Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsDownload a CSV report
In brief
The page now covers exporting both security alerts and recommendations as CSV reports, with separate procedures, a prerequisites section, and updated navigation metadata.
What Defender admins need to know
No administrator action is stated; use the updated guidance when exporting alerts or recommendations.
Summaries are generated from the documentation change itself.
Documentation change
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Download aalerts and recommendations as CSV reportreports in Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud has the ability to export all alerts and recommendations to a CSV file. This feature is useful when you want to analyze the data in a different tool or share it with others.
Prerequisites
Before you export alerts or recommendations, make sure you meet the following prerequisites:
You need a Microsoft Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, you can sign up for a free subscription.
You must enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud on your Azure subscription.
Export alerts to a CSV file
To export your security alerts to a CSV file, follow these steps:
Sign in to the Azure portal.
Search for and select Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Export recommendations to a CSV file
To export your security recommendations to a CSV file, follow these steps:
Sign in to the Azure portal.
Search for and select Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Select Download CSV report.
Next stepsteps
[!div class="nextstepaction"] Security alerts schemas
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ title: Download a CSV report description: Learn how to download and export your alerts and recommendations to a CSV file from Microsoft Defender for Cloud. ms.topic: how-to-ms.date: 06/30/2025+ms.date: 07/03/2026+ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1013 #customer intent: As a user, I want to learn how to download a CSV report of all alerts from Microsoft Defender for Cloud so that I can analyze the data. ai-usage: ai-assisted --- -# Download a CSV report+# Download alerts and recommendations as CSV reports in Defender for Cloud Microsoft Defender for Cloud has the ability to export all alerts and recommendations to a CSV file. This feature is useful when you want to analyze the data in a different tool or share it with others. @@ -19,12 +20,16 @@ Microsoft Defender for Cloud has the ability to export all alerts and recommenda ## Prerequisites +Before you export alerts or recommendations, make sure you meet the following prerequisites:+ - You need a Microsoft Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, you can [sign up for a free subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn). - You must [enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud](get-started.md#enable-defender-for-cloud-on-your-azure-subscription) on your Azure subscription. ## Export alerts to a CSV file +To export your security alerts to a CSV file, follow these steps:+ 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/). 1. Search for and select **Microsoft Defender for Cloud**.@@ -37,6 +42,8 @@ Microsoft Defender for Cloud has the ability to export all alerts and recommenda ## Export recommendations to a CSV file +To export your security recommendations to a CSV file, follow these steps:+ 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/). 1. Search for and select **Microsoft Defender for Cloud**.@@ -45,7 +52,8 @@ Microsoft Defender for Cloud has the ability to export all alerts and recommenda 1. Select **Download CSV report**. -## Next step+<a name="next-step"></a>+## Next steps > [!div class="nextstepaction"] > [Security alerts schemas](alerts-schemas.md)