Microsoft · Schema

Microsoft Graph Group

Represents a Microsoft Entra group, which can be a Microsoft 365 group, security group, or mail-enabled security group. Inherits from directoryObject. This is an open type that allows additional properties beyond those documented.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier for the group (GUID). Inherited from directoryObject.
displayName string The display name for the group. Required when creating and cannot be cleared during updates.
description stringnull An optional description for the group
mail stringnull The SMTP address for the group
mailEnabled boolean Specifies whether the group is mail-enabled
mailNickname string The mail alias for the group, unique for Microsoft 365 groups in the organization
securityEnabled boolean Specifies whether the group is a security group
groupTypes array Specifies the group type and its membership. If the collection contains 'Unified', the group is a Microsoft 365 group; if it includes 'DynamicMembership', the group has dynamic membership.
visibility stringnull Specifies the group join policy and group content visibility
classification stringnull Describes a classification for the group (such as low, medium, or high business impact)
theme stringnull Specifies a Microsoft 365 group's color theme
createdDateTime stringnull Timestamp of when the group was created in ISO 8601 format and UTC
deletedDateTime stringnull The date and time the group was deleted
renewedDateTime stringnull Timestamp of when the group was last renewed
expirationDateTime stringnull Timestamp of when the group is set to expire
membershipRule stringnull The rule that determines members for this group if the group is a dynamic group
membershipRuleProcessingState stringnull Indicates whether dynamic membership processing is on or paused
isAssignableToRole booleannull Indicates whether this group can be assigned to a Microsoft Entra role
isArchived booleannull When a group is associated with a team, this determines whether the team is in read-only mode
isManagementRestricted booleannull Indicates whether the group is a member of a restricted management administrative unit
preferredDataLocation stringnull The preferred data location for the Microsoft 365 group
preferredLanguage stringnull The preferred language for a Microsoft 365 group in ISO 639-1 format
proxyAddresses array Email addresses for the group that direct to the same group mailbox
securityIdentifier stringnull Security identifier of the group, used in Windows scenarios
uniqueName stringnull The unique identifier that can be assigned to a group and used as an alternate key
onPremisesDomainName stringnull Contains the on-premises domain FQDN
onPremisesLastSyncDateTime stringnull Indicates the last time at which the group was synced with the on-premises directory
onPremisesNetBiosName stringnull Contains the on-premises netBios name
onPremisesSamAccountName stringnull Contains the on-premises SAM account name
onPremisesSecurityIdentifier stringnull Contains the on-premises security identifier (SID) for the group
onPremisesSyncEnabled booleannull True if this group is synced from an on-premises directory
onPremisesProvisioningErrors array Errors when using Microsoft synchronization product during provisioning
allowExternalSenders booleannull Indicates if people external to the organization can send messages to the group
autoSubscribeNewMembers booleannull Indicates if new members added to the group are auto-subscribed to receive email notifications
hideFromAddressLists booleannull True if the group is not displayed in certain parts of the Outlook UI
hideFromOutlookClients booleannull True if the group is not displayed in Outlook clients
isSubscribedByMail booleannull Indicates whether the signed-in user is subscribed to receive email conversations
hasMembersWithLicenseErrors booleannull Indicates whether there are members in this group that have license errors
unseenCount integernull Count of conversations that received new posts since the signed-in user last visited the group
resourceBehaviorOptions array Specifies the group behaviors that can be set during creation
resourceProvisioningOptions array Specifies the group resources associated with the Microsoft 365 group
assignedLicenses array The licenses that are assigned to the group
assignedLabels array The list of sensitivity label pairs associated with a Microsoft 365 group
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JSON Schema

