Microsoft Active Directory Users API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Graph Users API
  description: Manage the entire lifecycle of users in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) via Microsoft Graph. Create, read, update, and delete user accounts; manage licenses, group memberships, manager relationships, authentication methods, and profile photos. All endpoints require OAuth2 authentication with Microsoft identity platform.
  version: v1.0
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Graph Support
    url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/support
  termsOfService: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/microsoft-apis/terms-of-use
  license:
    name: Microsoft APIs Terms of Use
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/microsoft-apis/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
  description: Microsoft Graph v1.0
- url: https://graph.microsoft.com/beta
  description: Microsoft Graph beta (preview)
security:
- oauth2:
  - User.Read
  - User.ReadWrite
  - User.ReadBasic.All
  - User.Read.All
  - User.ReadWrite.All
tags:
- name: Users
paths:
  /users:
    get:
      operationId: list-users
      summary: Active Directory List Users
      description: Retrieve a list of user objects from Microsoft Entra ID. Supports OData query parameters for filtering, selecting specific properties, ordering, and pagination.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: $filter
        in: query
        description: OData filter expression (e.g. displayName eq 'John Doe')
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $select
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated list of properties to include in response
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $top
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of users to return (max 999)
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 999
      - name: $orderby
        in: query
        description: Property to sort by (e.g. displayName asc)
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $search
        in: query
        description: Search expression for user properties
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $count
        in: query
        description: Include total count of matching users
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of users
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserCollection'
              example:
                '@odata.context': https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users
                value:
                - id: 87d349ed-44d7-43e1-9a83-5f2406dee5bd
                  displayName: Adele Vance
                  userPrincipalName: AdeleV@contoso.com
                  mail: AdeleV@contoso.com
                  jobTitle: Product Marketing Manager
                  department: Marketing
                  officeLocation: 18/2111
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: Response || 200
    post:
      operationId: create-user
      summary: Active Directory Create User
      description: 'Create a new user in Microsoft Entra ID. The user object must include the required properties: accountEnabled, displayName, mailNickname, passwordProfile, and userPrincipalName.'
      tags:
      - Users
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserCreate'
            example:
              accountEnabled: true
              displayName: Adele Vance
              mailNickname: AdeleV
              userPrincipalName: AdeleV@contoso.com
              passwordProfile:
                forceChangePasswordNextSignIn: true
                password: xWwvJ]6NMw+bWH-d
      responses:
        '201':
          description: User created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: Response || 201
  /users/{userId}:
    get:
      operationId: get-user
      summary: Active Directory Get User
      description: Retrieve the properties and relationships of a specific user in Microsoft Entra ID by their object ID or userPrincipalName. Use $select to retrieve specific properties.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: userId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: User object ID (UUID) or userPrincipalName
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 87d349ed-44d7-43e1-9a83-5f2406dee5bd
      - name: $select
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated properties to include
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
              example:
                id: 87d349ed-44d7-43e1-9a83-5f2406dee5bd
                displayName: Adele Vance
                userPrincipalName: AdeleV@contoso.com
                mail: AdeleV@contoso.com
                jobTitle: Product Marketing Manager
                department: Marketing
                officeLocation: 18/2111
                accountEnabled: true
                createdDateTime: '2024-01-15T08:30:00Z'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: Response || 200
    patch:
      operationId: update-user
      summary: Active Directory Update User
      description: Update the properties of a user in Microsoft Entra ID. Only include properties you want to update in the request body; all other properties retain their current values.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: userId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: User object ID or userPrincipalName
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserUpdate'
            example:
              jobTitle: Senior Product Marketing Manager
              department: Product Marketing
      responses:
        '204':
          description: User updated successfully (no content)
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: Response || 204
    delete:
      operationId: delete-user
      summary: Active Directory Delete User
      description: Delete a user from Microsoft Entra ID. The deleted user is moved to the recycle bin for 30 days before permanent deletion. During this period, the user can be restored.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: userId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: User object ID or userPrincipalName
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: User deleted successfully (no content)
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: Response || 204
  /users/{userId}/memberOf:
    get:
      operationId: list-user-member-of
      summary: Active Directory List User Group Memberships
      description: Get the groups, directory roles, and administrative units that the user is a direct member of. This operation does not return transitive group memberships. Use /users/{id}/transitiveMemberOf for transitive memberships.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: userId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: User object ID or userPrincipalName
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $filter
        in: query
        description: OData filter to scope to groups only (e.g. microsoft.graph.group)
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Collection of groups the user is a member of
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  '@odata.context':
                    type: string
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        displayName:
                          type: string
                        groupTypes:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: string
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: Response || 200
  /users/{userId}/manager:
    get:
      operationId: get-user-manager
      summary: Active Directory Get User Manager
      description: Returns the user or organizational contact assigned as the user's manager in Microsoft Entra ID. The manager relationship represents the organizational hierarchy.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: userId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: User object ID or userPrincipalName
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Manager user object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: Response || 200
  /me:
    get:
      operationId: get-me
      summary: Active Directory Get My Profile
      description: Retrieve the properties and relationships of the signed-in user. This endpoint only works with delegated permissions and requires an OAuth2 access token for the signed-in user.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: $select
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated properties to include
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Signed-in user profile
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: Response || 200
components:
  schemas:
    UserUpdate:
      type: object
      description: Properties that can be updated on a Microsoft Entra user
      properties:
        displayName:
          type: string
        givenName:
          type: string
        surname:
          type: string
        jobTitle:
          type: string
        department:
          type: string
        officeLocation:
          type: string
        mobilePhone:
          type: string
        preferredLanguage:
          type: string
        usageLocation:
          type: string
        passwordProfile:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PasswordProfile'
        accountEnabled:
          type: boolean
    PasswordProfile:
      type: object
      description: Password profile for a user account
      required:
      - password
      properties:
        password:
          type: string
          description: The password for the user (must meet tenant complexity requirements)
        forceChangePasswordNextSignIn:
          type: boolean
          description: If true, user must reset password at next sign-in
          default: true
        forceChangePasswordNextSignInWithMfa:
          type: boolean
          description: If true, user must perform MFA and reset password at next sign-in
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Microsoft Graph API error response
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Error code string
              example: Request_BadRequest
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error description
              example: A property required for the request is missing.
