra tenant ID. Required.
recommendedActions array Vendor/provider recommended action(s) to take as a result of the alert (for example, isolate machine, enforce2FA, reimage host).
malwareStates microsoft.graph.malwareState collection Threat Intelligence pertaining to malware related to this alert.
detectionIds array Set of alerts related to this alert entity (each alert is pushed to the SIEM as a separate record).

Showing 15 of 40 properties. View all on Microsoft Learn →

Relationships

Relationship Type Description
alerts alert collection Notifications of issues related to security in a customer's tenant.
secureScoreControlProfiles secureScoreControlProfile collection Control profiles for a customer's tenant.
secureScores secureScore collection Metrics from a tenant's secure score.

Graph Methods

Delegated access App-only access
Methods
GET /security/alerts
GET /security/alerts?$filter={property} eq '{property-value}'
GET /security/alerts?$filter={property} eq '{property-value}' and {property} eq '{property-value}'
GET /security/alerts?$filter={property} eq '{property-value}'&$top=5
GET /security/alerts?$top=1
GET /security/alerts/{alert_id}
GET /security/secureScoreControlProfiles
GET /security/secureScoreControlProfiles?$filter={property} eq '{property-value}'
GET /security/secureScoreControlProfiles?$top=1
GET /security/secureScoreControlProfiles/{id}
GET /security/secureScores
GET /security/secureScores?$filter={property} eq '{property-value}'
GET /security/secureScores?$top=1
GET /security/secureScores?$top=1&$skip=7
GET /security/secureScores/{id}
GET /subscriptions
GET /subscriptions/{id}
POST /subscriptions
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionsId}/reauthorize
PATCH /security/alerts/{alert_id}
PATCH /security/secureScoreControlProfiles/{id}
PATCH /subscriptions/{id}
DELETE /subscriptions/{subscription-id}
Methods
GET /security/alerts
GET /security/alerts?$filter={property} eq '{property-value}'
GET /security/alerts?$filter={property} eq '{property-value}'&{property} eq '{property-value}'
GET /security/alerts?$filter={property} eq '{property-value}'&$top=5
GET /security/alerts?$top=1
GET /security/alerts/{id}
GET /security/secureScoreControlProfiles
GET /security/secureScores
GET /subscriptions
GET /subscriptions/{id}
GET /subscriptions/getVapidPublicKey
POST /security/alerts/updateAlerts
POST /subscriptions
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionsId}/reauthorize
PATCH /security/alerts/{alert_id}
PATCH /security/secureScoreControlProfiles/{id}
PATCH /subscriptions/{id}
DELETE /subscriptions/{subscription-id}

Code Examples

C# / .NET SDK
// Install: dotnet add package Microsoft.Graph
// Install: dotnet add package Azure.Identity
using Microsoft.Graph;
using Azure.Identity;

// Delegated permissions - interactive user sign-in
var scopes = new[] { "SecurityEvents.ReadWrite.All" };
var options = new InteractiveBrowserCredentialOptions
{
    ClientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    TenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
    RedirectUri = new Uri("http://localhost")
};
var credential = new InteractiveBrowserCredential(options);
var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes);

// Example: GET /me
var result = await graphClient.Me.GetAsync();
Console.WriteLine($"User: {result?.DisplayName}");

// Application permissions - daemon/service app
var tenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID";
var clientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID";
var clientSecret = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET";

var credential = new ClientSecretCredential(tenantId, clientId, clientSecret);
var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(credential);

// Example: GET /users/{user-id}
var users = await graphClient.Users.GetAsync();
foreach (var user in users?.Value ?? [])
{
    Console.WriteLine($"User: {user.DisplayName}");
}
JavaScript / TypeScript
// npm install @azure/msal-browser @microsoft/microsoft-graph-client
import { PublicClientApplication } from "@azure/msal-browser";
import { Client } from "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client";
import { AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider } from 
    "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client/authProviders/authCodeMsalBrowser";

const msalConfig = {
    auth: {
        clientId: "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
        authority: "https://login.microsoftonline.com/YOUR_TENANT_ID"
    }
};

const pca = new PublicClientApplication(msalConfig);
await pca.initialize();

// Delegated: Login with required scope
const loginResponse = await pca.loginPopup({
    scopes: ["SecurityEvents.ReadWrite.All"]
});

const authProvider = new AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider(pca, {
    account: loginResponse.account,
    scopes: ["SecurityEvents.ReadWrite.All"],
    interactionType: "popup"
});

const graphClient = Client.initWithMiddleware({ authProvider });

// Example: GET /me
const result = await graphClient.api("/me").get();
console.log(result);

// Application: Use client credentials (Node.js backend only)
// npm install @azure/identity @microsoft/microsoft-graph-client
import { ClientSecretCredential } from "@azure/identity";
import { TokenCredentialAuthenticationProvider } from 
    "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client/authProviders/azureTokenCredentials";

const credential = new ClientSecretCredential(
    "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
    "YOUR_CLIENT_ID", 
    "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
);

const authProvider = new TokenCredentialAuthenticationProvider(credential, {
    scopes: ["https://graph.microsoft.com/.default"]
});

const graphClient = Client.initWithMiddleware({ authProvider });
const result = await graphClient.api("/users").get();
console.log(result);
PowerShell
# Install Microsoft Graph PowerShell module
Install-Module Microsoft.Graph -Scope CurrentUser

# Delegated access - interactive sign-in
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "SecurityEvents.ReadWrite.All"

# Verify connection
Get-MgContext | Select-Object Account, TenantId, Scopes

# Example: GET /me
$result = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me"
$result | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5

# Application access with certificate
$params = @{
    ClientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID"
    TenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID"
    CertificateThumbprint = "YOUR_CERT_THUMBPRINT"
}
Connect-MgGraph @params

# Or with client secret (not recommended for production)
# Connect-MgGraph -ClientSecretCredential $credential

# Example: GET /users
$result = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users"
$result | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5

# Always disconnect when done
Disconnect-MgGraph
Python
# pip install msgraph-sdk azure-identity
from azure.identity import InteractiveBrowserCredential, ClientSecretCredential
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
import asyncio

# Delegated permissions - interactive browser sign-in
credential = InteractiveBrowserCredential(
    client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    tenant_id="YOUR_TENANT_ID"
)
scopes = ["SecurityEvents.ReadWrite.All"]
client = GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes)

async def get_data():
    # Example: GET /me
    result = await client.me.get()
    print(f"User: {result.display_name}")
    return result

asyncio.run(get_data())

# Application permissions - client credentials
credential = ClientSecretCredential(
    tenant_id="YOUR_TENANT_ID",
    client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    client_secret="YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
)
scopes = ["https://graph.microsoft.com/.default"]
client = GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes)

async def get_users():
    # Example: GET /users
    result = await client.users.get()
    for user in result.value:
        print(f"User: {user.display_name}")
    return result

asyncio.run(get_users())

App Registration

1

Navigate to Azure Portal

Go to App registrations in Microsoft Entra admin center

2

Add API Permission

Select your app → API permissions → Add a permission → Microsoft Graph

3

Select Permission Type

Choose Application permissions or Delegated permissions and search for SecurityEvents.ReadWrite.All

4

Grant Admin Consent

Application permissions always require admin consent. Click "Grant admin consent" in the Azure portal.