Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Groups.group API
10 actions
10 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/azure-ad-groups-group-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 10
$.info
$.paths['/groups'].get
$.paths['/groups'].post
$.paths['/groups/{group-id}'].get
$.paths['/groups/{group-id}'].delete
$.paths['/groups/{group-id}'].patch
$.paths['/groups(uniqueName=\'{uniqueName}\')'].get
$.paths['/groups(uniqueName=\'{uniqueName}\')'].delete
$.paths['/groups(uniqueName=\'{uniqueName}\')'].patch
$.paths['/groups/$count'].get
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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Groups.group API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/azure-ad-groups-group-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 9
- target: $.paths['/groups'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List groups in the organization
effect: read
questions:
- How do I list all the groups in my Entra ID tenant?
- Can I search or filter groups by display name when listing them?
- Why don't dynamic distribution groups show up when I list groups?
instructions:
- text: List all groups in the organization.
- text: Find groups whose display name matches {search}.
slots:
search: query.$search
- text: List groups matching filter {filter}.
slots:
filter: query.$filter
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/groups'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a group
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a new security group in Entra ID?
- What do I need to set to create a Microsoft 365 group with a mail nickname?
instructions:
- text: Create a security group called {displayName} with mail nickname {mailNickname}.
slots:
displayName: requestBody.displayName
mailNickname: requestBody.mailNickname
- text: Create a new group {displayName} described as {description}.
slots:
displayName: requestBody.displayName
description: requestBody.description
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/groups/{group-id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a group by id
effect: read
questions:
- How do I get the properties of a group when I know its object id?
- Which group properties are returned by default, and how do I ask for others?
instructions:
- text: Get group {group}.
slots:
group: path.group-id
- text: Show the display name, mail and visibility of group id {group}.
slots:
group: path.group-id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/groups/{group-id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a group by id
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can a deleted group be restored, and for how long?
- How do I delete a group using its object id?
instructions:
- text: Delete group {group}.
slots:
group: path.group-id
- text: Remove the group with object id {group} from the tenant.
slots:
group: path.group-id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/groups/{group-id}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a group by id
effect: write
questions:
- How do I rename a group or change its description using its object id?
- Can I change a group's visibility after it's been created?
instructions:
- text: Rename group {group} to {displayName}.
slots:
group: path.group-id
displayName: requestBody.displayName
- text: Set the visibility of group id {group} to {visibility}.
slots:
group: path.group-id
visibility: requestBody.visibility
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/groups(uniqueName=\'{uniqueName}\')'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a group by its unique name
effect: read
questions:
- Can I look up a group by its uniqueName instead of its object id?
- What does the group with a given unique name look like?
instructions:
- text: Get the group with unique name {uniqueName}.
slots:
uniqueName: path.uniqueName
- text: Look up group by unique name {uniqueName} and show its properties.
slots:
uniqueName: path.uniqueName
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/groups(uniqueName=\'{uniqueName}\')'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a group by its unique name
effect: destructive
questions:
- Is it possible to delete a group addressing it by uniqueName rather than id?
- What happens to a distribution group when I delete it by unique name?
instructions:
- text: Delete the group with unique name {uniqueName}.
slots:
uniqueName: path.uniqueName
- text: Remove group {uniqueName}, identified by its unique name.
slots:
uniqueName: path.uniqueName
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/groups(uniqueName=\'{uniqueName}\')'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Upsert a group by its unique name
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a group only if one with this unique name doesn't already exist?
- Can I upsert a group keyed on uniqueName so reruns don't create duplicates?
instructions:
- text: Upsert the group with unique name {uniqueName} and display name {displayName}.
slots:
uniqueName: path.uniqueName
displayName: requestBody.displayName
- text: Create or update group {uniqueName} with description {description}.
slots:
uniqueName: path.uniqueName
description: requestBody.description
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/groups/$count'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Count groups
effect: read
questions:
- How many groups are there in my organization?
- Do I need the ConsistencyLevel header to get a group count?
instructions:
- text: Count all groups in the tenant.
- text: Give me the total number of groups.
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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