Merge pull request #146094 from memildin/asc-melvyn-adaptive-application-controls

Added API info to email contact page

Author: ttorble

articles/security-center/security-center-provide-security-contact-details.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ms.devlang: na
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.tgt_pltfrm: na
 ms.workload: na
-ms.date: 12/01/2020
+ms.date: 02/09/2021
 ms.author: memildin
 
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@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ To avoid alert fatigue, Security Center limits the volume of outgoing mails. For
 |||
 
 
-## Customize the security alerts email notifications<a name="email"></a>
-
+## Customize the security alerts email notifications via the portal<a name="email"></a>
 You can send email notifications to individuals or to all users with specific Azure roles.
 
 1. From Security Center's **Pricing & settings** area, select the relevant subscription, and select **Email notifications**.
@@ -56,6 +55,28 @@ You can send email notifications to individuals or to all users with specific Az
 
 1. To apply the security contact information to your subscription, select **Save**.
 
+## Customize the alerts email notifications through the API
+You can also manage your email notifications through the supplied REST API. For full details see the [SecurityContacts API documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/rest/api/securitycenter/securitycontacts).
+
+This is an example request body for the PUT request when creating a security contact configuration:
+
+```json
+{
+    "properties": {
+        "emails": [email protected];[email protected],
+        "notificationsByRole": {
+            "state": "On",
+            "roles": ["AccountAdmin", "Owner"]
+        },
+        "alertNotifications": {
+            "state": "On",
+            "minimalSeverity": "High"
+        },
+        "phone": ""
+    }
+}
+```
+
 
 ## See also
 To learn more about security alerts, see the following pages: