Get group

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10/27/2023

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Important

APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.

Get the properties and relationships of a group object.

This operation returns by default only a subset of all the available properties, as noted in the Properties section. To get properties that aren't_ returned by default, specify them in a $select OData query option. The hasMembersWithLicenseErrors and isArchived properties are an exception and aren't returned in the $select query. Because the group resource supports extensions, you can also use the GET operation to get custom properties and extension data in a group instance.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service	US Government L4	US Government L5 (DOD)	China operated by 21Vianet
✅	✅	✅	✅

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	GroupMember.Read.All	Group.ReadWrite.All, Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All, Group.Read.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	GroupMember.Read.All	Group.ReadWrite.All, Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All, Group.Read.All

HTTP request

GET /groups/{id}

Optional query parameters

You can use $select to get specific group properties, including properties that aren't returned by default. Extension properties also support query parameters as follows:

Extension type	Comments
Schema extensions	Returned only with `$select`.
Open extensions	Returned through the Get open extension operation.
Directory extensions	Returned by default.

For more information on OData query options, see OData Query Parameters.

Request headers

Name	Type	Description
Authorization	string	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and group object in the response body. It returns the default properties unless you use $select to specify specific properties.

Example

Example 1: Return all default properties

Request

Here's an example of a GET request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/groups/45b7d2e7-b882-4a80-ba97-10b7a63b8fa4


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Groups["{group-id}"].GetAsync();

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



mgc-beta groups get --group-id {group-id}

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  //other-imports
)


// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
groups, err := graphClient.Groups().ByGroupId("group-id").Get(context.Background(), nil)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

Group result = graphClient.groups().byGroupId("{group-id}").get();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let group = await client.api('/groups/45b7d2e7-b882-4a80-ba97-10b7a63b8fa4')
	.version('beta')
	.get();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);


$result = $graphServiceClient->groups()->byGroupId('group-id')->get()->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Groups

Get-MgBetaGroup -GroupId $groupId

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python

result = await graph_client.groups.by_group_id('group-id').get()

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

Here's an example of the response. It includes only the default properties.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability. All the default properties are returned in an actual call.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#groups/$entity",
    "@odata.id": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v2/45b7d2e7-b882-4a80-ba97-10b7a63b8fa4/directoryObjects/4de51a22-3289-4ea5-bbdb-8503ea644f1b/Microsoft.DirectoryServices.Group",
    "id": "4de51a22-3289-4ea5-bbdb-8503ea644f1b",
    "deletedDateTime": null,
    "classification": null,
    "createdDateTime": "2021-09-13T10:07:01Z",
    "createdByAppId": "de8bc8b5-d9f9-48b1-a8ad-b748da725064",
    "organizationId": "45b7d2e7-b882-4a80-ba97-10b7a63b8fa4",
    "description": "Self help community for library",
    "displayName": "Library Assist",
    "expirationDateTime": "2022-01-11T10:07:01Z",
    "groupTypes": [
        "Unified"
    ],
    "infoCatalogs": [],
    "isAssignableToRole": null,
    "isManagementRestricted": null,
    "mail": "[email protected]",
    "mailEnabled": true,
    "mailNickname": "library",
    "membershipRule": null,
    "membershipRuleProcessingState": null,
    "onPremisesDomainName": null,
    "onPremisesLastSyncDateTime": null,
    "onPremisesNetBiosName": null,
    "onPremisesSamAccountName": null,
    "onPremisesSecurityIdentifier": null,
    "onPremisesSyncEnabled": null,
    "preferredDataLocation": "EU",
    "preferredLanguage": null,
    "proxyAddresses": [
        "SPO:SPO_0dbffe23-f6fb-4478-adcd-880daf88bb12@SPO_45b7d2e7-b882-4a80-ba97-10b7a63b8fa4",
        "SMTP:[email protected]"
    ],
    "renewedDateTime": "2021-09-13T10:07:01Z",
    "resourceBehaviorOptions": [],
    "resourceProvisioningOptions": [],
    "securityEnabled": false,
    "securityIdentifier": "S-1-12-1-1306860066-1319449225-59104187-458188010",
    "serviceProvisioningErrors": [],
    "theme": null,
    "visibility": "Public",
    "writebackConfiguration": {
        "isEnabled": null,
        "onPremisesGroupType": null
    },
    "onPremisesProvisioningErrors": []
}

Example 2: Return properties by using $select

Request

Here's an example of a GET request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/groups/b320ee12-b1cd-4cca-b648-a437be61c5cd?$select=allowExternalSenders,autoSubscribeNewMembers,isSubscribedByMail,unseenCount


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Groups["{group-id}"].GetAsync((requestConfiguration) =>
{
	requestConfiguration.QueryParameters.Select = new string []{ "allowExternalSenders","autoSubscribeNewMembers","isSubscribedByMail","unseenCount" };
});

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



mgc-beta groups get --group-id {group-id} --select "allowExternalSenders,autoSubscribeNewMembers,isSubscribedByMail,unseenCount"

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  graphgroups "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/groups"
	  //other-imports
)

requestParameters := &graphgroups.GroupItemRequestBuilderGetQueryParameters{
	Select: [] string {"allowExternalSenders","autoSubscribeNewMembers","isSubscribedByMail","unseenCount"},
}
configuration := &graphgroups.GroupItemRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration{
	QueryParameters: requestParameters,
}

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
groups, err := graphClient.Groups().ByGroupId("group-id").Get(context.Background(), configuration)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

