Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management service for authenticating and authorizing users and applications with OAuth2, OIDC, and SAML support.

Microsoft Entra ID publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Applications API, DirectoryRoles API, Groups API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Authentication and Identity Provider.

Microsoft Entra ID’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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30.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 32/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

6 APIs

Authentication Identity Provider

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scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

Composite quality — 30.0/100 · thin

Contract Quality 14.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20

Access Clarity 4.7 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 4.6 / 10

Agent readiness — 32/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 6

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Entra Id Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Microsoft Entra Id Scopes

6 scopes · authorizationCode/clientCredentials

6 scopes

SCOPES

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

OAuthScopes

OAuthScopes

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: microsoft-entra-id
name: Microsoft Entra ID
description: Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management service for authenticating
  and authorizing users and applications with OAuth2, OIDC, and SAML support.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/microsoft-entra-id.png
tags:
- Authentication
- Identity Provider
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-entra-id/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: microsoft-entra-id:microsoft-entra-id
  name: Microsoft Entra ID
  description: Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management service for authenticating
    and authorizing users and applications with OAuth2, OIDC, and SAML support.
  humanURL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - Identity Provider
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/AzureAD
- aid: microsoft-entra-id:microsoft-entra-id-applications-api
  name: Microsoft Entra ID Applications API
  description: Application registration management
  humanURL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id
  tags:
  - Application
  tags_raw:
  - Applications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-entra-id-applications-api-openapi.yml
- aid: microsoft-entra-id:microsoft-entra-id-directoryroles-api
  name: Microsoft Entra ID DirectoryRoles API
  description: Directory role management
  humanURL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id
  tags:
  - Directory Roles
  tags_raw:
  - DirectoryRoles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-entra-id-directoryroles-api-openapi.yml
- aid: microsoft-entra-id:microsoft-entra-id-groups-api
  name: Microsoft Entra ID Groups API
  description: Group management
  humanURL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id
  tags:
  - Group
  tags_raw:
  - Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-entra-id-groups-api-openapi.yml
- aid: microsoft-entra-id:microsoft-entra-id-serviceprincipals-api
  name: Microsoft Entra ID ServicePrincipals API
  description: Service principal management
  humanURL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id
  tags:
  - Service Principals
  tags_raw:
  - ServicePrincipals
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-entra-id-serviceprincipals-api-openapi.yml
- aid: microsoft-entra-id:microsoft-entra-id-users-api
  name: Microsoft Entra ID Users API
  description: User identity management
  humanURL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-entra-id-users-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-entra-id-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/microsoft-entra-id-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/microsoft-entra-id-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-entra-id-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-entra-id-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/microsoft-entra-id-scopes.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-id
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/AzureAD
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace
- url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/product/microsoft-entra/feed/
  type: Blog
integrations:
- name: Microsoft
- name: Two people looking at a computer.
- name: This is placeholder text for
- name: IDC
- name: Nationwide
- name: RSA company
- name: Teleperformance
- name: A woman smiling at a laptop
- name: A man holding a laptop.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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