Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) Directory API

Directory roles and objects

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GET /directoryRoles List activated directory roles · List directory roles #

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“Which directory roles are activated in my Entra tenant?”

“Can I see the admin roles like Global Administrator that exist in my directory?”

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List the directory roles in my tenant.

Show all activated admin roles in the directory.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Graph API (Azure AD) Directory API
  version: v1.0
  description: 'Microsoft Graph is the primary REST API for accessing Azure Active Directory

    (Microsoft Entra ID) and other Microsoft 365 services. Requests are sent to

    `https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/{resource}` and authenticated with OAuth 2.0

    bearer tokens issued by Microsoft Entra ID.'
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Graph
    url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/overview
servers:
- url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
  description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
- url: https://graph.microsoft.com/beta
  description: Microsoft Graph beta endpoint
tags:
- name: Directory
  description: Directory roles and objects
paths:
  /directoryRoles:
    get:
      summary: List directory roles
      operationId: listDirectoryRoles
      tags:
      - Directory
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Directory roles
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
      security:
      - oauth2:
        - Directory.Read.All
components:
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Microsoft Entra ID OAuth 2.0
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            User.Read: Read the signed-in user's profile
            User.Read.All: Read all users
            User.ReadWrite.All: Read and write all users
            Group.Read.All: Read all groups
            Group.ReadWrite.All: Read and write all groups
            Application.Read.All: Read applications
            Directory.Read.All: Read directory data
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            https://graph.microsoft.com/.default: Application permissions configured for the app