Isolate a host

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Isolates a host running Endpoint and Cloud Security from the network.

Isolated is a persistent status until the endpoint is given a release command. You must have the superuser role to perform this action and at least a Platinum license.

Request URL

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POST <kibana host>:<port>/api/endpoint/isolate

Request body

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A JSON object with these fields:

Name Type Description Required

endpoint_ids

Array (String)

The IDs of each endpoint you want to isolate.

Yes

alert_ids

Array (String)

If this action is associated with any alerts, they can be specified here. The isolated event will be logged in any cases associated with the specified alerts.

No

case_ids

Array (String)

Logs the action taken on specified cases.

No

comment

String

Attach a comment to this action’s log. The comment text will appear in associated cases.

No

Example requests

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Isolates a single host with an endpoint_id value of ed518850-681a-4d60-bb98-e22640cae2a8:

POST /api/endpoint/isolate
{
  "endpoint_ids": ["ed518850-681a-4d60-bb98-e22640cae2a8"]
}

Isolates several hosts; includes a comment:

POST /api/endpoint/isolate
{
  "endpoint_ids": [
  	"9972d10e-4b9e-41aa-a534-a85e2a28ea42",
  	"bc0e4f0c-3bca-4633-9fee-156c0b505d16",
  	"fa89271b-b9d4-43f2-a684-307cffddeb5a"
  ],
  "comment": "Locked down, pending further investigation"
}

Isolates hosts with an associated case; includes a comment:

POST /api/endpoint/isolate
{
  "endpoint_ids": [
  	"1aa1f8fd-0fb0-4fe4-8c30-92068272d3f0",
  	"b30a11bf-1395-4707-b508-fbb45ef9793e"
  ],
  "case_ids": ["4976be38-c134-4554-bd5e-0fd89ce63667"]
  "comment": "Isolating as initial response"
}

Response code

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200
Indicates a successful call.
403
Indicates insufficient user role (must be superuser), or unsupported license level (minimum Platinum license required).
500
General error. A response message will indicate the failure.

Response payload

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A JSON object with an id that refers to the submitted action.

Example response

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{
  "action": "233db9ea-6733-4849-9226-5a7039c7161d"
}