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Namespace: microsoft.graph

Represents an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) group, which can be a Microsoft 365 group, or a security group. This resource is an open type that allows other properties to be passed in.

Inherits from directoryObject.

For performance reasons, the create, get, and list operations return only a subset of more commonly used properties by default. These default properties are noted in the Properties section. To get any of the properties that are not returned by default, specify them in a $select OData query option.

This resource supports:

Methods

Method Return Type Description
Group management
Create group group Create a new group. It can be a Microsoft 365 group, dynamic group, or security group.
Get group group Read properties of a group object.
List groups group collection List group objects and their properties.
Update group None Update the properties of a group object.
Delete group None Delete group object.
delta group collection Get incremental changes for groups.
Add members None Add a member to this group by posting to the members navigation property (supported for security groups and Microsoft 365 groups only).
Add owners None Add a new owner for the group by posting to the owners navigation property (supported for security groups and Microsoft 365 groups only).
List groupLifecyclePolicies groupLifecyclePolicy collection List group lifecycle policies.
List members directoryObject collection Get the direct members of this group from the members navigation property.
List owners directoryObject collection Get the owners of the group from the owners navigation property.
List transitive members directoryObject collection Get the users, groups and devices that are members, including nested members of this group.
List transitive memberOf directoryObject collection List the groups that this group is a member of. This operation is transitive and includes the groups that this group is a nested member of.
Remove member None Remove a member from a Microsoft 365 group or a security group through the members navigation property.
Remove owner None Remove an owner from a Microsoft 365 group or a security group through the owners navigation property.
assignLicense group Add or remove subscriptions for the group. You can also enable and disable specific plans associated with a subscription.
renew Boolean Renews a group's expiration. When a group is renewed, the group expiration is extended by the number of days defined in the policy.
validateProperties JSON Validate that a Microsoft 365 group's display name or mail nickname complies with naming policies.
App role assignments
List appRoleAssignments appRoleAssignment collection Get the apps and app roles which this group has been assigned.
Add appRoleAssignment appRoleAssignment Assign an app role to this group.
Remove appRoleAssignment None. Remove an app role assignment from this group.
Calendar
Create event event Create a new event by posting to the events collection.
Get event event Read properties of an event object.
List events event collection Get an event object collection.
Update event None Update the properties of an event object.
Delete event None Delete event object.
List calendarView event collection Get a collection of events in a specified time window.
Conversations
Create conversation conversation Create a new conversation by posting to the conversations collection.
Get conversation conversation Read properties of a conversation object.
List conversations conversation collection Get a conversation object collection.
Delete conversation None Delete conversation object.
Create thread conversationThread Create a new conversation thread.
Get thread conversationThread Read properties of a thread object.
List threads conversationThread collection Get all the threads of a group.
Update thread None Update properties of a thread object.
Delete thread None Delete thread object.
List acceptedSenders directoryObject collection Get a list of users or groups that are in the accepted-senders list for this group.
Add acceptedSender directoryObject Add a User or Group to the acceptSenders collection.
Remove acceptedSender directoryObject Remove a User or Group from the acceptedSenders collection.
List rejectedSenders directoryObject collection Get a list of users or groups that are in the rejected-senders list for this group.
Add rejectedSender directoryObject Add a new User or Group to the rejectedSenders collection.
Remove rejectedSender directoryObject Remove new User or Group from the rejectedSenders collection.
Create setting groupSetting Create a setting object based on a groupSettingTemplate. The POST request must provide settingValues for all the settings defined in the template. Only groups specific templates may be used for this operation.
Directory objects
List deleted groups directoryObject collection Retrieve the groups deleted in the tenant in the last 30 days.
List deleted groups owned by user directoryObject collection Retrieve the groups deleted in the tenant in the last 30 days and that are owned by a user.
Get deleted group directoryObject collection Retrieve a deleted group by ID.
Restore deleted group directoryObject collection Restore a group deleted in the tenant in the last 30 days.
Permanently delete group directoryObject collection Permanently delete a deleted group from the tenant.
checkMemberGroups String collection Check for membership in a list of groups. The function is transitive.
getMemberGroups String collection Return all the groups that the group is a member of. The function is transitive.
checkMemberObjects String collection Check for membership in a list of group, directory role, or administrative unit objects. The function is transitive.
getMemberObjects String collection Return all of the groups and administrative units that the group is a member of. The function is transitive.
Group settings
Get setting groupSetting Read properties of a specific setting object.
List settings groupSetting collection List properties of all setting objects.
Update setting None Update a setting object.
Delete setting None Delete a setting object.
Get setting template None Read properties of a setting template.
List setting template None List properties of all setting templates.
Open extensions
Create open extension openTypeExtension Create an open extension and add custom properties to a new or existing resource.
Get open extension openTypeExtension collection Get an open extension identified by the extension name.
Schema extensions
Add schema extension values None Create a schema extension definition and then use it to add custom typed data to a resource.
Other group resources
List photos profilePhoto collection Get a collection of profile photos for the group.
List plannerPlans plannerPlan collection Get Planner plans owned by the group.
User settings
addFavorite None Add the group to the list of the signed-in user's favorite groups. Supported for only Microsoft 365 groups.
removeFavorite None Remove the group from the list of the signed-in user's favorite groups. Supported for only Microsoft 365 groups.
List memberOf directoryObject collection Get the groups and administrative units that this user is a direct member of, from the memberOf navigation property.
List joinedTeams group collection Get the Microsoft Teams that the user is a direct member of.
List associated teams associatedTeamInfo collection Get the list of associatedTeamInfo objects in Microsoft Teams that a user is associated with.
subscribeByMail None Set the isSubscribedByMail property to true. Enabling the signed-in user to receive email conversations. Supported for only Microsoft 365 groups.
unsubscribeByMail None Set the isSubscribedByMail property to false. Disabling the signed-in user from receive email conversations. Supported for only Microsoft 365 groups.
resetUnseenCount None Reset the unseenCount to 0 of all the posts that the signed-in user has not seen since their last visit. Supported for only Microsoft 365 groups.

