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Adding dynamic groups to XQL output?

J.Suter — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:18:23 GMT

Looking to add the dynamic groups assigned to endpoints as a field in an XQL query. Here is what I have right now below. I'm unable to figure out if there is a way to get the dynamic group names in there. That would help us find machines easier than using the GUI method as this is a single report instead of trying to combine multiple exports due to versioning. Right now its export this, then export full endpoints database and then carry over the group column with a diff-merge, would be nice to do it all at once.

config case_sensitive = false
| dataset = host_inventory
| filter applications != null
| arrayexpand applications
| alter applicationName = applications -> application_name
| filter applicationName contains "TargetApplication"
| alter applicationVersion = applications -> version
| alter version_1major = to_integer(arrayindex(split(applicationVersion, "."),0))
| alter version_2minor = to_integer(arrayindex(split(applicationVersion, "."),1))
| alter version_3patch = to_integer(arrayindex(split(applicationVersion, "."),2))
| alter version_4hotfix = to_integer(arrayindex(split(applicationVersion, "."),3))
| fields applicationName, applicationVersion, ip_addresses, host_name, version_*, applications
| dedup host_name

Re: Adding dynamic groups to XQL output?

susekar — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:11:38 GMT

Hello @J.Suter ,

Greetings for the day.

Yes, you can include both dynamic and static group names assigned to endpoints by joining your host_inventory query with the endpoints dataset.

In Cortex XDR/XSIAM, endpoint group membership is stored in the group_names field within the endpoints dataset. This field is an array, since an endpoint can belong to multiple groups at the same time.

To incorporate this into your report, you can use a join stage. The most reliable join key between host_inventory and endpoints is endpoint_id.

Here is your updated query:

config case_sensitive = false
| dataset = host_inventory
| filter applications != null
| arrayexpand applications
| alter applicationName = applications -> application_name
| filter applicationName contains "TargetApplication"
| alter applicationVersion = applications -> version
// Join with the endpoints dataset to retrieve group names
| join type = left (dataset = endpoints | fields endpoint_id, group_names) as ep ep.endpoint_id = endpoint_id
| alter version_1major = to_integer(arrayindex(split(applicationVersion, "."),0))
| alter version_2minor = to_integer(arrayindex(split(applicationVersion, "."),1))
| alter version_3patch = to_integer(arrayindex(split(applicationVersion, "."),2))
| alter version_4hotfix = to_integer(arrayindex(split(applicationVersion, "."),3))
// Include the group_names from the joined table (aliased as ep)
| fields applicationName, applicationVersion, ip_addresses, host_name, version_*, ep.group_names
| dedup host_name

Key Considerations:

Field Type:
group_names is an array. If you want to filter for a specific group, use:

| filter ep.group_names contains "YourGroupName"
Data Latency:
The endpoints dataset is typically updated about once per hour. This can cause slight differences between the “All Endpoints” UI and XQL results if group assignments were recently changed.
Alternative Format:
If you want each group to appear as a separate row, add:

| arrayexpand ep.group_names

after the join.

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Thanks & Regards,
S. Subashkar Sekar

Re: Adding dynamic groups to XQL output?

J.Suter — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:35:32 GMT

It looks like it should work but throws errors:

Line #9 "endpoint.id is not a valid value"
Line #15 "ep.group_names is not a valid value"

I tried massaging it a little to get it to work and nothing, didnt know you can join datasets. If we can get this working this is the solution.

Re: Adding dynamic groups to XQL output?

susekar — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:15:28 GMT

Hello @J.Suter ,

Thank you for the response.

I recommend reaching out to your Account Team, Solution Consultant, or Sales Engineer. They will be able to assist you in constructing the XQL query based on your specific requirements.

If you feel this has answered your query, please let us know by clicking like and on "mark this as a Solution".

Thanks & Regards,
S. Subashkar Sekar