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Group.ReadWrite.All

Allows the app to create groups and read all group properties and memberships on behalf of the signed-in user. Additionally allows group owners to manage their groups and allows group members to update group content.

For Microsoft 365 groups, Group.* permissions grant the app access to the contents of the group; for example, conversations, files, notes, and so on.

In some cases, an app may need extra properties to update some group properties and relationships like member and memberOf. For example, to add a servicePrincipal object as a member, the app also needs permissions to write the service principal, otherwise Microsoft Graph returns an error. For more information, see Limited information returned for inaccessible member objects.

Group.* permissions are used to control access to Microsoft Teams resources and APIs. Personal Microsoft accounts are not supported.

Group.* permissions are also used to control access to Microsoft Planner resources and APIs. Only delegated permissions are supported for Microsoft Planner APIs; application permissions are not supported. Personal Microsoft accounts are not supported.

Merill's Note

For an app to access data in Microsoft Graph, the user or administrator must grant it the permissions it needs. This article lists all the Microsoft Graph APIs and your tenant data that can be accessed by the application (vendor/developer) if you consent to the Group.ReadWrite.All permission.

If you need to create an audit report of the permissions granted to all the apps in your tenant, you can run the Export-MsIdAppConsentGrantReport command. See How To: Run a quick OAuth app audit of your tenant

Category Application Delegated
Identifier 62a82d76-70ea-41e2-9197-370581804d09 4e46008b-f24c-477d-8fff-7bb4ec7aafe0
DisplayText Read and write all groups Read and write all groups
Description Allows the app to create groups, read all group properties and memberships, update group properties and memberships, and delete groups. Also allows the app to read and write conversations. All of these operations can be performed by the app without a signed-in user. Allows the app to create groups and read all group properties and memberships on behalf of the signed-in user. Additionally allows group owners to manage their groups and allows group members to update group content.
AdminConsentRequired Yes Yes

Graph Methods

API supports delegated access (access on behalf of a user)
API supports app-only access (access without a user)

Methods
Group.ReadWrite.All and AdministrativeUnit.Read.All

Resources

Granting this permission allows the calling application to access (and/or update) the following information in your tenant.

Graph reference: administrativeUnit

Property Type Description
description String An optional description for the administrative unit. Supports $filter (eq, ne, in, startsWith), $search.
displayName String Display name for the administrative unit. Supports $filter (eq, ne, not, ge, le, in, startsWith, and eq on null values), $search, and $orderby.
id String Unique identifier for the administrative unit. Read-only. Supports $filter (eq).
membershipRule String The dynamic membership rule for the administrative unit. For more information about the rules you can use for dynamic administrative units and dynamic groups, see Manage rules for dynamic membership groups in Microsoft Entra ID.
membershipRuleProcessingState String Controls whether the dynamic membership rule is actively processed. Set to On to activate the dynamic membership rule, or Paused to stop updating membership dynamically.
membershipType String Indicates the membership type for the administrative unit. The possible values are: dynamic, assigned. If not set, the default value is null and the default behavior is assigned.
visibility String Controls whether the administrative unit and its members are hidden or public. Can be set to HiddenMembership. If not set, the default value is null and the default behavior is public. When set to HiddenMembership, only members of the administrative unit can list other members of the administrative unit.