Graph API Setters and Getters

Question

Hi much of the PHP SDK documentation refers to HTTP requests like https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root/children

However when I try to translate this to a Graph query $result = $graphServiceClient->users()->byUserId("my-user-id")->drive()->root()->children()->get()->wait();

or $result = $graphServiceClient->users()->byUserId("my-user-id")->drive()->root()->children()->post()->wait(); The SDK tells me root() and children() are not part of the drive request builder.

Is there documentation that shows how to translate HTTP examples like "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root/children" into their PHP equivalent? Or, even better, documentation that shows each of the endpoints for PHP SDK?

Lastly does the PHP SDK, provide a response getter and/or getter for every data field returned from the server? Again, the documentation gives HTTP request examples with JSON response examples,

{
     "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#drives/$entity",
     "@microsoft.graph.tips": "Use $select to choose only the properties your app needs, as this can lead to performance improvements. For example: GET me/drive?$select=driveType,owner",
     "createdDateTime": "2023-10-22T00:11:21Z",
     "description": "",
     "id": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
     "lastModifiedDateTime": "2024-06-27T10:39:41Z",
     "name": "OneDrive",
     "webUrl": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Documents",
     "driveType": "business",
     "createdBy": {
         "user": {
             "displayName": "System Account"
         }
     },
     "lastModifiedBy": {
         "user": {
             "email": "******@jobcop.co.uk",
             "id": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
             "displayName": "Martin Thorburn"
         }
     },
     "owner": {
         "user": {
             "email": "******@jobcop.co.uk",
             "id": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
             "displayName": "Martin Thorburn"
         }
     },
     "quota": {
         "deleted": 1030849340,
         "remaining": 1097450601323,
         "state": "normal",
         "total": 1099511627776,
         "used": 1030177113
     }
 }

however, if I use a query like: $result = $graphServiceClient->drives()->byDriveId('my-drive-id')->get()->wait();

I do not seem to get anything like the documentated json response. Indeed if I use print_r($result);

all I get is a huge, unformatted object !!

Is there a reponse getter, i.e. $result->getResponse();

or $result->getbody();

How would I even try to read the response, or even know what getters to use to access the retuted data ?

I woould really appreciate some help and guidance on this?

Answer 1

Hello Martin Thorburn,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Support!

You can refer to the documentation, the equivalent PHP code is:

<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\GraphServiceClient;
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);
$result = $graphServiceClient->drives()->byDriveId('drive-id')->items()->byDriveItemId('driveItem-id')->children()->get()->wait();

Hope this helps.

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