Error fetching users from Microsoft Entra ID: "$top query has been exceeded"

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Error fetching users from Microsoft Entra ID: "$top query has been exceeded"

Rishabh 0

Hello everyone!

I'm integrating a Microsoft Entra ID application with a web app I'm building. The initial connection between the app and Entra ID is working fine. However, when I try to fetch the list of users via the Graph API, I get the following error:

{
  "message": "The query specified in the URI is not valid. The limit of '0' for Top query has been exceeded. The value from the incoming request is '100'.: Bad Request",
  "statusCode": 400,
  "error": "Bad Request" 
}

From what I understand, this might be related to the $top query parameter being disallowed or restricted, but I'm unsure how to resolve this. Has anyone encountered this before, or know what configuration might be missing in Entra or the app registration?

Vasil Michev 118.1K Reputation points MVP Moderator

2025-04-21T06:14:14.4433333+00:00

Well what's the query you are running? In general, you don't need to specify the $top parameter, you can simply rely on the default values. With or without $top, if additional user objects exist, you will still get the next page link and so on (see pagination documentation).
Venkata Jagadeep 1,325 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-22T10:12:36.01+00:00

Hello Rishabh,

Just to follow-up on this thread, let us know if the above information is helpful. Please reach us if you have any additional queries on this issue.
Rishabh 0 Reputation points

2025-04-22T17:52:38.66+00:00

Hi @Venkata Jagadeep

Thanks so much for getting back to me! Sorry I missed this, regarding setting the top parameter is that something I have to configure in my app settings or is it just a query parameter that I can pass through when making a request?

Best,

Rishabh
Venkata Jagadeep 1,325 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-23T11:52:14.11+00:00

Hello Rishabh,

This $top parameter is only for query to give the partial list of the query. It's nothing to configure on Application side.

Hope this helps and let us know if you have any queries.
Venkata Jagadeep 1,325 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-24T07:09:25.9566667+00:00

Hello Rishabh,

Following up to see if the above suggestion was helpful. And, if you have any further query do let us know.
Venkata Jagadeep 1,325 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-25T13:11:34.05+00:00

Hello Rishabh,

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.

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Vasil Michev 118.1K Reputation points MVP Moderator

2025-04-21T06:14:14.4433333+00:00

Well what's the query you are running? In general, you don't need to specify the $top parameter, you can simply rely on the default values. With or without $top, if additional user objects exist, you will still get the next page link and so on (see pagination documentation).
Venkata Jagadeep 1,325 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-22T10:12:36.01+00:00

Hello Rishabh,

Just to follow-up on this thread, let us know if the above information is helpful. Please reach us if you have any additional queries on this issue.
Rishabh 0 Reputation points

2025-04-22T17:52:38.66+00:00

Hi @Venkata Jagadeep

Thanks so much for getting back to me! Sorry I missed this, regarding setting the top parameter is that something I have to configure in my app settings or is it just a query parameter that I can pass through when making a request?

Best,

Rishabh
Venkata Jagadeep 1,325 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-23T11:52:14.11+00:00

Hello Rishabh,

This $top parameter is only for query to give the partial list of the query. It's nothing to configure on Application side.

Hope this helps and let us know if you have any queries.
Venkata Jagadeep 1,325 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-24T07:09:25.9566667+00:00

Hello Rishabh,

Following up to see if the above suggestion was helpful. And, if you have any further query do let us know.
Venkata Jagadeep 1,325 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-25T13:11:34.05+00:00

Hello Rishabh,

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.

Answer 1

Hello Rishabh,

As per the description, we understand that you have configured Entra-ID App Registration with your web app and when fetching the list of users via Graph API, it is showing the error.

The error states the limit of '0' for your query has been exceeded and it is related to $top parameter that is restricting to show results.

The $top parameter allows you to limit the number of records that are returned.

Please confirm if you have added value as '0' for $top parameter?

For example, the below Graph command will provide the list of all users

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users

The below Graph command will show only top 5 users

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users?$top=5

But, if you give $top=0, then it cannot show the results as the count is set to '0'.

Please refer the below document to understand the list of permissions for graph to access users list in the tenant.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-list?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http#permissions

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