Group result = graphClient.groups().byGroupId("{group-id}").get(requestConfiguration -> {
	requestConfiguration.queryParameters.select = new String []{"allowExternalSenders", "autoSubscribeNewMembers", "isSubscribedByMail", "unseenCount"};
});

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let group = await client.api('/groups/b320ee12-b1cd-4cca-b648-a437be61c5cd')
	.version('beta')
	.select('allowExternalSenders,autoSubscribeNewMembers,isSubscribedByMail,unseenCount')
	.get();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Groups\Item\GroupItemRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestConfiguration = new GroupItemRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration();
$queryParameters = GroupItemRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration::createQueryParameters();
$queryParameters->select = ["allowExternalSenders","autoSubscribeNewMembers","isSubscribedByMail","unseenCount"];
$requestConfiguration->queryParameters = $queryParameters;


$result = $graphServiceClient->groups()->byGroupId('group-id')->get($requestConfiguration)->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Groups

Get-MgBetaGroup -GroupId $groupId -Property "allowExternalSenders,autoSubscribeNewMembers,isSubscribedByMail,unseenCount"

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph_beta.generated.groups.item.group_item_request_builder import GroupItemRequestBuilder
from kiota_abstractions.base_request_configuration import RequestConfiguration
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
query_params = GroupItemRequestBuilder.GroupItemRequestBuilderGetQueryParameters(
		select = ["allowExternalSenders","autoSubscribeNewMembers","isSubscribedByMail","unseenCount"],
)

request_configuration = RequestConfiguration(
query_parameters = query_params,
)

result = await graph_client.groups.by_group_id('group-id').get(request_configuration = request_configuration)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

Here's an example of the response that includes the requested nondefault properties.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#groups(allowExternalSenders,autoSubscribeNewMembers,isSubscribedByMail,unseenCount)/$entity",
    "id": "b320ee12-b1cd-4cca-b648-a437be61c5cd",
    "allowExternalSenders": false,
    "autoSubscribeNewMembers": false,
    "isSubscribedByMail": false,
    "unseenCount": 0
}

Example 3: Read a specific dynamic group

Request

Here's an example of the request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/groups/1cdf9c18-a7dc-46b1-b47f-094d5656376d?$select=id,membershipRule,membershipRuleProcessingState,membershipRuleProcessingStatus

Response

Here's an example of the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#groups(id,membershipRule,membershipRuleProcessingState,membershipRuleProcessingStatus)/$entity",
  "id": "1cdf9c18-a7dc-46b1-b47f-094d5656376d",
  "membershipRule": "accountEnabled eq true",
  "membershipRuleProcessingState": "On",
  "membershipRuleProcessingStatus": {
    "status" : "NotStarted",
    "lastMembershipUpdated"  : null,
    "errorMessage" : null
  }
}

Example 4: Check if management of a group is restricted

Request

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/groups/aed0b780-965f-4149-85c5-a8c73e58brt6?$select=isManagementRestricted


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Groups["{group-id}"].GetAsync((requestConfiguration) =>
{
	requestConfiguration.QueryParameters.Select = new string []{ "isManagementRestricted" };
});

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



mgc-beta groups get --group-id {group-id} --select "isManagementRestricted"

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  graphgroups "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/groups"
	  //other-imports
)

requestParameters := &graphgroups.GroupItemRequestBuilderGetQueryParameters{
	Select: [] string {"isManagementRestricted"},
}
configuration := &graphgroups.GroupItemRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration{
	QueryParameters: requestParameters,
}

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
groups, err := graphClient.Groups().ByGroupId("group-id").Get(context.Background(), configuration)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

Group result = graphClient.groups().byGroupId("{group-id}").get(requestConfiguration -> {
	requestConfiguration.queryParameters.select = new String []{"isManagementRestricted"};
});

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let group = await client.api('/groups/aed0b780-965f-4149-85c5-a8c73e58brt6')
	.version('beta')
	.select('isManagementRestricted')
	.get();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Groups\Item\GroupItemRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestConfiguration = new GroupItemRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration();
$queryParameters = GroupItemRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration::createQueryParameters();
$queryParameters->select = ["isManagementRestricted"];
$requestConfiguration->queryParameters = $queryParameters;


$result = $graphServiceClient->groups()->byGroupId('group-id')->get($requestConfiguration)->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Groups

Get-MgBetaGroup -GroupId $groupId -Property "isManagementRestricted"

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph_beta.generated.groups.item.group_item_request_builder import GroupItemRequestBuilder
from kiota_abstractions.base_request_configuration import RequestConfiguration
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
query_params = GroupItemRequestBuilder.GroupItemRequestBuilderGetQueryParameters(
		select = ["isManagementRestricted"],
)

request_configuration = RequestConfiguration(
query_parameters = query_params,
)

result = await graph_client.groups.by_group_id('group-id').get(request_configuration = request_configuration)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "isManagementRestricted": true
}

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Get group

Permissions

HTTP request

Optional query parameters

Request headers

Request body

Response

Example

Example 1: Return all default properties

Request

Response

Example 2: Return properties by using $select

Request

Response

Example 3: Read a specific dynamic group

Request

Response

Example 4: Check if management of a group is restricted

Request

Response

Feedback

Additional resources

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Get group

Permissions

HTTP request

Optional query parameters

Request headers

Request body

Response

Example

Example 1: Return all default properties

Request

Response

Example 2: Return properties by using $select

Request

Response

Example 3: Read a specific dynamic group

Request

Response

Example 4: Check if management of a group is restricted

Request

Response

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Feedback

Additional resources