Microsoft Entra Groups API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Entra Microsoft Graph Identity Applications Groups API
  description: RESTful API for managing identity resources in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) through Microsoft Graph. Provides CRUD operations for users, groups, applications, and service principals enabling directory management, identity governance, and application integration.
  version: v1.0
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Graph Support
    url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph
  termsOfService: https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/
  license:
    name: Microsoft API License
    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 production endpoint
- url: https://graph.microsoft.com/beta
  description: Microsoft Graph beta endpoint (preview features)
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Groups
  description: Manage groups for organizing users, devices, and other principals including Microsoft 365 groups, security groups, and distribution lists
paths:
  /groups:
    get:
      operationId: listGroups
      summary: Microsoft Entra List Groups
      description: List all groups in the directory including Microsoft 365 groups, security groups, mail-enabled security groups, and distribution groups. Returns a paged collection with OData query support.
      tags:
      - Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Select'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Filter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrderBy'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Top'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Skip'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Count'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Search'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Expand'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ConsistencyLevel'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Collection of group objects
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupCollectionResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createGroup
      summary: Microsoft Entra Create Group
      description: Create a new group in the directory. You can create Microsoft 365 groups, security groups, or mail-enabled security groups. Specify the groupTypes, mailEnabled, and securityEnabled properties to determine the type of group.
      tags:
      - Groups
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Group created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /groups/{group-id}:
    get:
      operationId: getGroup
      summary: Microsoft Entra Get Group
      description: Get the properties and relationships of a group object. Returns the default set of properties unless $select is specified.
      tags:
      - Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/GroupId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Select'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Expand'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Group object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    patch:
      operationId: updateGroup
      summary: Microsoft Entra Update Group
      description: Update the properties of a group object. Not all properties can be updated depending on the group type.
      tags:
      - Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/GroupId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Group updated successfully
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteGroup
      summary: Microsoft Entra Delete Group
      description: Delete a group. Deleting a Microsoft 365 group moves it to the deletedItems container where it can be restored within 30 days. Security groups are permanently deleted immediately.
      tags:
      - Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/GroupId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Group deleted successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /groups/{group-id}/members:
    get:
      operationId: listGroupMembers
      summary: Microsoft Entra List Group Members
      description: Get the direct members of a group. A group can have users, devices, other groups, organizational contacts, and service principals as members.
      tags:
      - Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/GroupId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Select'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Filter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Top'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Count'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ConsistencyLevel'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Collection of directory objects that are members of the group
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DirectoryObjectCollectionResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /groups/{group-id}/members/$ref:
    post:
      operationId: addGroupMember
      summary: Microsoft Entra Add Group Member
      description: Add a member to a Microsoft 365 group or a security group by posting a reference to the directory object to add.
      tags:
      - Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/GroupId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ODataReference'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Member added successfully
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /groups/{group-id}/members/{directoryObject-id}/$ref:
    delete:
      operationId: removeGroupMember
      summary: Microsoft Entra Remove Group Member
      description: Remove a member from a group via the members navigation property. Specify the member to remove by its directory object id.
      tags:
      - Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/GroupId'
      - name: directoryObject-id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique identifier of the directory object to remove
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Member removed successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    ODataError:
      type: object
      description: OData error response
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Error code
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
            innerError:
              type: object
              properties:
                date:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                request-id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                client-request-id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
          example: example_value
    ODataReference:
      type: object
      description: OData reference link used to add relationships
      required:
      - '@odata.id'
      properties:
        '@odata.id':
          type: string
          description: 'The full URL to the directory object to add as a member. Format: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/directoryObjects/{id}'
          format: uri
          example: https://www.example.com
    GroupCollectionResponse:
      type: object
      description: Paged collection of group objects
      properties:
        '@odata.context':
          type: string
          example: example_value
        '@odata.count':
          type: integer
          example: 10
        '@odata.nextLink':
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.example.com
        value:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
          example: []
    Group:
      type: object
      description: Represents a Microsoft Entra group. Groups can be Microsoft 365 groups, security groups, mail-enabled security groups, or distribution groups.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: Unique identifier for the group (GUID)
          example: abc123
        displayName:
          type: string
          description: The display name for the group. Required on create.
          example: example_value
        description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: An optional description for the group
          example: A sample description.
        mailEnabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Specifies whether the group is mail-enabled. Required on create. Set to true for Microsoft 365 groups.
          example: true
        mailNickname:
          type: string
          description: The mail alias for the group, unique for Microsoft 365 groups. Required on create.
          example: example_value
        securityEnabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Specifies whether the group is a security group. Required on create. Set to false for Microsoft 365 groups.
          example: true
        groupTypes:
          type: array
          description: Specifies the group type. Set to ["Unified"] for Microsoft 365 groups. Empty array or ["DynamicMembership"] for other types.
