| title | Update incidentTask |
|---|---|
| description | Update the status of an incident task in Microsoft Defender XDR. |
| author | BenAlfasi |
| ms.date | 05/07/2025 |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| ms.subservice | security |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
Namespace: microsoft.graph.security
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Update a Microsoft Defender XDR incident task. You can only update the status property.
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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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PATCH /security/incidentTasks/{incidentTaskId}| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. |
| Content-Type | application/json. Required. |
In the request body, supply only the values you want to update. Omitted properties retain their existing values.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| status | microsoft.graph.security.incidentTaskStatus | The task status. Values: open, inProgress, completed, failed, notRelevant, unknownFutureValue. |
If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and the updated security-incidentTask object in the response body.
PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/security/incidentTasks/213213
Content-Type: application/json
{
"status": "completed"
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.incidentTask",
"id": "213213",
"incident": {
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.incident",
"id": "123"
},
"status": "completed",
"source": "defenderExpertsXDR",
"displayName": "Reset device testmachine20",
"description": "Reset the machine",
"createdDateTime": "2023-06-26T19:07:39.7433333Z",
"createdByDisplayName": "Defender Experts",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2023-06-27T10:49:33.98Z",
"lastModifiedByDisplayName": "bealfasi",
"actionType": "text",
"actionStatus": "notStarted",
"responseAction": null
}- Learn about Microsoft Graph error responses.
- incidentTask