Microsoft Entra ID DirectoryRoles API

Directory role management

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Graph) REST Applications DirectoryRoles API
  description: 'REST API for managing Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active

    Directory) identity objects via Microsoft Graph v1.0. Includes

    operations on users, groups, applications, service principals, and

    directory roles. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens issued

    by Microsoft Entra ID via the Microsoft identity platform endpoints.

    '
  version: v1.0
  contact:
    name: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
  license:
    name: Microsoft Terms of Use
    url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
  description: Microsoft Graph v1.0
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: DirectoryRoles
  description: Directory role management
paths:
  /directoryRoles:
    get:
      tags:
      - DirectoryRoles
      summary: List activated directory roles
      operationId: directoryRoles_list
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
  /directoryRoles/{id}/members:
    get:
      tags:
      - DirectoryRoles
      summary: List members of a directory role
      operationId: directoryRoles_listMembers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
components:
  parameters:
    id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The id or userPrincipalName of the directory object
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Microsoft Entra ID OAuth 2.0 bearer token via Microsoft identity platform
      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: Sign in and read user profile
            User.ReadWrite.All: Read and write all users' full profiles
            Group.ReadWrite.All: Read and write all groups
            Directory.ReadWrite.All: Read and write directory data
            Application.ReadWrite.All: Read and write all applications
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            https://graph.microsoft.com/.default: Microsoft Graph default scopes