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Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Security Endpoint Exceptions API

Endpoint Exceptions API allows you to manage detection rule endpoint exceptions to prevent a rule from generating an alert from incoming events even when the rule's other criteria are met.

Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Security Endpoint Exceptions API is one of 132 APIs that Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Security Endpoint Exceptions API. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 6 operations across 3 paths, and defines 40 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{kibana_url}.

6 operations 3 paths 40 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
Base URL
https://{elasticsearch_endpoint}
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Basic
Contact
Kibana Team
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Security Endpoint Exceptions API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (apiKeyAuth). It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • apiKeyAuth — These APIs use key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example: Authorization: ApiKey base64A…

Paths & Operations 6

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Security Endpoint Exceptions API 6

Endpoint Exceptions API allows you to manage detection rule endpoint exceptions to prevent a rule from generating an alert from incoming events even when the rule's other criteria…

POST
/api/endpoint_list
Create an Elastic Endpoint rule exception list
CreateEndpointList → 200400401403500
DELETE
/api/endpoint_list/items
Delete an Elastic Endpoint exception list item
DeleteEndpointListItem 2 params → 200400401403404500
GET
/api/endpoint_list/items
Get an Elastic Endpoint rule exception list item
ReadEndpointListItem 2 params → 200400401403404500
POST
/api/endpoint_list/items
Create an Elastic Endpoint rule exception list item
CreateEndpointListItem body → 200400401403409500
PUT
/api/endpoint_list/items
Update an Elastic Endpoint rule exception list item
UpdateEndpointListItem body → 200400401403404500
GET
/api/endpoint_list/items/_find
Get Elastic Endpoint exception list items
FindEndpointListItems 5 params → 200400401403404500

Schemas 40

The contract defines 40 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItem (19 properties), Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionList (17 properties), Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemComment (6 properties), Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemEntryMatchWildcard (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemDescription
string
Describes the exception list.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListTags
array
String array containing words and phrases to help categorize exception containers.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_NonEmptyString
string
A string that does not contain only whitespace characters
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemExpireTime
string
The exception item’s expiration date, in ISO format. This field is only available for regular exception items, not endpoint exceptions.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemCommentArray
array
Array of comment fields: - comment (string): Comments about the exception item.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListOsTypeArray
array
Use this field to specify the operating system. Only enter one value.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItem
object
19 properties 14 required
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemTags
array
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemEntryMatchAny
object
4 properties 4 required
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListName
string
The name of the exception list.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListVersion
integer
The document version, automatically increasd on updates.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListDescription
string
Describes the exception list.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemName
string
Exception list name.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListType
string
The type of exception list to be created. Different list types may denote where they can be utilized.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemEntryNested
object
3 properties 3 required
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListOsType
string
Use this field to specify the operating system.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_SiemErrorResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemComment
object
6 properties 4 required
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemEntryMatch
object
4 properties 4 required
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemOsTypeArray
array
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemEntryList
object
4 properties 4 required
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemMeta
object
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemId
string
Exception's identifier.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListMeta
object
Placeholder for metadata about the list container.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ListId
string
Value list's identifier.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemEntry
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListId
string
Exception list's identifier.
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemType
string
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemEntryNestedEntryItem
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_PlatformErrorResponse
object
3 properties 3 required
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_EndpointList
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemEntryMatchWildcard
object
4 properties 4 required
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionList
object
17 properties 13 required
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ListType
string
Specifies the Elasticsearch data type of excludes the list container holds. Some common examples: - keyword: Many ECS fields are Elasticsearch keywords - ip: I…
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemEntryArray
array
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemHumanId
string
Human readable string identifier, e.g. trusted-linux-processes
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListHumanId
string
The exception list's human-readable string identifier. For endpoint artifacts, use one of the following values: endpointlist: Elastic Endpoint exceptions list…
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemEntryExists
object
3 properties 3 required
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionListItemEntryOperator
string
Security_Endpoint_Exceptions_API_ExceptionNamespaceType
string
Determines whether the exception container is available in all Kibana spaces or just the space in which it is created, where: - single: Only available in the K…

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

elk-stack-security-endpoint-exceptions-api-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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