Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Microsoft Graph API (Azure AD) Users API
8 actions
8 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/azure-ad-users-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)'s API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 8
$.info
$.paths['/users'].get
$.paths['/users'].post
$.paths['/users/{id}'].get
$.paths['/users/{id}'].delete
$.paths['/users/{id}'].patch
$.paths['/users/{id}/manager'].get
$.paths['/users/{id}/directReports'].get
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Microsoft Graph API (Azure AD) Users API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/azure-ad-users-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: 7
- target: $.paths['/users'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List users in the directory
effect: read
questions:
- How do I get a list of all the users in my Entra ID tenant?
- Can I filter the user list to only accounts in one department or with a certain job title?
- Is there a way to return just the first 50 users with only their names and emails?
instructions:
- text: List all users in the directory.
- text: List users matching {filter}.
slots:
filter: query.$filter
- text: Show the first {top} users with only {select}.
slots:
top: query.$top
select: query.$select
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/users'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a new user account
effect: write
questions:
- How do I add a new employee account to Microsoft Entra ID through Graph?
- Can I create a user that starts out disabled until their start date?
- What do I need to supply to set up a new user with a sign-in name and display name?
instructions:
- text: Create a new user {displayName} with sign-in name {userPrincipalName}.
slots:
displayName: requestBody.displayName
userPrincipalName: requestBody.userPrincipalName
- text: Add a user named {givenName} {surname} with job title {jobTitle} and mail {mail}.
slots:
givenName: requestBody.givenName
surname: requestBody.surname
jobTitle: requestBody.jobTitle
mail: requestBody.mail
- text: Create user {userPrincipalName} with the account enabled set to {accountEnabled}.
slots:
userPrincipalName: requestBody.userPrincipalName
accountEnabled: requestBody.accountEnabled
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/users/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Look up a single user's profile
effect: read
questions:
- How can I look up one user's profile by their sign-in name?
- What details does the directory hold for a specific user account?
instructions:
- text: Get the profile of user {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Look up the directory account for {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/users/{id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a user account
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I remove a departed employee's account from the directory?
- Can I delete a user by their user principal name instead of their object id?
instructions:
- text: Delete user {id} from the directory.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Remove the account belonging to {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/users/{id}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update an existing user's profile
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change an existing user's job title or display name?
- Can I disable sign-in for a user who already exists without deleting them?
- Is it possible to update someone's email address on their existing account?
instructions:
- text: Change the job title of user {id} to {jobTitle}.
slots:
id: path.id
jobTitle: requestBody.jobTitle
- text: Set account enabled to {accountEnabled} for existing user {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
accountEnabled: requestBody.accountEnabled
- text: Rename existing user {id} to display name {displayName}.
slots:
id: path.id
displayName: requestBody.displayName
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/users/{id}/manager'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Find a user's manager
effect: read
questions:
- Who does a particular employee report to?
- Can I look up the manager assigned to a user in the directory?
instructions:
- text: Find the manager of user {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Tell me who {id} reports to.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/users/{id}/directReports'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List a user's direct reports
effect: read
questions:
- Which people report directly to a given manager?
- How do I see everyone on a manager's team in Entra ID?
instructions:
- text: List the direct reports of user {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Show everyone who reports to {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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