How can I use the Graph API to search sharepoint contact information?

Question

For example, if a user has listed the term Cooking in their 'About Me->Interests and Hobbies' I want to be able to find their profile using the term cooking. I have tried :
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/search/query

{
    "requests": [
        {
            "entityTypes": [
                "person"
            ],
            "query": {
                "queryString": "Cooking"
            }
        }
    ]
}

But no results, however when I use the sharepoint search box from the share point web interface, I get the profile I'm looking for.

Answer 1

Hi @Dave Nicodemus ,

Currently, you cannot use Graph API to achieve this. According to the documentation, when we use graph api to search person, the source is Exchange Online not SharePoint. So you would not get results.

You could submit the feature request here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-developer-platform/idb-p/Microsoft365DeveloperPlatform