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Microsoft Graph external.externalConnection API

The external.externalConnection API from Microsoft Graph — 21 operation(s) for external.externalconnection.

Microsoft Graph external.externalConnection API is one of 564 APIs that Microsoft Graph publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 40 operations across 21 paths, and defines 45 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

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

40 operations 21 paths 45 schemas 6 DELETE20 GET6 PATCH7 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 40

Across 21 paths, the API surfaces 40 operations — 6 DELETE, 20 GET, 6 PATCH, 7 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

external.externalConnection 40
GET
/external/connections
Microsoft Graph List externalConnections
external.ListConnections 8 params → 2XX4XX5XX
POST
/external/connections
Microsoft Graph Create externalConnection
external.CreateConnections body → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}
Microsoft Graph Get externalConnection
external.GetConnections 3 params → 2XX4XX5XX
PATCH
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}
Microsoft Graph Update externalConnection
external.UpdateConnections 1 param body → 2XX4XX5XX
DELETE
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}
Microsoft Graph Delete externalConnection
external.DeleteConnections 2 params → 2044XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups
Microsoft Graph Get externalGroup
external.connections.ListGroups 9 params → 2XX4XX5XX
POST
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups
Microsoft Graph Create externalGroup
external.connections.CreateGroups 1 param body → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups/{externalGroup-id}
Microsoft Graph Get externalGroup
external.connections.GetGroups 4 params → 2XX4XX5XX
PATCH
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups/{externalGroup-id}
Microsoft Graph Update externalGroup
external.connections.UpdateGroups 2 params body → 2XX4XX5XX
DELETE
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups/{externalGroup-id}
Microsoft Graph Delete externalGroup
external.connections.DeleteGroups 3 params → 2044XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups/{externalGroup-id}/members
Microsoft Graph Get members from external
external.connections.groups.ListMembers 10 params → 2XX4XX5XX
POST
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups/{externalGroup-id}/members
Microsoft Graph Create identity
external.connections.groups.CreateMembers 2 params body → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups/{externalGroup-id}/members/{identity-id}
Microsoft Graph Get members from external
external.connections.groups.GetMembers 5 params → 2XX4XX5XX
PATCH
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups/{externalGroup-id}/members/{identity-id}
Microsoft Graph Update the navigation property members in external
external.connections.groups.UpdateMembers 3 params body → 2XX4XX5XX
DELETE
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups/{externalGroup-id}/members/{identity-id}
Microsoft Graph Delete identity
external.connections.groups.DeleteMembers 4 params → 2044XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups/{externalGroup-id}/members/$count
Microsoft Graph Get the number of the resource
external.connections.groups.members.GetCount-482b 4 params → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/groups/$count
Microsoft Graph Get the number of the resource
external.connections.groups.GetCount-51f5 3 params → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items
Microsoft Graph Get externalItem
external.connections.ListItems 9 params → 2XX4XX5XX
POST
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items
Microsoft Graph Create new navigation property to items for external
external.connections.CreateItems 1 param body → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/{externalItem-id}
Microsoft Graph Get externalItem
external.connections.GetItems 4 params → 2XX4XX5XX
PUT
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/{externalItem-id}
Microsoft Graph Create externalItem
external.connections.SetItems 2 params body → 2XX4XX5XX
DELETE
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/{externalItem-id}
Microsoft Graph Delete externalItem
external.connections.DeleteItems 3 params → 2044XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/{externalItem-id}/activities
Microsoft Graph Get activities from external
external.connections.items.ListActivities 10 params → 2XX4XX5XX
POST
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/{externalItem-id}/activities
Microsoft Graph Create new navigation property to activities for external
external.connections.items.CreateActivities 2 params body → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/{externalItem-id}/activities/{externalActivity-id}
Microsoft Graph Get activities from external
external.connections.items.GetActivities 5 params → 2XX4XX5XX
PATCH
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/{externalItem-id}/activities/{externalActivity-id}
Microsoft Graph Update the navigation property activities in external
external.connections.items.UpdateActivities 3 params body → 2XX4XX5XX
DELETE
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/{externalItem-id}/activities/{externalActivity-id}
Microsoft Graph Delete navigation property activities for external
external.connections.items.DeleteActivities 4 params → 2044XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/{externalItem-id}/activities/{externalActivity-id}/performedBy
Microsoft Graph Get performedBy from external
external.connections.items.activities.GetPerformedBy 5 params → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/{externalItem-id}/activities/$count
Microsoft Graph Get the number of the resource
external.connections.items.activities.GetCount-d5b5 4 params → 2XX4XX5XX
POST
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/{externalItem-id}/microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.addActivities
Microsoft Graph Invoke action addActivities
external.connections.externalConnection.items.externalItem.addActivities 2 params body → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/items/$count
Microsoft Graph Get the number of the resource
external.connections.items.GetCount-e4dc 3 params → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/operations
Microsoft Graph Get connectionOperation
external.connections.ListOperations 9 params → 2XX4XX5XX
POST
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/operations
Microsoft Graph Create new navigation property to operations for external
external.connections.CreateOperations 1 param body → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/operations/{connectionOperation-id}
Microsoft Graph Get connectionOperation
external.connections.GetOperations 4 params → 2XX4XX5XX
PATCH
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/operations/{connectionOperation-id}
Microsoft Graph Update the navigation property operations in external
external.connections.UpdateOperations 2 params body → 2XX4XX5XX
DELETE
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/operations/{connectionOperation-id}
Microsoft Graph Delete navigation property operations for external
external.connections.DeleteOperations 3 params → 2044XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/operations/$count
Microsoft Graph Get the number of the resource
external.connections.operations.GetCount-f5c4 3 params → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/schema
Microsoft Graph Get schema
external.connections.GetSchema 3 params → 2XX4XX5XX
PATCH
/external/connections/{externalConnection-id}/schema
Microsoft Graph Create or update schema
external.connections.UpdateSchema 1 param body → 2XX4XX5XX
GET
/external/connections/$count
Microsoft Graph Get the number of the resource
external.connections.GetCount-5ccf 2 params → 2XX4XX5XX

