Get a user presence Microsoft Graph Api using Graph SDK 5.17.0 C#

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Get a user presence Microsoft Graph Api using Graph SDK 5.17.0 C#

Hisanth S 0

Hi, i am working with graph API for teams and new to the graph API. I need to get user presence. The API is working fine with graph Explorer by using the following endpoint https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/presence

I am using this end point in my windows application (C# .net Core). I am creating class library and added Graph SDK 5.17.0 .

I have given the delegated Permission Presence.Read and Presence.Read.All from organization account.

I am trying with client secret by using tenantId, clientId, clientSecret
- It throws an error like 'Forbidden'
I am trying with the following

Using Azure.Identity;
Using Microsoft.Graph;


var tenantId = "MytenantId";
var clientId = "MyclientId";

// using Azure.Identity;
var options = new UsernamePasswordCredentialOptions
{
    AuthorityHost = AzureAuthorityHosts.AzurePublicCloud,
};

//var scopes = new[] { "https://graph.microsoft.com/.default" };
var scopes = new[] { "Presence.Read" };
var userName = "******@mail.com";
var password = "Password1!";

var userNamePasswordCredential = new UsernamePasswordCredential(
    userName, password, tenantId, clientId, options);

var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(userNamePasswordCredential, scopes);

var mypresence = await graphClient.Me.Presence.GetAsync();

It's not returning the presence.

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Answer 1

CarlZhao-MSFT 46,406

Hi @Hisanth S

ROPC flow is an authentication flow that runs on the backend and cannot ask for your consent to permissions when hardcoding user credentials. So make sure your app has been granted the Presence.Read or Presence.Read.All delegated permission and granted admin consent for that permission.

Debugging:

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Hisanth S 0 Reputation points

2023-07-17T05:00:14.96+00:00

Hi @CarlZhao-MSFT, thanks for your reply. Can i get this without ROPC. Can i access user presence by using client secret key. If any sample of code that helps me a lot. Thanks in advance.

CarlZhao-MSFT 46,406

Hi @Hisanth S

You can call this endpoint using the auth code flow, which asks you to consent to permissions in scopes when you interactively log in a user in the browser.

Here is the corresponding code snippet:

var scopes = new[] { "Presence.Read" };

var tenantId = "{tenant id}";

// Values from app registration
var clientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID";
var clientSecret = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET";

// For authorization code flow, the user signs into the Microsoft
// identity platform, and the browser is redirected back to your app
// with an authorization code in the query parameters
var authorizationCode = "AUTH_CODE_FROM_REDIRECT";

// using Azure.Identity;
var options = new AuthorizationCodeCredentialOptions
{
    AuthorityHost = AzureAuthorityHosts.AzurePublicCloud,
};

// https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/azure.identity.authorizationcodecredential
var authCodeCredential = new AuthorizationCodeCredential(
    tenantId, clientId, clientSecret, authorizationCode, options);

var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(authCodeCredential, scopes);

Note that this endpoint does not yet support application-only contexts (i.e. only client id and client secret).

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Hisanth S 0 Reputation points

2023-07-17T14:23:16.93+00:00

Hi, I am sticking with var authorizationCode = "AUTH_CODE_FROM_REDIRECT"; I am in console application. Without user interaction i need to get the user presence
CarlZhao-MSFT 46,406 Reputation points

2023-07-18T02:28:13.8366667+00:00

Hi @Hisanth S

If your context doesn't have a browser for user interaction, then you can only use the ROPC flow, because that endpoint doesn't yet support application permissions.

Hope this helps.

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CarlZhao-MSFT 46,406 Reputation points

2023-07-20T02:05:48.24+00:00

Hi @Hisanth S

Hope things are going well. I am writing to see if the above suggestions help. If there's anything else we can help, feel free to let us know.
Hisanth S 0 Reputation points

2023-07-20T06:29:12.1266667+00:00

Hi CarlZhao-MSFT, How to call microsoft login from windows application and how to retrieve authorizationCode = "AUTH_CODE_FROM_REDIRECT". If any sample it was more helpful.
I have checked every 5 mins of the user, every time need to login with microsoft account or enough for first time (like as Teams). the actual scenario is want to check available user availability in my windows application.
CarlZhao-MSFT 46,406 Reputation points

2023-07-20T06:43:06.5933333+00:00
Hi @Hisanth S

You need to run the authorization URL in the browser address bar and log in with the user to complete the authorization, after which it will return the authorization code in the browser address bar:

https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize? client_id={client id} &response_type=code &redirect_uri={redirect url} &response_mode=query &scope=Presence.Read &state=12345
Hisanth S 0 Reputation points

2023-07-20T14:11:01.07+00:00

Hi CarlZhao-MSFT, Thanks for the long support. I have registered URI in azure app authentication as https://localhost/myapp and i have added in this url into redirect_uri. I have run this in the browser address bar and it's asking Microsoft login, after successful login, the url contains code like as https://localhost/myapp?Code=xyz&state=12345&session_state=abc. I have copied this code and placed in authorizationCode section and run the application. It throws an error like Original Exception: AADSTS50012: The reply address 'https://replyUrlNotSet' does not match the reply address 'https://localhost/myapp provided when requesting Authorization code.

Answer 2

@Hisanth S

Get User Presence API with Application Permission now available in Graph v1.0. I verified it.

See this comment too from December 21, 2023. The Graph API change log is not yet updated.

therefore, following Api should work now with application permission.

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/6e7b768e-07e2-4810-8459-485f84f8f204/presence

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/communications/presences/6e7b768e-07e2-4810-8459-485f84f8f204

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