Group

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/Group",
  "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",
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "Unique identifier for the group (GUID)",
      "example": "abc123"
    },
    "displayName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The display name for the group. Required on create.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "An optional description for the group",
      "example": "A sample description."
    },
    "mailEnabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Specifies whether the group is mail-enabled. Required on create. Set to true for Microsoft 365 groups.",
      "example": true
    },
    "mailNickname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The mail alias for the group, unique for Microsoft 365 groups. Required on create.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "securityEnabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Specifies whether the group is a security group. Required on create. Set to false for Microsoft 365 groups.",
      "example": true
    },
    "groupTypes": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Specifies the group type. Set to [\"Unified\"] for Microsoft 365 groups. Empty array or [\"DynamicMembership\"] for other types.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "Unified",
          "DynamicMembership"
        ]
      },
      "example": []
    },
    "visibility": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Specifies the group's join policy and content visibility for Microsoft 365 groups",
      "enum": [
        "Public",
        "Private",
        "HiddenMembership",
        null
      ],
      "example": "Public"
    },
    "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\"",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "membershipRuleProcessingState": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Indicates whether the dynamic membership processing is on or paused. Possible values are On or Paused.",
      "enum": [
        "On",
        "Paused",
        null
      ],
      "example": "On"
    },
    "mail": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "The SMTP address for the group",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "proxyAddresses": {
      "type": "array",
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "Email addresses for the group that direct to the same inbox",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "example": []
    },
    "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.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "onPremisesSyncEnabled": {
      "type": [
        "boolean",
        "null"
      ],
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "true if this group is synced from an on-premises directory",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "createdDateTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "Timestamp of when the group was created",
      "example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    "renewedDateTime": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "format": "date-time",
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "Timestamp of when the group was last renewed (activity that extends expiration)",
      "example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    "members": {
      "type": "array",
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "Direct members of this group. Returned only with $expand.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DirectoryObject"
      },
      "example": []
    },
    "owners": {
      "type": "array",
      "readOnly": true,
      "description": "Owners of the group. Returned only with $expand.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DirectoryObject"
      },
      "example": []
    }
  }
}