Properties

Important

Specific usage of $filter and the $search query parameter is supported only when you use the ConsistencyLevel header set to eventual and $count. For more information, see Advanced query capabilities on Azure AD directory objects.

Property Type Description
allowExternalSenders Boolean Indicates if people external to the organization can send messages to the group. Default value is false.

Returned only on $select. Supported only on the Get group API (GET /groups/{ID}).
assignedLabels assignedLabel collection The list of sensitivity label pairs (label ID, label name) associated with a Microsoft 365 group.

Returned only on $select.
assignedLicenses assignedLicense collection The licenses that are assigned to the group.

Returned only on $select. Supports $filter (eq).Read-only.
autoSubscribeNewMembers Boolean Indicates if new members added to the group will be auto-subscribed to receive email notifications. You can set this property in a PATCH request for the group; do not set it in the initial POST request that creates the group. Default value is false.

Returned only on $select. Supported only on the Get group API (GET /groups/{ID}).
classification String Describes a classification for the group (such as low, medium or high business impact). Valid values for this property are defined by creating a ClassificationList setting value, based on the template definition.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, startsWith).
createdDateTime DateTimeOffset Timestamp of when the group was created. The value cannot be modified and is automatically populated when the group is created. The Timestamp type represents date and time information using ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2014 is 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.

Returned by default. Read-only.
deletedDateTime DateTimeOffset For some Azure Active Directory objects (user, group, application), if the object is deleted, it is first logically deleted, and this property is updated with the date and time when the object was deleted. Otherwise this property is null. If the object is restored, this property is updated to null.
description String An optional description for the group.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, startsWith) and $search.
displayName String The display name for the group. This property is required when a group is created and cannot be cleared during updates. Maximum length is 256 characters.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, in, startsWith, and eq on null values), $search, and $orderBy.
expirationDateTime DateTimeOffset Timestamp of when the group is set to expire. The value cannot be modified and is automatically populated when the group is created. The Timestamp type represents date and time information using ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2014 is 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, in). Read-only.
groupTypes String collection Specifies the group type and its membership.