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - Unified
            - DynamicMembership
          example: []
        visibility:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Specifies the group's join policy and content visibility for Microsoft 365 groups
          enum:
          - Public
          - Private
          - HiddenMembership
          - null
          example: Public
        membershipRule:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: 'The rule that determines members for this group if the group is a dynamic group. Example: user.department -eq "Marketing"'
          example: example_value
        membershipRuleProcessingState:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Indicates whether the dynamic membership processing is on or paused. Possible values are On or Paused.
          enum:
          - 'On'
          - Paused
          - null
          example: 'On'
        mail:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          readOnly: true
          description: The SMTP address for the group
          example: example_value
        proxyAddresses:
          type: array
          readOnly: true
          description: Email addresses for the group that direct to the same inbox
          items:
            type: string
          example: []
        isAssignableToRole:
          type:
          - boolean
          - 'null'
          description: Indicates whether this group can be assigned to a Microsoft Entra role. Can only be set at group creation time.
          example: example_value
        onPremisesSyncEnabled:
          type:
          - boolean
          - 'null'
          readOnly: true
          description: true if this group is synced from an on-premises directory
          example: example_value
        createdDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
          description: Timestamp of when the group was created
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        renewedDateTime:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
          description: Timestamp of when the group was last renewed (activity that extends expiration)
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        members:
          type: array
          readOnly: true
          description: Direct members of this group. Returned only with $expand.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DirectoryObject'
          example: []
        owners:
          type: array
          readOnly: true
          description: Owners of the group. Returned only with $expand.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DirectoryObject'
          example: []
    DirectoryObject:
      type: object
      description: Base type for many directory resources including users, groups, and service principals
      properties:
        '@odata.type':
          type: string
          description: The OData type string for the directory object
          examples:
          - '#microsoft.graph.user'
          - '#microsoft.graph.group'
          - '#microsoft.graph.servicePrincipal'
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the directory object
          example: abc123
        displayName:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The display name of the directory object
          example: example_value
    DirectoryObjectCollectionResponse:
      type: object
      description: Paged collection of directory objects
      properties:
        '@odata.context':
          type: string
          example: example_value
        '@odata.count':
          type: integer
          example: 10
        '@odata.nextLink':
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.example.com
        value:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DirectoryObject'
          example: []
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid input or malformed request body
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ODataError'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ODataError'
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden - insufficient permissions for the requested operation
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ODataError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - missing or invalid authentication token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ODataError'
  parameters:
    Select:
      name: $select
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of properties to include in the response. If unspecified, a default set of properties is returned.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: id,displayName,mail
    Top:
      name: $top
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Maximum number of items to return in the response
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 999
    Filter:
      name: $filter
      in: query
      required: false
      description: OData filter expression to restrict the returned collection
      schema:
        type: string
      example: startswith(displayName,'J')
    Count:
      name: $count
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Include a count of the total number of items in the collection. Requires ConsistencyLevel header set to eventual.
      schema:
        type: boolean
    ConsistencyLevel:
      name: ConsistencyLevel
      in: header
      required: false
      description: Consistency level for advanced query capabilities. Set to 'eventual' to enable $count, $search, and advanced $filter.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - eventual
    Skip:
      name: $skip
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Number of items to skip in the result set
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
    GroupId:
      name: group-id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the group (object ID)
      schema:
        type: string
    OrderBy:
      name: $orderby
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of properties to sort results by
      schema:
        type: string
      example: displayName asc
    Expand:
      name: $expand
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of relationships to expand and include
      schema:
        type: string
      example: memberOf
    Search:
      name: $search
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Search string to filter results using tokenized search across displayName and description properties. Requires ConsistencyLevel header set to eventual.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: '"displayName:John"'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authorization using Microsoft identity platform. Supports authorization code flow for delegated permissions and client credentials flow for application permissions.
      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.ReadWrite: Read and update the signed-in user's profile
            User.Read.All: Read all users' profiles
            User.ReadWrite.All: Read and write all users' profiles
            Group.Read.All: Read all groups
            Group.ReadWrite.All: Read and write all groups
            GroupMember.Read.All: Read all group memberships
            GroupMember.ReadWrite.All: Read and write all group memberships
            Application.Read.All: Read all applications
            Application.ReadWrite.All: Read and write all applications
            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:
            https://graph.microsoft.com/.default: Default scope for application permissions
externalDocs:
  description: Microsoft Graph Identity and Access Management Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/azuread-identity-access-management-concept-overview