Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels API

Operations for accessing tenant-level sensitivity labels

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Operations 10

GET /security/dataSecurityAndGovernance/sensitivityLabels Microsoft Purview List tenant sensitivity labels #
GET /security/dataSecurityAndGovernance/sensitivityLabels/{sensitivityLabelId} Microsoft Purview Get a tenant sensitivity label #
GET /security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels Microsoft Purview List sensitivity labels #
GET /security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels/{sensitivityLabelId} Microsoft Purview Get a sensitivity label #
GET /users/{userId}/security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels Microsoft Purview List sensitivity labels for user #
GET /me/security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels Microsoft Purview List my sensitivity labels #
POST /security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels/microsoft.graph.security.evaluateApplication Microsoft Purview Evaluate sensitivity label application #
POST /security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels/microsoft.graph.security.evaluateRemoval Microsoft Purview Evaluate sensitivity label removal #
POST /security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels/microsoft.graph.security.evaluateClassificationResults Microsoft Purview Evaluate classification results #
POST /drives/{driveId}/items/{driveItemId}/assignSensitivityLabel Microsoft Purview Assign sensitivity label to drive item #

Documentation

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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/
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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/tutorial-using-rest-apis
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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/data-gov-api-create-assets
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/scanning
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/account
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/v2-oauth2-client-creds-grant-flow
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/datamap
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/legacy/how-to-purview-custom-lineage-api-user-guide
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/metadatapolicies
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/legacy/tutorial-metadata-policy-collections-apis
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/workflow
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/unified-catalog-api-overview
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/data-gov-api-rest-data-plane
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/unified-catalog-data-quality
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/security-ediscovery-apioverview?view=graph-rest-1.0
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/security-ediscovery-appauthsetup
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc-ref-api-guide
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/security-information-protection-overview
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/security-datasecurityandgovernance-overview
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/developer/use-the-api
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/security-recordsmanagement-overview?view=graph-rest-1.0

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-purview/refs/heads/main/openapi/microsoft-purview-sensitivity-labels-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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Pricing
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/purview/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/data-map-data-sources
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/unified-catalog-data-quality
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sensitivity-labels
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/developer/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/compliance-concept-overview