If the collection contains Unified, the group is a Microsoft 365 group; otherwise, it's either a security group or distribution group. For details, see groups overview.

If the collection includes DynamicMembership, the group has dynamic membership; otherwise, membership is static.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, not).
hasMembersWithLicenseErrors Boolean Indicates whether there are members in this group that have license errors from its group-based license assignment.

This property is never returned on a GET operation. You can use it as a $filter argument to get groups that have members with license errors (that is, filter for this property being true). See an example.

Supports $filter (eq).
hideFromAddressLists Boolean True if the group is not displayed in certain parts of the Outlook UI: the Address Book, address lists for selecting message recipients, and the Browse Groups dialog for searching groups; otherwise, false. Default value is false.

Returned only on $select. Supported only on the Get group API (GET /groups/{ID}).
hideFromOutlookClients Boolean True if the group is not displayed in Outlook clients, such as Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web; otherwise, false. Default value is false.

Returned only on $select. Supported only on the Get group API (GET /groups/{ID}).
id String The unique identifier for the group.

Returned by default. Inherited from directoryObject. Key. Not nullable. Read-only.

Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, in).
isArchived Boolean When a group is associated with a team this property determines whether the team is in read-only mode.
To read this property, use the /group/{groupId}/team endpoint or the Get team API. To update this property, use the archiveTeam and unarchiveTeam APIs.
isAssignableToRole Boolean Indicates whether this group can be assigned to an Azure Active Directory role or not. Optional.

This property can only be set while creating the group and is immutable. If set to true, the securityEnabled property must also be set to true, visibility must be Hidden, and the group cannot be a dynamic group (that is, groupTypes cannot contain DynamicMembership).

Only callers in Global Administrator and Privileged Role Administrator roles can set this property. The caller must also be assigned the RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory permission to set this property or update the membership of such groups. For more, see Using a group to manage Azure AD role assignments

Using this feature requires a Azure AD Premium P1 license. Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not).
isSubscribedByMail Boolean Indicates whether the signed-in user is subscribed to receive email conversations. Default value is true.

Returned only on $select. Supported only on the Get group API (GET /groups/{ID}).
licenseProcessingState String Indicates status of the group license assignment to all members of the group. Default value is false. Read-only. Possible values: QueuedForProcessing, ProcessingInProgress, and ProcessingComplete.

Returned only on $select. Read-only.
mail String The SMTP address for the group, for example, "serviceadmins@contoso.onmicrosoft.com".

Returned by default. Read-only. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, in, startsWith, and eq on null values).
mailEnabled Boolean Specifies whether the group is mail-enabled. Required.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not).
mailNickname String The mail alias for the group, unique for Microsoft 365 groups in the organization. Maximum length is 64 characters. This property can contain only characters in the ASCII character set 0 - 127 except the following: @ () \ [] " ; : <> , SPACE.

Required. Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, in, startsWith, and eq on null values).
membershipRule String The rule that determines members for this group if the group is a dynamic group (groupTypes contains DynamicMembership). For more information about the syntax of the membership rule, see Membership Rules syntax.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, startsWith).
membershipRuleProcessingState String Indicates whether the dynamic membership processing is on or paused. Possible values are On or Paused.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, in).
onPremisesLastSyncDateTime DateTimeOffset Indicates the last time at which the group was synced with the on-premises directory.The Timestamp type represents date and time information using ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2014 is 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.

Returned by default. Read-only. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, in).
onPremisesProvisioningErrors onPremisesProvisioningError collection Errors when using Microsoft synchronization product during provisioning.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, not).
onPremisesSamAccountName String Contains the on-premises SAM account name synchronized from the on-premises directory. The property is only populated for customers who are synchronizing their on-premises directory to Azure Active Directory via Azure AD Connect.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, in, startsWith). Read-only.
onPremisesSecurityIdentifier String Contains the on-premises security identifier (SID) for the group that was synchronized from on-premises to the cloud.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq including on null values). Read-only.
onPremisesSyncEnabled Boolean true if this group is synced from an on-premises directory; false if this group was originally synced from an on-premises directory but is no longer synced; null if this object has never been synced from an on-premises directory (default).

