Microsoft Graph – Frequently used Graph API Queries for User – Discussing User object / User Resource Type – Part 2

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As we are compiling frequently used Microsoft Graph APIs.

In last article we discussed – listing all queries related to users count and users listing. All these queries are “Get” – Microsoft Graph – Frequently used Graph API Queries for Users – Part 1

In this series of articles today we are listing important queries related to only user object. All these queries are “Get“. There are many but here tried to have few.

Also explore different parameters to Graph queries like – Select

• Microsoft Graph enables us full control over the lifecycle of users in Microsoft 365 including creating, updating, and deleting users and to listing users in the organization

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of REST services & APIs
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Graph – Visit our articles to know more about Microsoft Graph APIs – https://knowledge-junction.in/?s=microsoft+graph
• Access to a Microsoft 365 tenant – If you don’t have tenant you can join – Microsoft 365 Developer Program

Bit about User object / User resource type

• Represents an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) user account
• Inherits from directoryObject.

API Permission required for getting user details

Permission type	Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account)	User.Read, Directory.Read.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	User.Read
Application	User.Read.All, Directory.Read.All

• The User.Read permission allows the app to read the profile, and discover relationships such as the group membership, reports and manager of the signed-in user only

Get current signed in user details

• Method : GET

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me

Details :

• By default this API returns only default set of following properties
  • businessPhones
  • displayName
  • givenName
  • jobTitle
  • mail
  • mobilePhone
  • officeLocation
  • preferredLanguage
  • surname
  • userPrincipalName
• We will use $select to get the other properties and relationships for the user object.
• Following properties are returned only on $select

• Calling the /me endpoint requires a signed-in user and therefore a delegated permission
• Application permissions are not supported when using the /me endpoint

To get aboutMe property we need to must use $select. This property value returned only on $select

• Method : GET

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me?$select=aboutMe

Get photo

• We can set profile photos on user accounts, groups and contacts
• We can use Microsoft Graph APIs to manage / view / download the profile photos
• Profile photos are stored as binary data
• Method : GET

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/photo/$value

• We can request certain specific sizes of photos using Microsoft Graph API
• The supported sizes of HD photos are
  • 48×48, 64×64, 96×96, 120×120, 240×240, 360×360, 432×432, 504×504, and 648×648
• We can get the metadata of the largest available photo or specify a size to get the metadata for that photo size.
• To get the specific size of photo

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/photos/48x48/$value

Get all my planner task

• Method : GET

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/planner/tasks

Get all email messages for given user or from shared mail box

• Method : GET

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{email | userid | userPrincipalName }/messages

References:

• Microsoft Graph – Frequently used Graph API Queries for Users – Part 1
• directoryObject resource type
• Microsoft 365 Developer Program
• https://knowledge-junction.in/?s=microsoft+graph

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