Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) Identity.identity Provider Base API

The identity.identityProviderBase API from Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) — 4 operation(s) for identity.identityproviderbase.

Business capability
Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 7

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /identity/identityProviders List configured identity providers · List identityProviders #
Ask an LLM
“Which identity providers, like Google or SAML federation, are configured in my tenant?”
“How do I see every social and federated identity provider set up for sign-in?”
Tell an agent
List the identity providers configured in the tenant.
Show configured identity providers matching {filter}.
POST /identity/identityProviders Configure a new identity provider · Create identityProvider #
Ask an LLM
“How do I add a social identity provider so users can sign in with it?”
“What's required to create a new identity provider in my tenant?”
Tell an agent
Create an identity provider named {displayName}.
Set up a new sign-in identity provider called {displayName}.
GET /identity/identityProviders/{identityProviderBase-id} Get a configured identity provider · Get identityProvider #
Ask an LLM
“How do I look up the settings of one identity provider in my tenant?”
“What type and properties does a specific configured identity provider have?”
Tell an agent
Get identity provider {provider}.
Show the configuration of sign-in provider {provider}.
PATCH /identity/identityProviders/{identityProviderBase-id} Update an identity provider · Update identityProvider #
Ask an LLM
“How do I rename or reconfigure an identity provider I already set up?”
“Can I change the settings of an existing federated identity provider?”
Tell an agent
Rename identity provider {provider} to {displayName}.
Update the configuration of sign-in provider {provider}.
DELETE /identity/identityProviders/{identityProviderBase-id} Delete an identity provider · Delete identityProvider #
Ask an LLM
“How do I stop users signing in with a social provider I configured?”
“Can I delete an identity provider from my tenant by ID?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete identity provider {provider}.
Remove sign-in provider {provider} from the tenant.
GET /identity/identityProviders/$count Count configured identity providers · Get the number of the resource #
Ask an LLM
“How many identity providers are configured in my tenant?”
“What's the total number of sign-in providers set up?”
Tell an agent
Count the configured identity providers.
Tell me how many sign-in providers the tenant has.
GET /identity/identityProviders/microsoft.graph.availableProviderTypes() List identity provider types the directory supports · Invoke function availableProviderTypes #
Ask an LLM
“Which kinds of identity providers can I add to my directory?”
“What provider types are supported before I configure a new one?”
Tell an agent
List the identity provider types supported in this directory.
Show which provider types I'm allowed to configure.

