Get device
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 device object.
Since the device resource supports extensions, you can also use the GET
operation to get custom properties and extension data in a device 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) | Device.Read.All | Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All |
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) | Not supported. | Not supported. |
Application | Device.Read.All | Device.ReadWrite.All, Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All |
Important
In delegated scenarios with work or school accounts, the signed-in user must be assigned a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role with a supported role permission. The following least privileged roles are supported for this operation.
- Users
- Directory Readers
- Directory Writers
- Compliance Administrator
- Device Managers
- Application Administrator
- Security Reader
- Security Administrator
- Privileged Role Administrator
- Cloud Application Administrator
- Customer LockBox Access Approver
- Dynamics 365 Administrator
- Power BI Administrator
- Desktop Analytics Administrator
- Microsoft Managed Desktop Administrator
- Teams Communications Administrator
- Teams Communications Support Engineer
- Teams Communications Support Specialist
- Teams Administrator
- Compliance Data Administrator
- Security Operator
- Kaizala Administrator
- Global Reader
- Directory Reviewer
- Windows 365 Administrator
HTTP request
You can address the device using either its id or deviceId.
GET /devices/{id}
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')
Optional query parameters
This method supports the $select
OData query parameter to help customize the response.
Request headers
Name | Description |
---|---|
Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
Request body
Don't supply a request body for this method.
Response
If successful, this method returns a 200 OK
response code and device object in the response body.
Examples
Example 1: Get a device
Request
The following example shows a request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/devices/000005c3-b7a6-4c61-89fc-80bf5ccfc366
Response
The following example shows a response for a device with no hostNames.
Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#devices/$entity",
"@odata.id": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v2/72f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47/directoryObjects/000005c3-b7a6-4c61-89fc-80bf5ccfc366/Microsoft.DirectoryServices.Device",
"accountEnabled": true,
"approximateLastSignInDateTime": "2021-08-26T21:15:01Z",
"deviceId": "000005c3-b7a6-4c61-89fc-80bf5ccfc366",
"deviceMetadata": null,
"deviceVersion": 2,
"hostNames": []
}
The following example shows a response for a device with hostNames.
Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"accountEnabled": true,
"approximateLastSignInDateTime": "2016-10-19T10:37:00Z",
"deviceId": "deviceId-value",
"deviceMetadata": "deviceMetadata-value",
"deviceVersion": 99,
"hostnames":["contoso.com", "hostname1"]
}
Example 2: Get a device and return only its id and extensionAttributes properties
Request
The following request retrieves the id and extensionAttributes property of a device.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/devices/6a59ea83-02bd-468f-a40b-f2c3d1821983?$select=id,extensionAttributes
Response
The following example shows the response.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#devices(id,extensionAttributes)/$entity",
"id": "6a59ea83-02bd-468f-a40b-f2c3d1821983",
"extensionAttributes": {
"extensionAttribute1": null,
"extensionAttribute2": null,
"extensionAttribute3": null,
"extensionAttribute4": null,
"extensionAttribute5": null,
"extensionAttribute6": null,
"extensionAttribute7": null,
"extensionAttribute8": null,
"extensionAttribute9": null,
"extensionAttribute10": null,
"extensionAttribute11": null,
"extensionAttribute12": null,
"extensionAttribute13": null,
"extensionAttribute14": null,
"extensionAttribute15": null
}
}