Returned by default. Read-only. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, in, and eq on null values).
preferredDataLocation String The preferred data location for the Microsoft 365 group. By default, the group inherits the group creator's preferred data location. To set this property, the calling user must be assigned one of the following Azure AD roles:
  • Global Administrator
  • User Account Administrator
  • Directory Writer
  • Exchange Administrator
  • SharePoint Administrator

For more information about this property, see OneDrive Online Multi-Geo.

Nullable. Returned by default.
preferredLanguage String The preferred language for a Microsoft 365 group. Should follow ISO 639-1 Code; for example en-US.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, in, startsWith, and eq on null values).
proxyAddresses String collection Email addresses for the group that direct to the same group mailbox. For example: ["SMTP: bob@contoso.com", "smtp: bob@sales.contoso.com"]. The any operator is required to filter expressions on multi-valued properties.

Returned by default. Read-only. Not nullable. Supports $filter (eq, not, ge, le, startsWith, endsWith, /$count eq 0, /$count ne 0).
renewedDateTime DateTimeOffset Timestamp of when the group was last renewed. This cannot be modified directly and is only updated via the renew service action. The Timestamp type represents date and time information using ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2014 is 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, in). Read-only.
resourceBehaviorOptions String collection Specifies the group behaviors that can be set for a Microsoft 365 group during creation. This can be set only as part of creation (POST). Possible values are AllowOnlyMembersToPost, HideGroupInOutlook, SubscribeNewGroupMembers, WelcomeEmailDisabled. For more information, see Set Microsoft 365 group behaviors and provisioning options.
resourceProvisioningOptions String collection Specifies the group resources that are provisioned as part of Microsoft 365 group creation, that are not normally part of default group creation. Possible value is Team. For more information, see Set Microsoft 365 group behaviors and provisioning options.
securityEnabled Boolean Specifies whether the group is a security group. Required.

Returned by default. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, in).
securityIdentifier String Security identifier of the group, used in Windows scenarios.

Returned by default.
theme string Specifies a Microsoft 365 group's color theme. Possible values are Teal, Purple, Green, Blue, Pink, Orange or Red.

Returned by default.
unseenCount Int32 Count of conversations that have received new posts since the signed-in user last visited the group.

Returned only on $select. Supported only on the Get group API (GET /groups/{ID}).
visibility String Specifies the group join policy and group content visibility for groups. Possible values are: Private, Public, or HiddenMembership. HiddenMembership can be set only for Microsoft 365 groups, when the groups are created. It can't be updated later. Other values of visibility can be updated after group creation.
If visibility value is not specified during group creation on Microsoft Graph, a security group is created as Private by default and Microsoft 365 group is Public. Groups assignable to roles are always Private. See group visibility options to learn more.

Returned by default. Nullable.

Group visibility options

Value Description
Public Anyone can join the group without needing owner permission.
Anyone can view the attributes of the group.
Anyone can see the members of the group.
Private Owner permission is needed to join the group.
Non-members cannot view the attributes of the group.
Anyone can see the members of the group.
HiddenMembership Owner permission is needed to join the group.
Non-members cannot view the attributes of the group.
Non-members cannot see the members of the group.
Administrators (global, company, user, and helpdesk) can view the membership of the group.
The group appears in the global address book (GAL).

