Discover - PSFalcon

The Discover API provides comprehensive asset visibility across your organization, including endpoints, applications, user accounts, IoT devices, and external attack surface.

Overview

Falcon Discover helps organizations maintain asset inventory and identify security gaps:

Host discovery: Managed and unmanaged endpoints
Application inventory: Installed software and browser extensions
Account tracking: User accounts and login events
IoT devices: Internet of Things and embedded systems
External assets: Public-facing infrastructure and domains

Host Assets

Search for hosts

Get-FalconAsset

Get-FalconAsset [-Filter <string>] [-Sort <string>] [-Limit <int32>] [-Offset <int32>] [-Include <string[]>] [-Detailed] [-All] [-Total]

Filter

string

Falcon Query Language expression to limit results

Sort

string

Property and direction to sort results

Limit

int32

Maximum number of results per request (max: 100 for queries, 1000 for combined)

Offset

int32

Position to begin retrieving results (not valid with -Detailed)

Include

string[]

Include additional properties: login_event, system_insights, third_party, risk_factors

Detailed

switch

Retrieve detailed information (uses combined endpoint with pagination via After)

All

switch

Repeat requests until all available results are retrieved

Total

switch

Display total result count instead of results

Example: List all unmanaged hosts

Get-FalconAsset -Filter "entity_type:'unmanaged'" -Detailed -All

Example: Get hosts with recent login events

Get-FalconAsset -Filter "last_seen_timestamp:>'2024-01-01'" -Include login_event -Detailed -All

Get host details by ID

Get-FalconAsset -Id <string[]>

string[]

required

Asset identifier(s) (AID values)

Applications

Search for applications

Get-FalconAsset

Get-FalconAsset -Application [-Filter <string>] [-Sort <string>] [-Limit <int32>] [-Include <string[]>] [-Detailed] [-All] [-Total]

Application

switch

required

Search for applications

Filter

string

Falcon Query Language expression to limit results

Include

string[]

Include additional properties: browser_extension, host_info, install_usage

Detailed

switch

Retrieve detailed information

Example: Find applications by name

Get-FalconAsset -Application -Filter "name:*'Chrome'" -Detailed -All

Example: Get applications with installation details

Get-FalconAsset -Application -Include install_usage,host_info -Detailed -All

Get application details by ID

Get-FalconAsset -Application -Id <string[]>

string[]

required

Application identifier(s)

User Accounts

Search for user accounts

Get-FalconAsset

Get-FalconAsset -Account [-Filter <string>] [-Sort <string>] [-Limit <int32>] [-Offset <int32>] [-Detailed] [-All] [-Total]

Account

switch

required

Search for user account assets

Filter

string

Falcon Query Language expression to limit results

Detailed

switch

Retrieve detailed information

Example: Find privileged accounts

Get-FalconAsset -Account -Filter "admin_privileges:'Yes'" -Detailed -All

Example: Search for accounts by username

Get-FalconAsset -Account -Filter "username:*'admin'" -Detailed -All

Get account details by ID

Get-FalconAsset -Account -Id <string[]>

string[]

required

Account identifier(s)

Get-FalconAsset

Get-FalconAsset -Login [-Filter <string>] [-Sort <string>] [-Limit <int32>] [-Offset <int32>] [-Detailed] [-All] [-Total]

Search for login events

Filter

string

Falcon Query Language expression to limit results

Detailed

switch

Retrieve detailed information

Example: Get recent failed logins

Get-FalconAsset -Login -Filter "login_status:'Failed'+login_timestamp:>'2024-01-01'" -Detailed -All

Example: Track logins by account

Get-FalconAsset -Login -Filter "account_name:'administrator'" -Detailed -All

Get-FalconAsset -Login -Id <string[]>

string[]

required

IoT Devices

Search for IoT devices

Get-FalconAsset

Get-FalconAsset -IoT [-Filter <string>] [-Sort <string>] [-Limit <int32>] [-After <string>] [-Detailed] [-All] [-Total]

