Group

A Microsoft Entra security group or Microsoft 365 group managed via Microsoft Graph

Active DirectoryAuthenticationAuthorizationDirectory ServicesIdentity ManagementMicrosoft EntraZero Trust

Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier for the group object (read-only)
displayName string Display name for the group
description stringnull Optional description for the group
mail stringnull SMTP address for the group
mailNickname string Mail alias for the group (without domain suffix)
mailEnabled boolean Specifies whether the group is mail-enabled
securityEnabled boolean Specifies whether the group is a security group
groupTypes array Collection specifying the group type and dynamic membership. Unified = Microsoft 365 group.
visibility stringnull Visibility of a Microsoft 365 group content and members list
membershipRule stringnull Rule defining dynamic group membership (requires DynamicMembership in groupTypes)
membershipRuleProcessingState stringnull Indicates whether dynamic membership processing is on or paused
onPremisesSyncEnabled booleannull True if the group is synced from on-premises Active Directory
onPremisesDistinguishedName stringnull Distinguished name from on-premises AD
createdDateTime stringnull Timestamp when the group was created
renewedDateTime stringnull Timestamp when the Microsoft 365 group was last renewed
expirationDateTime stringnull Timestamp when the group expires (requires an expiration policy)
preferredDataLocation stringnull Preferred data location for multi-geo tenant (e.g. CAN, EUR)
resourceProvisioningOptions array Resources provisioned (e.g. Team for Microsoft Teams-enabled groups)
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

groups-group-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/active-directory/main/json-schema/groups-group-schema.json",
  "title": "Group",
  "description": "A Microsoft Entra security group or Microsoft 365 group managed via Microsoft Graph",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the group object (read-only)",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "displayName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name for the group",
      "maxLength": 256
    },
    "description": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Optional description for the group",
      "maxLength": 1024
    },
    "mail": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "email",
      "description": "SMTP address for the group",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "mailNickname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Mail alias for the group (without domain suffix)",
      "maxLength": 64
    },
    "mailEnabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Specifies whether the group is mail-enabled"
    },
    "securityEnabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Specifies whether the group is a security group"
    },
    "groupTypes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": ["Unified", "DynamicMembership"]
      },
      "description": "Collection specifying the group type and dynamic membership. Unified = Microsoft 365 group."
    },
    "visibility": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Visibility of a Microsoft 365 group content and members list",
      "enum": ["Public", "Private", "HiddenMembership", null]
    },
    "membershipRule": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Rule defining dynamic group membership (requires DynamicMembership in groupTypes)"
    },
    "membershipRuleProcessingState": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Indicates whether dynamic membership processing is on or paused",
      "enum": ["On", "Paused", null]
    },
    "onPremisesSyncEnabled": {
      "type": ["boolean", "null"],
      "description": "True if the group is synced from on-premises Active Directory",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "onPremisesDistinguishedName": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Distinguished name from on-premises AD",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "createdDateTime": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the group was created",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "renewedDateTime": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the Microsoft 365 group was last renewed",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "expirationDateTime": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the group expires (requires an expiration policy)",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "preferredDataLocation": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Preferred data location for multi-geo tenant (e.g. CAN, EUR)"
    },
    "resourceProvisioningOptions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Resources provisioned (e.g. Team for Microsoft Teams-enabled groups)"
    }
  },
  "required": ["displayName", "mailEnabled", "mailNickname", "securityEnabled"]
}

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