# Microsoft Graph Directory Roles and Administrative Units API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-directory-roles-and-administrative-units-api/  
**Provider:** Microsoft Active Directory — https://apis.io/providers/active-directory/  
**Base URL:** https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0  
**Documentation:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/directoryrole

Microsoft Graph Directory Roles and Administrative Units API is one of 14 APIs that [Microsoft Active Directory](https://apis.io/providers/active-directory/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Authorization, Directory Services, and Role Management. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Manage Microsoft Entra built-in and custom directory roles, role assignments, and role-scoped administrative units. Assign administrator roles to users, groups, or service principals, and create scoped role assignments via administrative units.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/directoryrole

## Other Microsoft Active Directory APIs (12)

- [Microsoft Graph Devices API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-devices-api/)
- [Microsoft Graph Conditional Access API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-conditional-access-api/)
- [Microsoft Graph Identity Governance API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-identity-governance-api/)
- [Microsoft Graph Identity Protection API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-identity-protection-api/)
- [Microsoft Graph Authentication Methods API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-authentication-methods-api/)
- [Microsoft Graph Identity and Access Reports API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-identity-and-access-reports-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory App Role Assignments API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/active-directory-app-role-assignments-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Applications API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/active-directory-applications-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Groups API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/active-directory-groups-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Members API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/active-directory-members-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Owners API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/active-directory-owners-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Service Principals API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/active-directory-service-principals-api/)

## Tags

Authorization, Directory Services, Role Management

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