Getting Started with Microsoft Graph API

[@marcdoliveira4906]

Outstanding Jeff. Thank you.

[@SimonRNorton]

Just the introduction I was looking for! Thank you so much!

[@jeffbrowntech]

You bet, glad it was helpful!

[@hassenfepher]

brand new to graph, and this video is where i started. i tried editing the department, and i got the following error. "code": "Authorization_RequestDenied", "message": "Insufficient privileges to complete the operation.", this was performed with the global admin for my account, and i confirmed i can edit this property in the azure identity portal i can pull these attributes just fine. do i have an application permission limitation in this explorer?

[@hassenfepher]

looks like i needed to add permissions in the permissions tab. i made it work. is there a way to grant these permissions temporarily? if i close the session, will the api permissions persist? should i manually revoke the permissions i just granted at the end of this exercise to reduce the attack surface until i get back into graph?

[@jeffbrowntech]

@@hassenfepher I believe those permissions are persistent, if you are unsure of leaving those out there, go ahead and revoke them.

[@CoreTheBK]

@@hassenfepherI could be wrong but JIT PAM solutions might be what you need for this sort of security you’re mentioning.

[@samlegend6064]

What is the future of Microsoft Graph API, and how is Microsoft evolving it? Is investing in learning this skill for career growth a good idea?

[@jeffbrowntech]

Learning how to interact with any API is a good thing. Microsoft's Graph API is the gateway to managing all of its services directly. You can write your own code to perform actions or get information. I've used it when there wasn't a clear PowerShell cmdlet or it had limitations that querying the API directly was better.