Authenticate with and call the Microsoft Graph

Summary

Obtain a new access token for the Microsoft Graph and use it an HTTP request, or connect to the Graph to perform operations.

Example Screenshot

Scripts


$token = m365 util accesstoken get --resource https://graph.microsoft.com --new
$me = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me -Headers @{"Authorization"="Bearer $token"}
$me

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#!/bin/bash

# requires jq: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/

token=`m365 util accesstoken get --resource https://graph.microsoft.com --new`
me=`curl https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me -H "Authorization: Bearer $token"`
echo $me | jq

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#https://pnp.github.io/powershell/cmdlets/Connect-PnPOnline.html#example-7
Connect-PnPOnline -Url "https://contoso.sharepoint.com" -ClientId 6c5c98c7-e05a-4a0f-bcfa-0cfc65aa1f28 -Tenant 'contoso.onmicrosoft.com' -Thumbprint 34CFAA860E5FB8C44335A38A097C1E41EEA206AA

$token = Get-PnPGraphAccessToken
$uri = 'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users?$filter=displayName eq ''Paul Bullock'''
$me = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Headers @{"Authorization"="Bearer $($token)"} -Method Get -ContentType "application/json"
$me.value

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Connect-MgGraph
Get-MgContext
Get-MgUser -Filter "displayName eq 'Paul Bullock'"
Disconnect-MgGraph

Check out the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK to learn more at: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/powershell/get-started

Source Credit

Sample first appeared on Authenticate with and call the Microsoft Graph

Contributors

Author(s)
Garry Trinder
Paul Bullock

Disclaimer

THESE SAMPLES ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.