Is there a fee for obtaining SharePoint download URLs using the Microsoft Graph API?

Question

Hello.

We are currently considering using Microsoft Graph API to get download URLs for thousands of files such as Excel and PDF from SharePoint. (I want to get the download URL exactly like https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/driveitem-get-content?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http)

Please let me ask about the fees for using Microsoft Graph API.

In this case, can I use Microsoft Graph API for free?

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It looks like there would be a fee according to this web site (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/metered-api-list), but according to the Standard APIs on the other web site (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/metered-api-overview) there would be a fee.

Answer 1

Microsoft Graph API is an integration of several services such as Users, Groups, Files, Mail, Teams etc. When you download SharePoint files, I assume you are using OneDrive and SharePoint Graph API which is currently free.

This article ((https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/metered-api-list) you mentioned in the original post illustrates Teams chat Graph APIs and Assign sensitivity label Graph APIs require licensing and payment, it has nothing to do with OneDrive and SharePoint Graph API.

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