            innerError:
              type: object
              properties:
                date:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                request-id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                client-request-id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
    UserCreate:
      type: object
      description: Properties required to create a new Microsoft Entra user
      required:
      - accountEnabled
      - displayName
      - mailNickname
      - passwordProfile
      - userPrincipalName
      properties:
        accountEnabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Must be true for the account to be active
        displayName:
          type: string
          description: Name to display in the address book
        mailNickname:
          type: string
          description: Mail alias for the user (without the domain suffix)
        userPrincipalName:
          type: string
          description: UPN in the format alias@domain.onmicrosoft.com
        passwordProfile:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PasswordProfile'
        givenName:
          type: string
        surname:
          type: string
        jobTitle:
          type: string
        department:
          type: string
        usageLocation:
          type: string
          description: Required for license assignment (ISO 3166 two-letter code)
    UserCollection:
      type: object
      description: Collection of user objects with OData pagination metadata
      properties:
        '@odata.context':
          type: string
          description: OData metadata URL
        '@odata.nextLink':
          type: string
          description: URL to fetch the next page of results
        value:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
    User:
      type: object
      description: A Microsoft Entra ID user account
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the user (read-only)
          example: 87d349ed-44d7-43e1-9a83-5f2406dee5bd
        displayName:
          type: string
          description: Name displayed in the address book for the user
          example: Adele Vance
        userPrincipalName:
          type: string
          description: 'Principal name of the user (in UPN format: alias@domain)'
          example: AdeleV@contoso.com
        mail:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: SMTP address for the user
          example: AdeleV@contoso.com
        givenName:
          type: string
          description: Given name (first name) of the user
          example: Adele
        surname:
          type: string
          description: Surname (family name or last name) of the user
          example: Vance
        jobTitle:
          type: string
          description: The user's job title
          example: Product Marketing Manager
        department:
          type: string
          description: The name for the department in which the user works
          example: Marketing
        officeLocation:
          type: string
          description: Office location in the user's place of business
          example: 18/2111
        mobilePhone:
          type: string
          description: The primary cellular telephone number for the user
          example: +1 555 0100
        businessPhones:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Telephone numbers for the user
        accountEnabled:
          type: boolean
          description: True if the account is enabled; otherwise, false
          example: true
        usageLocation:
          type: string
          description: Two-letter country code (ISO 3166) for license assignments
          example: US
        preferredLanguage:
          type: string
          description: The preferred language for the user (in ISO 639-1 Code)
          example: en-US
        createdDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the user was created
          example: '2024-01-15T08:30:00Z'
        lastPasswordChangeDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The time when this user last changed their password
        passwordPolicies:
          type: string
          description: Password policies enforced for the user
          example: DisablePasswordExpiration
        userType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Member
          - Guest
          description: Whether the user is a member or guest in the tenant
          example: Member
        assignedLicenses:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              skuId:
                type: string
                format: uuid
              disabledPlans:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
        onPremisesSyncEnabled:
          type: boolean
          description: True if the user is synced from on-premises Active Directory
        onPremisesDistinguishedName:
          type: string
          description: Distinguished name from on-premises Active Directory
        externalUserState:
          type: string
          description: State of a guest/external user invited via Azure AD B2B
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required — missing or invalid access token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — invalid query parameters or request body
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Forbidden:
      description: Insufficient permissions — required scopes not granted
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth2 with Microsoft identity platform (Azure AD)
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant}/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            User.Read: Read signed-in user's profile
            User.ReadWrite: Read and write signed-in user's profile
            User.ReadBasic.All: Read all users' basic profiles
            User.Read.All: Read all users' full profiles
            User.ReadWrite.All: Read and write all users' full profiles
            Directory.Read.All: Read directory data
            Directory.ReadWrite.All: Read and write directory data
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant}/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            User.Read.All: Read all users' full profiles
            User.ReadWrite.All: Read and write all users' full profiles
            Directory.Read.All: Read directory data
            Directory.ReadWrite.All: Read and write directory data