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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Identity.SignIns Identity.identity Provider Base API
  version: v1.0
servers:
- url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/
  description: Core
security:
- azureaadv2: []
tags:
- name: identity.identityProviderBase
paths:
  /identity/identityProviders:
    get:
      tags:
      - identity.identityProviderBase
      summary: List identityProviders
      description: Get a collection of identity provider resources that are configured for a tenant, and that are derived from identityProviderBase. For a Microsoft Entra tenant, the providers can be socialIdentityProviders or builtinIdentityProviders objects. For an Azure AD B2C, the providers can be socialIdentityProvider, or appleManagedIdentityProvider objects.
      externalDocs:
        description: Find more info here
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/identitycontainer-list-identityproviders?view=graph-rest-1.0
      operationId: identity_ListIdentityProvider
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/top'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/skip'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count'
      - name: $orderby
        in: query
        description: Order items by property values
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          uniqueItems: true
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: $select
        in: query
        description: Select properties to be returned
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          uniqueItems: true
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: $expand
        in: query
        description: Expand related entities
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          uniqueItems: true
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      responses:
        2XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/microsoft.graph.identityProviderBaseCollectionResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-ms-pageable:
        nextLinkName: '@odata.nextLink'
        operationName: listMore
      x-ms-docs-operation-type: operation
    post:
      tags:
      - identity.identityProviderBase
      summary: Create identityProvider
      description: Create an identity provider object that is of the type specified in the request body. Among the types of providers derived from identityProviderBase, you can currently create a socialIdentityProvider resource in Microsoft Entra ID. In Azure AD B2C, this operation can currently create a socialIdentityProvider, or an appleManagedIdentityProvider resource.
      externalDocs:
        description: Find more info here
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/identitycontainer-post-identityproviders?view=graph-rest-1.0
      operationId: identity_CreateIdentityProvider
      requestBody:
        description: New navigation property
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.identityProviderBase'
        required: true
      responses:
        2XX:
          description: Created navigation property.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.identityProviderBase'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-ms-docs-operation-type: operation
  /identity/identityProviders/{identityProviderBase-id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - identity.identityProviderBase
      summary: Get identityProvider
      description: Get the properties and relationships of the specified identity provider configured in the tenant. Among the types of providers derived from identityProviderBase, you can currently get a socialIdentityProvider or a builtinIdentityProvider resource in Microsoft Entra ID. In Azure AD B2C, this operation can currently get a socialIdentityProvider, or an appleManagedIdentityProvider resource.
      externalDocs:
        description: Find more info here
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/identityproviderbase-get?view=graph-rest-1.0
      operationId: identity_GetIdentityProvider
      parameters:
      - name: identityProviderBase-id
        in: path
        description: The unique identifier of identityProviderBase
        required: true
        style: simple
        schema:
          type: string
        x-ms-docs-key-type: identityProviderBase
      - name: $select
        in: query
        description: Select properties to be returned
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          uniqueItems: true
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: $expand
        in: query
        description: Expand related entities
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          uniqueItems: true
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      responses:
        2XX:
          description: Retrieved navigation property
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.identityProviderBase'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-ms-docs-operation-type: operation
    patch:
      tags:
      - identity.identityProviderBase
      summary: Update identityProvider
      description: Update the properties of the specified identity provider configured in the tenant. Among the types of providers derived from identityProviderBase, you can currently update a socialIdentityProvider resource in Microsoft Entra ID. In Azure AD B2C, this operation can currently update a socialIdentityProvider, or an appleManagedIdentityProvider resource.
      externalDocs:
        description: Find more info here
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/identityproviderbase-update?view=graph-rest-1.0
      operationId: identity_UpdateIdentityProvider
      parameters:
      - name: identityProviderBase-id
        in: path
        description: The unique identifier of identityProviderBase
        required: true
        style: simple
        schema:
          type: string
        x-ms-docs-key-type: identityProviderBase
      requestBody:
        description: New navigation property values
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.identityProviderBase'
        required: true
      responses:
        2XX:
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.identityProviderBase'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-ms-docs-operation-type: operation
    delete:
      tags:
      - identity.identityProviderBase
      summary: Delete identityProvider
      description: Delete an identity provider resource that is of the type specified by the id in the request. Among the types of providers derived from identityProviderBase, you can currently delete a socialIdentityProvider resource in Microsoft Entra ID. In Azure AD B2C, this operation can currently delete a socialIdentityProvider, or an appleManagedIdentityProvider resource.
      externalDocs:
        description: Find more info here
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/identityproviderbase-delete?view=graph-rest-1.0
      operationId: identity_DeleteIdentityProvider
      parameters:
      - name: identityProviderBase-id
        in: path
        description: The unique identifier of identityProviderBase
        required: true
        style: simple
        schema:
          type: string
        x-ms-docs-key-type: identityProviderBase
      - name: If-Match
        in: header
        description: ETag
        style: simple
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        2XX:
          description: Success
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-ms-docs-operation-type: operation
  /identity/identityProviders/$count:
    get:
      tags:
      - identity.identityProviderBase
      summary: Get the number of the resource
      operationId: identity.identityProvider_GetCount
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      responses:
        2XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ODataCountResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
  /identity/identityProviders/microsoft.graph.availableProviderTypes():
    get:
      tags:
      - identity.identityProviderBase
      summary: Invoke function availableProviderTypes
      description: Get all identity providers supported in a directory.
      externalDocs:
        description: Find more info here
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/identityproviderbase-availableprovidertypes?view=graph-rest-1.0
      operationId: identity.identityProvider_availableProviderType
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/top'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/skip'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/search'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count'
      responses:
        2XX:
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                  '@odata.nextLink':
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                additionalProperties:
                  type: object
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-ms-docs-operation-type: function
      x-ms-pageable:
        nextLinkName: '@odata.nextLink'
        operationName: listMore
components:
  responses:
    error:
      description: error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.ODataError'
    ODataCountResponse:
      description: The count of the resource
      content:
        text/plain:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ODataCountResponse'
    microsoft.graph.identityProviderBaseCollectionResponse:
      description: Retrieved collection
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.identityProviderBaseCollectionResponse'
  schemas:
    microsoft.graph.entity:
      title: entity
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier for an entity. Read-only.
      additionalProperties:
        type: object
    microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.InnerError:
      type: object
      additionalProperties:
        type: object
      description: The structure of this object is service-specific
    microsoft.graph.identityProviderBase:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.entity'
      - title: identityProviderBase
        type: object
        properties:
          displayName:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            description: The display name of the identity provider.
        additionalProperties:
          type: object
    microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.ODataError:
      required:
      - error
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.MainError'
      additionalProperties:
        type: object
    microsoft.graph.identityProviderBaseCollectionResponse:
      title: Collection of identityProviderBase
      type: object
      properties:
        value:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.identityProviderBase'
        '@odata.nextLink':
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      additionalProperties:
        type: object
    microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.MainError:
      required:
      - code
      - message
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
          x-ms-primary-error-message: true
        target:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.ErrorDetails'
        innerError:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.InnerError'
      additionalProperties:
        type: object
    ODataCountResponse:
      type: integer
      format: int32
    microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.ErrorDetails:
      required:
      - code
      - message
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        target:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      additionalProperties:
        type: object
  parameters:
    count:
      name: $count
      in: query
      description: Include count of items
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
    search:
      name: $search
      in: query
      description: Search items by search phrases
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: string
    skip:
      name: $skip
      in: query
      description: Skip the first n items
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        minimum: 0
        type: integer
    top:
      name: $top
      in: query
      description: Show only the first n items
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        minimum: 0
        type: integer
      example: 50
    filter:
      name: $filter
      in: query
      description: Filter items by property values
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    azureaadv2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes: {}