How to add custom Attributes to user profile in AZURE AD and what are the APIs to fetch the user profile with the attributes added?

Question

Hi team,
Am trying to add custom attribute fields to all user profiles in Azure AD.

What are the steps to be followed for that and what are the APIs that expose me those values / user profiles?

Answer 1

@Abibalaji Veerakumar

When it comes to adding custom user attributes within Azure AD, you can do this through the Azure portal and use them in your self-service sign-up user flows, or you can also read and write these attributes by using the Microsoft Graph API. For more info - Define custom attributes for user flows.

Create a custom attribute:

1. Sign in to the Azure portal as an Azure AD administrator.
2. Under Azure services, select Azure Active Directory.
3. In the left menu, select External Identities.
4. Select Custom user attributes.
5. To add an attribute, select Add.
6. Fill in the add attribute information page and create.

I hope this helps!

Let me know if you have any further questions.

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Answer 2

Hi @Abibalaji Veerakumar

As far as I know, this does not apply to standard Azure AD tenants, "adding custom user attributes and using graph API management" is the category of Azure AD B2C tenants.

You can add custom attributes to a user by updating the user:

Get custom user attributes:

Hope this helps.

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Answer 3

Hi Carl,
Is there a configuration screen which would help us add these custom attributes?

Other than the PATCH API?

Answer 4

pro is your problem solved?