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OpenAPI Specification

microsoft-purview-sensitivity-labels-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels API
  version: v1.0
  license:
    name: Microsoft API License
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/
  description: 'Operations tagged Sensitivity Labels across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: microsoft-purview-data-security-governance-openapi.yml, microsoft-purview-information-protection-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
  description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Sensitivity Labels
  description: Operations for accessing tenant-level sensitivity labels
paths:
  /security/dataSecurityAndGovernance/sensitivityLabels:
    get:
      operationId: listTenantSensitivityLabels
      summary: Microsoft Purview List tenant sensitivity labels
      description: List the sensitivity labels available for the entire tenant. When using application permissions, returns all labels for the tenant by default.
      tags:
      - Sensitivity Labels
      parameters:
      - name: $top
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: $filter
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $select
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $count
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sensitivity labels listed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensitivityLabel'
                  '@odata.nextLink':
                    type: string
                  '@odata.count':
                    type: integer
                    format: int64
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
    servers:
    - url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
      description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
  /security/dataSecurityAndGovernance/sensitivityLabels/{sensitivityLabelId}:
    get:
      operationId: getTenantSensitivityLabel
      summary: Microsoft Purview Get a tenant sensitivity label
      description: Get a sensitivity label by its identifier at the tenant level.
      tags:
      - Sensitivity Labels
      parameters:
      - name: sensitivityLabelId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sensitivity label retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensitivityLabel'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
    servers:
    - url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
      description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
  /security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels:
    get:
      operationId: listSensitivityLabels
      summary: Microsoft Purview List sensitivity labels
      description: Get a list of sensitivity labels available to the signed-in user or the organization.
      tags:
      - Sensitivity Labels
      parameters:
      - name: $top
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: $skip
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: $filter
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $select
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $orderby
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $count
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sensitivity labels listed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensitivityLabel_2'
                  '@odata.nextLink':
                    type: string
                  '@odata.count':
                    type: integer
                    format: int64
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
    servers:
    - url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
      description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
  /security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels/{sensitivityLabelId}:
    get:
      operationId: getSensitivityLabel
      summary: Microsoft Purview Get a sensitivity label
      description: Get a sensitivity label by its identifier.
      tags:
      - Sensitivity Labels
      parameters:
      - name: sensitivityLabelId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sensitivity label retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensitivityLabel_2'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Sensitivity label not found
    servers:
    - url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
      description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
  /users/{userId}/security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels:
    get:
      operationId: listUserSensitivityLabels
      summary: Microsoft Purview List sensitivity labels for user
      description: Get a list of sensitivity labels available to a specific user.
      tags:
      - Sensitivity Labels
      parameters:
      - name: userId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: $top
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: $filter
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User sensitivity labels listed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensitivityLabel_2'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    servers:
    - url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
      description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
  /me/security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels:
    get:
      operationId: listMySensitivityLabels
      summary: Microsoft Purview List my sensitivity labels
      description: Get a list of sensitivity labels available to the signed-in user.
      tags:
      - Sensitivity Labels
      parameters:
      - name: $top
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: $filter
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sensitivity labels listed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensitivityLabel_2'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    servers:
    - url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
      description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
  /security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels/microsoft.graph.security.evaluateApplication:
    post:
      operationId: evaluateApplication
      summary: Microsoft Purview Evaluate sensitivity label application
      description: Compute the sensitivity label that should be applied and return the set of actions that must be taken to correctly label the information.
      tags:
      - Sensitivity Labels
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                contentInfo:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentInfo'
                labelingOptions:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/LabelingOptions'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Evaluation result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/InformationProtectionAction'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    servers:
    - url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
      description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
  /security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels/microsoft.graph.security.evaluateRemoval:
    post:
      operationId: evaluateRemoval
      summary: Microsoft Purview Evaluate sensitivity label removal
      description: Indicate to the consuming application what actions should be taken to remove the label information.
      tags:
      - Sensitivity Labels
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                contentInfo:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentInfo'
                downgradeJustification:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DowngradeJustification'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Removal evaluation result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/InformationProtectionAction'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    servers:
    - url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
      description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
  /security/informationProtection/sensitivityLabels/microsoft.graph.security.evaluateClassificationResults:
    post:
      operationId: evaluateClassificationResults
      summary: Microsoft Purview Evaluate classification results
      description: Using classification results, compute the sensitivity label that should be applied and the set of actions that must be taken.
      tags:
      - Sensitivity Labels
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                contentInfo:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentInfo'
                classificationResults:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClassificationResult'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Classification evaluation result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/InformationProtectionAction'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    servers:
    - url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
      description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
  /drives/{driveId}/items/{driveItemId}/assignSensitivityLabel:
    post:
      operationId: assignSensitivityLabelToDriveItem
      summary: Microsoft Purview Assign sensitivity label to drive item
      description: Asynchronously assign a sensitivity label to a file in SharePoint or OneDrive.
      tags:
      - Sensitivity Labels
      parameters:
      - name: driveId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: driveItemId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                sensitivityLabelId:
                  type: string
                assignmentMethod:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - standard
                  - privileged
                  - auto
                justificationText:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Label assignment accepted
          headers:
            Location:
              description: URL for checking the status of the operation
              schema:
                type: string
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    servers:
    - url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
      description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
components:
  schemas:
    SensitivityLabel:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        color:
          type: string
        sensitivity:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        tooltip:
          type: string
        isActive:
          type: boolean
        isAppliable:
          type: boolean
        contentFormats:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        hasProtection:
          type: boolean
    ContentInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        contentFormat:
          type: string
        identifier:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - rest
          - motion
          - use
        metadata:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeyValuePair'
    DowngradeJustification:
      type: object
      properties:
        isDowngradeJustified:
          type: boolean
        justificationMessage:
          type: string
    InformationProtectionAction:
      type: object
      properties:
        '@odata.type':
          type: string
    SensitivityLabel_2:
      type: object
      description: A sensitivity label for information protection
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        color:
          type: string
        sensitivity:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        tooltip:
          type: string
        isActive:
          type: boolean
        isAppliable:
          type: boolean
        contentFormats:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        hasProtection:
          type: boolean
        parent:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
            name:
              type: string
    KeyValuePair:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        value:
          type: string
    LabelingOptions:
      type: object
      properties:
        assignmentMethod:
          type: string
          enum:
          - standard
          - privileged
          - auto
        labelId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        downgradeJustification:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DowngradeJustification'
    ClassificationResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        sensitiveTypeId:
          type: string
        confidenceLevel:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        count:
          type: integer
          format: int32
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Microsoft Identity Platform OAuth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenantId}/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            InformationProtectionPolicy.Read.All: Read all information protection policies
x-refined-from:
- microsoft-purview-data-security-governance-openapi.yml
- microsoft-purview-information-protection-openapi.yml