| title | Create session |
|---|---|
| description | Create a new session in Security Copilot. |
| author | spunukol |
| ms.date | 07/17/2025 |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| ms.subservice | security-copilot |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
Namespace: microsoft.graph.security.securityCopilot
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Create a new session in Security Copilot.
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Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.
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POST /security/securityCopilot/workspaces/{workspaceId}/sessions| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
| Content-Type | application/json. Required. |
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the microsoft.graph.security.securityCopilot.session object.
You can specify the following properties when creating a session.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| displayName | String | Display Name of the session. Required. |
If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a microsoft.graph.security.securityCopilot.session object in the response body.
The following example shows a request.
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/security/securityCopilot/workspaces/default/sessions
Content-Type: application/json
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.securityCopilot.session",
"displayName": "Who am I"
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The following example shows the response.
Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#security/securityCopilot/workspaces('default')/sessions/$entity",
"id": "71a8abb6-ce18-496c-a8d4-4d0f51986c3e",
"createdDateTime": "2025-09-17T01:03:14.07343Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-09-17T01:03:14.07343Z",
"displayName": "Who am I"
}