IoT

switch

required

Search for IoT assets

Filter

string

Falcon Query Language expression to limit results

After

string

Pagination token to retrieve the next set of results

Detailed

switch

Retrieve detailed information

Example: List all IoT devices

Get-FalconAsset -IoT -Detailed -All

Example: Find IoT devices by type

Get-FalconAsset -IoT -Filter "device_type:'IP Camera'" -Detailed -All

Get IoT device details by ID

Get-FalconAsset -IoT -Id <string[]>

string[]

required

IoT device identifier(s)

External Assets

Search for external assets

Get-FalconAsset

Get-FalconAsset -External [-Filter <string>] [-Sort <string>] [-Limit <int32>] [-After <string>] [-Detailed] [-All] [-Total]

External

switch

required

Search for external assets

Filter

string

Falcon Query Language expression to limit results

After

string

Pagination token to retrieve the next set of results

Detailed

switch

Retrieve detailed information

Example: List external web servers

Get-FalconAsset -External -Filter "asset_type:'web_server'" -Detailed -All

Example: Find assets by domain

Get-FalconAsset -External -Filter "domain:*'example.com'" -Detailed -All

Get external asset details by ID

Get-FalconAsset -External -Id <string[]>

string[]

required

External asset identifier(s)

Common Workflows

Inventory all assets

# Get all hosts
$Hosts = Get-FalconAsset -Detailed -All

# Get all applications
$Apps = Get-FalconAsset -Application -Detailed -All

# Get all accounts
$Accounts = Get-FalconAsset -Account -Detailed -All

# Get IoT devices
$IoT = Get-FalconAsset -IoT -Detailed -All

# Get external assets
$External = Get-FalconAsset -External -Detailed -All

Write-Host "Total hosts: $($Hosts.Count)"
Write-Host "Total applications: $($Apps.Count)"
Write-Host "Total accounts: $($Accounts.Count)"
Write-Host "Total IoT devices: $($IoT.Count)"
Write-Host "Total external assets: $($External.Count)"

Find unmanaged assets

# Get unmanaged hosts
$Unmanaged = Get-FalconAsset -Filter "entity_type:'unmanaged'" -Detailed -All

foreach ($Host in $Unmanaged) {
    Write-Host "Unmanaged: $($Host.hostname) - $($Host.ip_address)"
    Write-Host "  Last seen: $($Host.last_seen_timestamp)"
    Write-Host "  OS: $($Host.os_version)"
}

Track software installations

# Find specific application
$AppName = "Adobe Reader"
$Apps = Get-FalconAsset -Application -Filter "name:*'$AppName'" -Include host_info,install_usage -Detailed -All

foreach ($App in $Apps) {
    Write-Host "$($App.name) $($App.version)"
    Write-Host "  Installed on: $($App.host_count) hosts"
    Write-Host "  Last used: $($App.last_used_timestamp)"
}

Audit privileged accounts

# Get all admin accounts
$Admins = Get-FalconAsset -Account -Filter "admin_privileges:'Yes'" -Detailed -All

# Get recent login activity
foreach ($Admin in $Admins) {
    $Logins = Get-FalconAsset -Login -Filter "account_id:'$($Admin.id)'" -Detailed -All
    
    Write-Host "Admin: $($Admin.username)"
    Write-Host "  Login count: $($Logins.Count)"
    Write-Host "  Last login: $($Logins[0].login_timestamp)"
}

# Get failed login attempts in the last 24 hours
$Since = (Get-Date).AddDays(-1).ToString('yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ')
$FailedLogins = Get-FalconAsset -Login -Filter "login_status:'Failed'+login_timestamp:>'$Since'" -Detailed -All

# Group by account
$FailedLogins | Group-Object account_name | Sort-Object Count -Descending | Select-Object Name, Count

Discover IoT security risks

# Get all IoT devices
$IoTDevices = Get-FalconAsset -IoT -Detailed -All

# Identify devices with vulnerabilities
foreach ($Device in $IoTDevices) {
    if ($Device.vulnerabilities -gt 0) {
        Write-Host "$($Device.device_name) - $($Device.device_type)"
        Write-Host "  IP: $($Device.ip_address)"
        Write-Host "  Vulnerabilities: $($Device.vulnerabilities)"
        Write-Host "  Firmware: $($Device.firmware_version)"
    }
}

