Microsoft Graph Audit Logs Directory Audits API

Operations for accessing audit log data

Operations 6

GET /auditLogs/directoryAudits Microsoft Graph List directoryAudits #
POST /auditLogs/directoryAudits Microsoft Graph Create Directory Audits #
GET /auditLogs/directoryAudits/{directoryAudit-id} Microsoft Graph Get directoryAudit #
PATCH /auditLogs/directoryAudits/{directoryAudit-id} Microsoft Graph Update Directory Audits #
DELETE /auditLogs/directoryAudits/{directoryAudit-id} Microsoft Graph Delete Directory Audits #
GET /auditLogs/directoryAudits/$count Microsoft Graph Get the number of the resource #

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microsoft-graph-audit-logs-directory-audits-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Graph Admin Admin.admin Audit Logs Directory Audits API
  description: 'Microsoft Graph API for managing administrative resources in Microsoft Entra ID.

    This API enables administrators to manage Microsoft Edge browser settings, Internet Explorer mode configurations,

    site lists, shared browser sites, Microsoft 365 Apps installation options, people insights, service announcements,

    SharePoint settings, Copilot administration, directory administrative units, and admin consent policies.'
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Graph API Support
    url: https://developer.microsoft.com/graph
servers:
- url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
  description: Microsoft Graph API v1.0 endpoint
tags:
- name: Audit Logs Directory Audits
  description: Operations for accessing audit log data
paths:
  /auditLogs/directoryAudits:
    description: Provides operations to manage the directoryAudits property of the microsoft.graph.auditLogRoot entity.
    get:
      tags:
      - Audit Logs Directory Audits
      summary: Microsoft Graph List directoryAudits
      description: Get the list of audit logs generated by Microsoft Entra ID. This includes audit logs generated by various services within Microsoft Entra ID, including user, app, device and group Management, privileged identity management (PIM), access reviews, terms of use, identity protection, password management (self-service and admin password resets), and self- service group management, and so on.
      operationId: listAuditLogsDirectoryAudits
      externalDocs:
        description: Find more info here
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/directoryaudit-list?view=graph-rest-1.0
      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/DirectoryAuditCollectionResponse'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 100
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: 2XX
      x-ms-pageable:
        nextLinkName: '@odata.nextLink'
        operationName: listMore
      x-ms-docs-operation-type: operation
    post:
      tags:
      - Audit Logs Directory Audits
      summary: Microsoft Graph Create Directory Audits
      description: Performs POST operation on /auditLogs/directoryAudits
      operationId: createAuditLogsDirectoryAudits
      requestBody:
        description: New navigation property
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DirectoryAudit'
            examples:
              DirectoryAuditRequestExample:
                $ref: '#/components/examples/DirectoryAuditRequestExample'
        required: true
      responses:
        2XX:
          description: Created navigation property.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DirectoryAudit'
              examples:
                DirectoryAuditExample:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/DirectoryAuditExample'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 100
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: 2XX
      x-ms-docs-operation-type: operation
  /auditLogs/directoryAudits/{directoryAudit-id}:
    description: Provides operations to manage the directoryAudits property of the microsoft.graph.auditLogRoot entity.
    parameters:
    - name: directoryAudit-id
      in: path
      description: The unique identifier of directoryAudit
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      x-ms-docs-key-type: directoryAudit
    get:
      tags:
      - Audit Logs Directory Audits
      summary: Microsoft Graph Get directoryAudit
      description: Get a specific Microsoft Entra audit log item. This includes an audit log item generated by various services within Microsoft Entra ID like user, application, device and group management, privileged identity management (PIM), access reviews, terms of use, identity protection, password management (self-service and admin password resets), self-service group management, and so on.
      operationId: getAuditLogsDirectoryAudits
      externalDocs:
        description: Find more info here
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/directoryaudit-get?view=graph-rest-1.0
      parameters:
      - 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/DirectoryAudit'
              examples:
                DirectoryAuditExample:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/DirectoryAuditExample'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 100
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: 2XX
      x-ms-docs-operation-type: operation
    patch:
      tags:
      - Audit Logs Directory Audits
      summary: Microsoft Graph Update Directory Audits
      description: Performs PATCH operation on /auditLogs/directoryAudits/{directoryAudit-id}
      operationId: updateAuditLogsDirectoryAudits
      requestBody:
        description: New navigation property values
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DirectoryAudit'
            examples:
              DirectoryAuditRequestExample:
                $ref: '#/components/examples/DirectoryAuditRequestExample'
        required: true
      responses:
        2XX:
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DirectoryAudit'
              examples:
                DirectoryAuditExample:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/DirectoryAuditExample'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 100
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: 2XX
      x-ms-docs-operation-type: operation
    delete:
      tags:
      - Audit Logs Directory Audits
      summary: Microsoft Graph Delete Directory Audits
      description: Performs DELETE operation on /auditLogs/directoryAudits/{directoryAudit-id}
      operationId: deleteAuditLogsDirectoryAudits
      parameters:
      - name: If-Match
        in: header
        description: ETag
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Success
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 100
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: '204'
      x-ms-docs-operation-type: operation
  /auditLogs/directoryAudits/$count:
    description: Provides operations to count the resources in the collection.
    get:
      tags:
      - Audit Logs Directory Audits
      summary: Microsoft Graph Get the number of the resource
      description: Performs GET operation on /auditLogs/directoryAudits/$count
      operationId: countAuditLogsDirectoryAudits
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Search'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Filter'
      responses:
        2XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ODataCountResponse'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 100
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: 2XX
components:
  schemas:
    InnerError:
      title: InnerError
      type: object
      properties:
        request-id:
          type: string
