Entity Relations

This API endpoint provides relationship information about a specific threat intelligence entity in a graph format, showing how the entity is connected to other entities in the ThreatWinds platform.

Endpoint: https://apis.threatwinds.com/api/analytics/v1/entity/{id}/relations

Parameters

Headers

Header	Type	Required	Description
Authorization	string	Optional*	Bearer token obtained from an active session
api-key	string	Optional*	Your API key
api-secret	string	Optional*	Your API secret

Note: You must use either the Authorization header OR the API key and secret combination.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	string	Yes	The unique identifier of the entity you want to retrieve relations for

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
limit	integer	No	Maximum number of related entities to return (default: 50, max: 100)
levels	integer	No	Number of relationship levels to include in the graph (default: 3, max: 5)

Note: You must use either the Authorization header OR the API key and secret combination.

Request

To get relations for a specific entity, use a GET request, for example:

curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://apis.threatwinds.com/api/analytics/v1/entity/ip-a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6a7b8c9d0e1f2/relations?limit=10&levels=2' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer fq6JoEFTsxiXAl1cVdPDnK4emIQCwaUBfq9JoEFTsxhXAl1cVxPDnK4emIQCwaUB'

Or using API key and secret:

curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://apis.threatwinds.com/api/analytics/v1/entity/ip-a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6a7b8c9d0e1f2/relations?limit=10&levels=2' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'api-key: your-api-key' \
  -H 'api-secret: your-api-secret'

Response

A successful response returns a JSON object containing graph data with nodes and relations:

Field	Description
nodes	Array of entity objects representing the nodes in the graph. Each node includes a wellKnown (boolean) field. Note that the value field in the attributes object only contains strings, numbers, or booleans, never maps, arrays, or other complex structures
relations	Array of relationship objects connecting the nodes

Example response:

{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "ip-a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6a7b8c9d0e1f2",
      "type": "ip",
      "@timestamp": "2023-06-15T14:30:00Z",
      "reputation": 3,
      "bestReputation": 3,
      "worstReputation": 3,
      "accuracy": 3,
      "wellKnown": true,
      "lastSeen": "2023-06-15T14:30:00Z",
      "tags": ["dns", "google", "public"],
      "visibleBy": ["public"],
      "attributes": {
        "ip": "8.8.8.8"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "domain-a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6a7b8c9d0e1f2",
      "type": "domain",
      "@timestamp": "2023-06-10T12:00:00Z",
      "reputation": 3,
      "bestReputation": 3,
      "worstReputation": 3,
      "accuracy": 3,
      "wellKnown": false,
      "lastSeen": "2023-06-10T12:00:00Z",
      "tags": ["dns", "google"],
      "visibleBy": ["public"],
      "attributes": {
        "domain": "dns.google"
      }
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "source": "ip-a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6a7b8c9d0e1f2",
      "target": "domain-a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6a7b8c9d0e1f2"
    }
  ]
}

Error Response Headers

For responses with status codes other than 200 and 202, the following headers are included:

Header	Description
x-error	Contains a description of the error that occurred
x-error-id	Contains a unique identifier for the error for support

Error Codes

Status Code	Description	Possible Cause
400	Bad Request	Invalid request parameters or malformed JSON
401	Unauthorized	Missing or invalid authentication credentials
403	Forbidden	Authenticated user lacks permission for this operation
404	Not Found	Entity not found
500	Internal Server Error	Server-side error; please contact support if persistent