microsoft-graph-group-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/schemas/microsoft/group.json",
  "title": "Microsoft Graph Group",
  "description": "Represents a Microsoft Entra group, which can be a Microsoft 365 group, security group, or mail-enabled security group. Inherits from directoryObject. This is an open type that allows additional properties beyond those documented.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["displayName", "mailEnabled", "mailNickname", "securityEnabled"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the group (GUID). Inherited from directoryObject.",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "displayName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The display name for the group. Required when creating and cannot be cleared during updates.",
      "maxLength": 256
    },
    "description": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "An optional description for the group"
    },
    "mail": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "email",
      "description": "The SMTP address for the group",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "mailEnabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Specifies whether the group is mail-enabled"
    },
    "mailNickname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The mail alias for the group, unique for Microsoft 365 groups in the organization",
      "maxLength": 64
    },
    "securityEnabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Specifies whether the group is a security group"
    },
    "groupTypes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Specifies the group type and its membership. If the collection contains 'Unified', the group is a Microsoft 365 group; if it includes 'DynamicMembership', the group has dynamic membership."
    },
    "visibility": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "enum": [null, "Public", "Private", "HiddenMembership"],
      "description": "Specifies the group join policy and group content visibility"
    },
    "classification": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Describes a classification for the group (such as low, medium, or high business impact)"
    },
    "theme": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "enum": [null, "Teal", "Purple", "Green", "Blue", "Pink", "Orange", "Red"],
      "description": "Specifies a Microsoft 365 group's color theme"
    },
    "createdDateTime": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp of when the group was created in ISO 8601 format and UTC",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "deletedDateTime": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "The date and time the group was deleted",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "renewedDateTime": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp of when the group was last renewed",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "expirationDateTime": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp of when the group is set to expire",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "membershipRule": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "The rule that determines members for this group if the group is a dynamic group"
    },
    "membershipRuleProcessingState": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "enum": [null, "On", "Paused"],
      "description": "Indicates whether dynamic membership processing is on or paused"
    },
    "isAssignableToRole": {
      "type": ["boolean", "null"],
      "description": "Indicates whether this group can be assigned to a Microsoft Entra role"
    },
    "isArchived": {
      "type": ["boolean", "null"],
      "description": "When a group is associated with a team, this determines whether the team is in read-only mode"
    },
    "isManagementRestricted": {
      "type": ["boolean", "null"],
      "description": "Indicates whether the group is a member of a restricted management administrative unit",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "preferredDataLocation": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "The preferred data location for the Microsoft 365 group"
    },
    "preferredLanguage": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "The preferred language for a Microsoft 365 group in ISO 639-1 format"
    },
    "proxyAddresses": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Email addresses for the group that direct to the same group mailbox",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "securityIdentifier": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Security identifier of the group, used in Windows scenarios",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "uniqueName": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "The unique identifier that can be assigned to a group and used as an alternate key",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "onPremisesDomainName": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Contains the on-premises domain FQDN",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "onPremisesLastSyncDateTime": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Indicates the last time at which the group was synced with the on-premises directory",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "onPremisesNetBiosName": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Contains the on-premises netBios name",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "onPremisesSamAccountName": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Contains the on-premises SAM account name",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "onPremisesSecurityIdentifier": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "Contains the on-premises security identifier (SID) for the group",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "onPremisesSyncEnabled": {
      "type": ["boolean", "null"],
      "description": "True if this group is synced from an on-premises directory",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "onPremisesProvisioningErrors": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/OnPremisesProvisioningError"
      },
      "description": "Errors when using Microsoft synchronization product during provisioning"
    },
    "allowExternalSenders": {
      "type": ["boolean", "null"],
      "description": "Indicates if people external to the organization can send messages to the group"
    },
    "autoSubscribeNewMembers": {
      "type": ["boolean", "null"],
      "description": "Indicates if new members added to the group are auto-subscribed to receive email notifications"
    },
    "hideFromAddressLists": {
      "type": ["boolean", "null"],
      "description": "True if the group is not displayed in certain parts of the Outlook UI"
    },
    "hideFromOutlookClients": {
      "type": ["boolean", "null"],
      "description": "True if the group is not displayed in Outlook clients"
    },
    "isSubscribedByMail": {
      "type": ["boolean", "null"],
      "description": "Indicates whether the signed-in user is subscribed to receive email conversations"
    },
    "hasMembersWithLicenseErrors": {
      "type": ["boolean", "null"],
      "description": "Indicates whether there are members in this group that have license errors",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "unseenCount": {
      "type": ["integer", "null"],
      "description": "Count of conversations that received new posts since the signed-in user last visited the group"
    },
    "resourceBehaviorOptions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Specifies the group behaviors that can be set during creation"
    },
    "resourceProvisioningOptions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Specifies the group resources associated with the Microsoft 365 group"
    },
    "assignedLicenses": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/AssignedLicense"
      },
      "description": "The licenses that are assigned to the group",
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "assignedLabels": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/AssignedLabel"
      },
      "description": "The list of sensitivity label pairs associated with a Microsoft 365 group"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "OnPremisesProvisioningError": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Represents errors during synchronization from on-premises directory",
      "properties": {
        "category": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Category of the provisioning error"
        },
        "occurredDateTime": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time",
          "description": "The date and time at which the error occurred"
        },
        "propertyCausingError": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Name of the directory property causing the error"
        },
        "value": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Value of the property causing the error"
        }
      }
    },
    "AssignedLicense": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Represents a license assigned to a group",
      "properties": {
        "skuId": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The unique identifier for the SKU"
        },
        "disabledPlans": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "A collection of the unique identifiers for disabled plans"
        }
      }
    },
    "AssignedLabel": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Represents a sensitivity label assigned to a Microsoft 365 group",
      "properties": {
        "labelId": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The unique identifier of the label"
        },
        "displayName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The display name of the label"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}