Schemas 45

The contract defines 45 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.property (9 properties), microsoft.graph.publicError (6 properties), microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.propertyRule (5 properties), microsoft.graph.publicInnerError (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ODataCountResponse
integer
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalGroup
microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.ErrorDetails
object
3 properties 2 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.activitySettings
object
2 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalActivityResult
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.searchSettings
object
2 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.propertyRule
object
5 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.properties
object
1 property 1 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.displayTemplate
object
5 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalConnection
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.connectionState
string
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalItemCollectionResponse
object
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.property
object
9 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalItem
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.connectionOperationCollectionResponse
object
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalActivityType
string
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalActivityCollectionResponse
object
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.connectionOperation
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.accessType
string
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.aclType
string
microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.InnerError
object
4 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalGroupCollectionResponse
object
microsoft.graph.publicErrorDetail
object
4 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalConnectionCollectionResponse
object
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.configuration
object
2 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.identity
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.acl
object
4 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.binaryOperator
string
microsoft.graph.publicInnerError
object
5 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.identityCollectionResponse
object
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalItemContent
object
3 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.schema
microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.MainError
object
5 properties 2 required
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.identityType
string
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.ruleOperation
string
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalActivity
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.externalItemContentType
string
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.connectionOperationStatus
string
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.propertyType
string
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.label
string
microsoft.graph.externalConnectors.urlToItemResolverBase
object
2 properties 1 required
BaseCollectionPaginationCountResponse
object
2 properties
microsoft.graph.ODataErrors.ODataError
object
1 property 1 required
microsoft.graph.publicError
object
6 properties 1 required
microsoft.graph.entity
object
2 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

microsoft-graph-external-externalconnection-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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