Microsoft Entra · Schema

Group

Represents a Microsoft Entra group. Groups can be Microsoft 365 groups, security groups, mail-enabled security groups, or distribution groups.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier for the group (GUID)
displayName string The display name for the group. Required on create.
description ['string', 'null'] An optional description for the group
mailEnabled boolean Specifies whether the group is mail-enabled. Required on create. Set to true for Microsoft 365 groups.
mailNickname string The mail alias for the group, unique for Microsoft 365 groups. Required on create.
securityEnabled boolean Specifies whether the group is a security group. Required on create. Set to false for Microsoft 365 groups.
groupTypes array Specifies the group type. Set to ["Unified"] for Microsoft 365 groups. Empty array or ["DynamicMembership"] for other types.
visibility ['string', 'null'] Specifies the group's join policy and content visibility for Microsoft 365 groups
membershipRule ['string', 'null'] The rule that determines members for this group if the group is a dynamic group. Example: user.department -eq "Marketing"
membershipRuleProcessingState ['string', 'null'] Indicates whether the dynamic membership processing is on or paused. Possible values are On or Paused.
mail ['string', 'null'] The SMTP address for the group
proxyAddresses array Email addresses for the group that direct to the same inbox
isAssignableToRole ['boolean', 'null'] Indicates whether this group can be assigned to a Microsoft Entra role. Can only be set at group creation time.
onPremisesSyncEnabled ['boolean', 'null'] true if this group is synced from an on-premises directory
createdDateTime string Timestamp of when the group was created
renewedDateTime ['string', 'null'] Timestamp of when the group was last renewed (activity that extends expiration)
members array Direct members of this group. Returned only with $expand.
owners array Owners of the group. Returned only with $expand.
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JSON Schema

microsoft-entra-graph-identity-group-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "Group",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Represents a Microsoft Entra group. Groups can be Microsoft 365 groups, security groups, mail-enabled security groups, or distribution groups.",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the group (GUID)"
    },
    "displayName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The display name for the group. Required on create."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "['string', 'null']",
      "description": "An optional description for the group"
    },
    "mailEnabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Specifies whether the group is mail-enabled. Required on create. Set to true for Microsoft 365 groups."
    },
    "mailNickname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The mail alias for the group, unique for Microsoft 365 groups. Required on create."
    },
    "securityEnabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Specifies whether the group is a security group. Required on create. Set to false for Microsoft 365 groups."
    },
    "groupTypes": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Specifies the group type. Set to [\"Unified\"] for Microsoft 365 groups. Empty array or [\"DynamicMembership\"] for other types."
    },
    "visibility": {
      "type": "['string', 'null']",
      "description": "Specifies the group's join policy and content visibility for Microsoft 365 groups"
    },
    "membershipRule": {
      "type": "['string', 'null']",
      "description": "The rule that determines members for this group if the group is a dynamic group. Example: user.department -eq \"Marketing\""
    },
    "membershipRuleProcessingState": {
      "type": "['string', 'null']",
      "description": "Indicates whether the dynamic membership processing is on or paused. Possible values are On or Paused."
    },
    "mail": {
      "type": "['string', 'null']",
      "description": "The SMTP address for the group"
    },
    "proxyAddresses": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Email addresses for the group that direct to the same inbox"
    },
    "isAssignableToRole": {
      "type": "['boolean', 'null']",
      "description": "Indicates whether this group can be assigned to a Microsoft Entra role. Can only be set at group creation time."
    },
    "onPremisesSyncEnabled": {
      "type": "['boolean', 'null']",
      "description": "true if this group is synced from an on-premises directory"
    },
    "createdDateTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Timestamp of when the group was created"
    },
    "renewedDateTime": {
      "type": "['string', 'null']",
      "description": "Timestamp of when the group was last renewed (activity that extends expiration)"
    },
    "members": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Direct members of this group. Returned only with $expand."
    },
    "owners": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Owners of the group. Returned only with $expand."
    }
  }
}

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