Map external attack surface

# Get all external-facing web servers
$WebServers = Get-FalconAsset -External -Filter "asset_type:'web_server'" -Detailed -All

foreach ($Server in $WebServers) {
    Write-Host "Server: $($Server.hostname)"
    Write-Host "  IP: $($Server.ip_address)"
    Write-Host "  Ports: $($Server.open_ports -join ', ')"
    Write-Host "  SSL Grade: $($Server.ssl_grade)"
    Write-Host "  Exposed services: $($Server.services -join ', ')"
}

# Get hosts with login event data included
$Hosts = Get-FalconAsset -Filter "last_seen_timestamp:>'2024-01-01'" -Include login_event -Detailed -All

foreach ($Host in $Hosts) {
    Write-Host "Host: $($Host.hostname)"
    
    if ($Host.login_event) {
        Write-Host "  Recent logins:"
        foreach ($Login in $Host.login_event) {
            Write-Host "    $($Login.account_name) - $($Login.login_timestamp) - $($Login.login_status)"
        }
    }
}

login_event: Recent login activity on the host
system_insights: System configuration and security posture
third_party: Third-party integrations and connections
risk_factors: Identified security risks

browser_extension: Browser extensions associated with the application
host_info: Hosts where the application is installed
install_usage: Installation and usage statistics

Filter Examples

Host Filters

# Operating system
Get-FalconAsset -Filter "os_version:*'Windows 10'"

# Network
Get-FalconAsset -Filter "ip_address:'192.168.1.*'"

# Time-based
Get-FalconAsset -Filter "last_seen_timestamp:>'2024-01-01T00:00:00Z'"

# Entity type
Get-FalconAsset -Filter "entity_type:'managed'"

Application Filters

# Application name
Get-FalconAsset -Application -Filter "name:*'Office'"

# Vendor
Get-FalconAsset -Application -Filter "vendor:'Microsoft'"

# Version
Get-FalconAsset -Application -Filter "version:*'2019'"

Account Filters

# Username
Get-FalconAsset -Account -Filter "username:*'admin'"

# Privileges
Get-FalconAsset -Account -Filter "admin_privileges:'Yes'"

# Account type
Get-FalconAsset -Account -Filter "account_type:'Local'"

Requires Falcon Discover: Read and Falcon Discover IoT: Read permissions.

Use the -Include parameter with -Detailed to enrich host and application data with additional context in a single request.

Overview

Authentication

Alerts & Detections

Host Management

Real-time Response

Threat Intelligence

Policy Management

Cloud Security

Identity & Access

Security Operations

Monitoring & Analysis

Utilities

​Overview

​Host Assets

​Search for hosts

​Get host details by ID

​Applications

​Search for applications

​Get application details by ID

​User Accounts

​Search for user accounts

​Get account details by ID

​Login Events

​Search for login events

​Get login event details by ID

​IoT Devices

​Search for IoT devices

​Get IoT device details by ID

​External Assets

​Search for external assets

​Get external asset details by ID

​Common Workflows

​Inventory all assets

​Find unmanaged assets

​Track software installations

​Audit privileged accounts

​Monitor login patterns

​Discover IoT security risks

​Map external attack surface

​Correlate hosts with login events

​Asset Facets

​Host Facets

​Application Facets

​Filter Examples

​Host Filters

​Application Filters

​Account Filters

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Overview

Host Assets

Search for hosts

Get host details by ID

Applications

Search for applications

Get application details by ID

User Accounts

Search for user accounts

Get account details by ID

Login Events

Search for login events

Get login event details by ID

IoT Devices

Search for IoT devices

Get IoT device details by ID

External Assets

Search for external assets

Get external asset details by ID

Common Workflows

Inventory all assets

Find unmanaged assets

Track software installations

Audit privileged accounts

Monitor login patterns

Discover IoT security risks

Map external attack surface

Correlate hosts with login events

Asset Facets

Host Facets

Application Facets

Filter Examples

Host Filters

Application Filters

Account Filters