Relationships

Relationship Type Description
acceptedSenders directoryObject collection The list of users or groups that are allowed to create post's or calendar events in this group. If this list is non-empty then only users or groups listed here are allowed to post.
appRoleAssignments appRoleAssignment collection Represents the app roles a group has been granted for an application. Supports $expand.
calendar calendar The group's calendar. Read-only.
calendarView event collection The calendar view for the calendar. Read-only.
conversations conversation collection The group's conversations.
createdOnBehalfOf directoryObject The user (or application) that created the group. NOTE: This is not set if the user is an administrator. Read-only.
drive drive The group's default drive. Read-only.
drives drive collection The group's drives. Read-only.
events event collection The group's calendar events.
extensions extension collection The collection of open extensions defined for the group. Read-only. Nullable.
groupLifecyclePolicies groupLifecyclePolicy collection The collection of lifecycle policies for this group. Read-only. Nullable.
memberOf directoryObject collection Groups that this group is a member of. HTTP Methods: GET (supported for all groups). Read-only. Nullable. Supports $expand.
members directoryObject collection The members of this group, who can be users, devices, other groups, or service principals. Supports the List members, Add member, and Remove member operations. Nullable.
Supports $expand including nested $select. For example, /groups?$filter=startsWith(displayName,'Role')&$select=id,displayName&$expand=members($select=id,userPrincipalName,displayName).
membersWithLicenseErrors User collection A list of group members with license errors from this group-based license assignment. Read-only.
onenote Onenote Read-only.
owners directoryObject collection The owners of the group. Limited to 100 owners. Nullable. If this property is not specified when creating a Microsoft 365 group, the calling user is automatically assigned as the group owner.
Supports $filter (/$count eq 0, /$count ne 0, /$count eq 1, /$count ne 1). Supports $expand including nested $select. For example, /groups?$filter=startsWith(displayName,'Role')&$select=id,displayName&$expand=owners($select=id,userPrincipalName,displayName).
permissionGrants resourceSpecificPermissionGrant The permission that has been granted for a group to a specific application. Supports $expand.
photo profilePhoto The group's profile photo
photos profilePhoto collection The profile photos owned by the group. Read-only. Nullable.
planner plannerGroup Entry-point to Planner resource that might exist for a Unified Group.
rejectedSenders directoryObject collection The list of users or groups that are not allowed to create posts or calendar events in this group. Nullable
settings groupSetting collection Settings that can govern this group's behavior, like whether members can invite guest users to the group. Nullable.
sites site collection The list of SharePoint sites in this group. Access the default site with /sites/root.
team channel collection The team associated with this group.
threads conversationThread collection The group's conversation threads. Nullable.
transitiveMemberOf directoryObject collection The groups that a group is a member of, either directly and through nested membership. Nullable.
transitiveMembers directoryObject collection The direct and transitive members of a group. Nullable.

JSON representation

The following is a JSON representation of the resource.

{
  "allowExternalSenders": false,
  
  "acceptedSenders": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.directoryObject" }],
  "assignedLicenses": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.assignedLicense" }],
  "autoSubscribeNewMembers": true,
  "calendar": { "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.calendar" },
  "calendarView": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.event" }],
  "classification": "String",
  "conversations": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.conversation" }],
  "createdDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "createdOnBehalfOf": { "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.directoryObject" },
  "description": "String",
  "displayName": "String",
  "drive": { "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.drive" },
  "events": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.event" }],
  "groupTypes": ["String"],
  "hasMembersWithLicenseErrors": "Boolean",
  "hideFromAddressLists": false,
  "hideFromOutlookClients": false,
  "id": "String (identifier)",
  "isAssignableRole": false,
  "isSubscribedByMail": true,
  "licenseProcessingState": "String",
  "mail": "String",
  "mailEnabled": true,
  "mailNickname": "String",
  "memberOf": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.directoryObject" }],
  "members": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.directoryObject" }],
  "membersWithLicenseErrors": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.user" }],
  "onPremisesLastSyncDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "onPremisesProvisioningErrors": [
    { "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.onPremisesProvisioningError" }
  ],
  "onPremisesSecurityIdentifier": "String",
  "onPremisesSyncEnabled": true,
  "owners": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.directoryObject" }],
  "preferredDataLocation": "String",
  "proxyAddresses": ["String"],
  "photo": { "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.profilePhoto" },
  "rejectedSenders": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.directoryObject" }],
  "renewedDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "resourceBehaviorOptions": ["String"],
  "resourceProvisioningOptions": ["String"],
  "securityEnabled": true,
  "securityIdentifier": "String",
  "sites": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.site" }],
  "threads": [{ "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.conversationThread" }],
  "unseenCount": 1024,
  "visibility": "String"
}

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