Managing with Microsoft Graph (and PowerShell)

In this video I explore the new Microsoft Graph as a means to manage Azure AD (and more) via the REST API and through the SDK PowerShell module.
My file can be found at github.com/johnthebrit/Random....
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Azure AD PowerShell history
01:30 AAD management with Az module
02:20 History of the different APIs for Microsoft services
04:40 Microsoft Graph single API
07:21 Me vs Org service access and scopes
10:32 Viewing the consented permissions
13:25 Microsoft Graph Explorer
16:45 Consent for a service principal
18:57 Calling REST API from PowerShell
20:00 Using Microsoft Graph PowerShell module
30:43 Sending an email through Microsoft Graph
32:34 Summary

[@joneslt]

I've watched several videos trying to wrap my head around Graph, and as always, yours was by far the most clear, concise and thorough explanation. The thing that sets you apart is you don't make assumptions that we already know the basics. You start from ground zero and explain everything clearly before jumping into more advanced topics. A rare talent today. Thanks for posting these videos!

[@martipeig2627]

Hey John, I'm arriving a bit late to this one, but I wanted to leave a comment to highlight how useful it has been (and so many others of your videos actually are) to me. The way you present the information is so clear and well-exposed that it makes it so easy to digest. Thank you so much for sharing all your work with all of us.

[@NTFAQGuy]

That is very kind of you to say, thank you!

[@thewaterboy2013]

Thank you for taking the time to make this. Very informative and helpful. I am in the process of re-writing a number of AzureAD based scripts and wanted to have an even better understanding of this new graph api setup, particularly around the authentication, consent, and permissions aspect. Definitely will be watching this a few more times.

[@CsabaV]

Hi John! Thanks so much for the short, but useful presentation of MS Graph. This I was looking for and now I'm getting ideas how to move from a little bit from PS only to a bit MsG. I really appreciate your work doing on YT! Keep it up!

[@TechieTard]

Dude/Mate :), thank you very much for explaining this in a way I could wrap my head around it. No other 1 hour + videos came close to even 15 minutes of yours. SUBSCRIBED AND LIKED!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Glad it helped!

[@matthewmarquis4266]

I really video your videos so helpful. Your work is truly appreciated.

[@vijaysaini5259]

Thanks John. Really an awesome session this was.

[@danielrobertson3302]

Thanks for the great content. Another thing to add to look into list, I've been sticking with the standard cmdlets up until now but probably need to start moving with the times.

[@NTFAQGuy]

Yep, Microsoft graph is the future :)

[@kevin179887]

I think Microsoft Graph highlights the problem that Microsoft is having with Azure and its product lines in general. Microsoft Graph is a framework to normalize all the disjointed ideas in azure. The problem is it doesn't encapsulate all the functionality of the base libraries so you still have to make a decision. It would be a better approach for Microsoft to come up with a standard for the developers to follow when creating new services. It would also help in their documentation which has gotten worse over the years both grammatically and content wise.

[@pavangrandhi]

Thank your for this wonderful content! I needed this

[@notoriousft]

Brilliant video. Thanks a lot for this.

[@Rashoooful]

Thanks John for the great contents! Too many modules with different capabilities - so confusing.

[@NTFAQGuy]

It’s really two. One for things like aad (this) and then one for azure (resource graph)

[@oranais3074]

Excellent content as usual, thanks mate.

[@NTFAQGuy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@herman3311]

awesome t-shirt! Great content as always!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Glad you like it!

[@CrisMak]

Great content as usual. Thanks a lot!!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Thank you

[@lj3992]

And awesome t shirt

[@sarthaksahoo8259]

This was awesome !! SCOPE IS DOPE 😁

[@NTFAQGuy]

Yes it is!

[@ericrechanberg2633]

Very nice content! Tks, Sir!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Very welcome

[@iamdedlok]

Hey John, thanks this was awesome. Brain fertilizer at 7 am!

[@PaulDickson7]

Awesome now just have to convince my L3 to give me access

[@andrewadams8601]

Just starting the video, but wanted to stop and say that shirt is awesome!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Glad you like it! :-)

[@craigdempsey8773]

Hi John, Thanks for the great content. Is the github link to the code in the video publically available?

[@NTFAQGuy]

In the description. Thanks

[@saeedredrose]

Thanks John.

[@NTFAQGuy]

Welcome!

[@45414]

I'm here for the shirt. MS Graph is a little too advanced for me currently. Definitely a 👍🏾 though.

[@NTFAQGuy]

Lol

[@fbobes]

Hey John, do you have the excerpt in GitHub? From another big fan of yours :-)

[@NTFAQGuy]

Read the description. added link :-)

[@vijaysaini5259]

Hey John, Any idea why PowerShell is missing in 'Code Snippet' section of Graph Explorer( C#, Java etc are available there).

[@vijaysaini5259]

is PowerShell not a popular option to work with Graph API, is what I meant?

[@NTFAQGuy]

🤷‍♂️

[@bitgamerx9574]

Thanks for the explainer. I always wonder if that's a real brick wall behind you or just a digital creation?

[@NTFAQGuy]

It’s fake brick texture on wall

[@user-sc7ry7id9o]

@John So, Graph Explorer is just the UI that allows you to use the Graph API to make calls to different services?

[@NTFAQGuy]

Yes

[@user-sc7ry7id9o]

Thanks John!

[@FullstackDeveloperPL]

John do you go out in that kind of a t-shirt or is it just for the video? 👀

[@NTFAQGuy]

Lol oh I go out in them :)

[@vyshalimurthy381]

Where did you get that T-Shirt!?!?! Also, great content!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Amazon lol

[@user-sc7ry7id9o]

Hilarious shirt!