Azure AD Application Permission for SharePoint Term store

Question

Hi everyone,

Sharepoint Application Permission only provides TermStore.ReadWrite.All which only allows the app to write enterprise managed metadata and to read basic site info without a signed in user.

Since edit/update isnt an option in here is there any way where I can edit a term in term store using an application permission?

(A delegated permission isnt an option for me since Im creating an azure webjob so there should be no user login required)

MS Graph API has an Application Permission that can edit terms, can anyone give me a documentation/sample .NET code on how to consume it?

Thank you all !

Answer 1

TermStore.ReadWrite.All app permission allows also to edit existing terms. There are 2 Sharepoint app permissions available for working with term stores:

With TermStore.Read.All you may only read managed metadata, with TermStore.ReadWrite.All you may both read and write (including edit/update).

Answer 2

Hi @Maru Madrelejos ，

Sharepoint Application Permission TermStore.ReadWrite.All allows th app to edit/update operations, you'll need to explicitly add app@Srini M identity as a Term Store Administrator in the Taxonomy Term Store administrative user interface. This grants the app-only identity needed permissions for write operations.

I have answered the similar question here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/456125/issue-deleting-terms-from-term-store.html

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