        date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        client-request-id:
          type: string
    ODataCountResponse:
      title: ODataCountResponse
      type: integer
      format: int32
      description: The count of entities
    DirectoryAudit:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entity'
      - title: directoryAudit
        required:
        - '@odata.type'
        type: object
        properties:
          activityDateTime:
            pattern: ^[0-9]{4,}-(0[1-9]|1[012])-(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])T([01][0-9]|2[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]:[0-5][0-9]([.][0-9]{1,12})?(Z|[+-][0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9])$
            type: string
            description: Indicates the date and time the activity was performed. The Timestamp type is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2014 is 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z. Supports $filter (eq, ge, le) and $orderby.
            format: date-time
          activityDisplayName:
            type: string
            description: 'Indicates the activity name or the operation name (examples: ''Create User'' and ''Add member to group''). For a list of activities logged, refer to Microsoft Entra audit log categories and activities. Supports $filter (eq, startswith).'
          additionalDetails:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyValue'
            description: Indicates additional details on the activity.
          category:
            type: string
            description: 'Indicates which resource category that''s targeted by the activity. For example: UserManagement, GroupManagement, ApplicationManagement, RoleManagement. For a list of categories for activities logged, refer to Microsoft Entra audit log categories and activities.'
          correlationId:
            type: string
            description: Indicates a unique ID that helps correlate activities that span across various services. Can be used to trace logs across services. Supports $filter (eq).
            nullable: true
          initiatedBy:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuditActivityInitiator'
          loggedByService:
            type: string
            description: 'Indicates information on which service initiated the activity (For example: Self-service Password Management, Core Directory, B2C, Invited Users, Microsoft Identity Manager, Privileged Identity Management. Supports $filter (eq).'
            nullable: true
          operationType:
            type: string
            description: 'Indicates the type of operation that was performed. The possible values include but are not limited to the following: Add, Assign, Update, Unassign, and Delete.'
            nullable: true
          result:
            anyOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OperationResult'
            - type: object
              nullable: true
            description: 'Indicates the result of the activity. The possible values are: success, failure, timeout, unknownFutureValue.'
          resultReason:
            type: string
            description: Indicates the reason for failure if the result is failure or timeout.
            nullable: true
          targetResources:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TargetResource'
            description: Indicates information on which resource was changed due to the activity. Target Resource Type can be User, Device, Directory, App, Role, Group, Policy or Other. Supports $filter (eq) for id and displayName; and $filter (startswith) for displayName.
          '@odata.type':
            type: string
      x-ms-discriminator-value: '#microsoft.graph.directoryAudit'
    ODataError:
      title: ODataError
      type: object
      required:
      - error
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MainError'
    MainError:
      title: MainError
      type: object
      required:
      - code
      - message
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Error code
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message
        target:
          type: string
          description: Target of the error
          nullable: true
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
        innerError:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InnerError'
    Entity:
      title: Entity
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier for the entity.
    ErrorDetail:
      title: ErrorDetail
      type: object
      required:
      - code
      - message
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        target:
          type: string
          nullable: true
  responses:
    ODataCountResponse:
      description: The count of the resource
      content:
        text/plain:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ODataCountResponse'
          examples:
            ODataCountResponseExample:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/ODataCountResponseExample'
    error:
      description: error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ODataError'
          examples:
            ODataErrorExample:
              $ref: '#/components/examples/ODataErrorExample'
  parameters:
    Search:
      name: $search
      in: query
      description: Search items by search phrases
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: string
    Top:
      name: $top
      in: query
      description: Show only the first n items
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        minimum: 0
        type: integer
      example: 50
    Skip:
      name: $skip
      in: query
      description: Skip the first n items
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        minimum: 0
        type: integer
    Count:
      name: $count
      in: query
      description: Include count of items
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
    Filter:
      name: $filter
      in: query
      description: Filter items by property values
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: string
  examples:
    ODataCountResponseExample:
      value: 42
    DirectoryAuditExample:
      value:
        id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
        activityDateTime: '2024-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        activityDisplayName: Example Display Name
        additionalDetails:
        - {}
        category: string-value
        correlationId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
        initiatedBy: {}
        '@odata.type': '#microsoft.graph.directoryaudit'
    DirectoryAuditRequestExample:
      value:
        id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
        activityDateTime: '2024-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        activityDisplayName: Example Display Name
        additionalDetails:
        - {}
        category: string-value
        correlationId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
        initiatedBy: {}
        '@odata.type': '#microsoft.graph.directoryaudit'
    ODataErrorExample:
      value:
        error:
          code: BadRequest
          message: The request is invalid.
          target: /resource
          details:
          - code: InvalidParameter
            message: Parameter value is invalid.
            target: parameterName
          innerError:
            request-id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
            date: '2024-01-15T10:30:00Z'
            client-request-id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002