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Microsoft Active Directory Groups API

The Groups API from Microsoft Active Directory — 6 operation(s) for groups.

Microsoft Active Directory Groups API is one of 14 APIs that Microsoft Active Directory publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Group. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 8 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 10 operations across 6 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0.

10 operations 6 paths 5 schemas 2 DELETE5 GET1 PATCH2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
v1.0
Base URL
https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Microsoft Active Directory Groups API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode and clientCredentials flows, exposing 3 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 10

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 2 DELETE, 5 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Groups 10
GET
/groups
Active Directory List Groups
list-groups 6 params → 200400401
POST
/groups
Active Directory Create Group
create-group body → 201400403
GET
/groups/{groupId}
Active Directory Get Group
get-group 2 params → 200404
PATCH
/groups/{groupId}
Active Directory Update Group
update-group 1 param body → 204400404
DELETE
/groups/{groupId}
Active Directory Delete Group
delete-group 1 param → 204404
GET
/groups/{groupId}/members
Active Directory List Group Members
list-group-members 4 params → 200
POST
/groups/{groupId}/members
Active Directory Add Group Member
add-group-member 1 param body → 204400404
DELETE
/groups/{groupId}/members/{memberId}/$ref
Active Directory Remove Group Member
remove-group-member 2 params → 204404
GET
/groups/{groupId}/owners
Active Directory List Group Owners
list-group-owners 1 param → 200
GET
/users/{userId}/memberOf
Active Directory List User Group Memberships
list-user-member-of 2 params → 200

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Group (19 properties), GroupCreate (9 properties), GroupUpdate (6 properties), GroupCollection (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorResponse
object
1 property
GroupCollection
object
Collection of group objects with OData pagination metadata
3 properties
GroupUpdate
object
Properties that can be updated on a Microsoft Entra group
6 properties
Group
object
A Microsoft Entra group (security group or Microsoft 365 group)
19 properties
GroupCreate
object
Properties required to create a Microsoft Entra group
9 properties 4 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

active-directory-groups-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Microsoft Active Directory publishes across the network.

Microsoft Graph Devices API
Microsoft Graph Directory Roles and Administrative Units API
Microsoft Graph Conditional Access API
Microsoft Graph Identity Governance API
Microsoft Graph Identity Protection API
Microsoft Graph Authentication Methods API
Microsoft Graph Identity and Access Reports API
Microsoft Active Directory App Role Assignments API
Microsoft Active Directory Applications API
Microsoft Active Directory Members API
Microsoft Active Directory Owners API
Microsoft Active Directory Service Principals API
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