Get MS Graph DirectReports count with ASP.NET SDK

Question

Greetings,

I currently developing a feature which requires to find out a users direct reports count. Currently I get the direct reports through the GraphClient with the following code:

var directReports = await this.graphClient.Me.DirectReports.Request().GetAsync();

However this returns all of the information for these reports and I only need the count. How can this be achieved?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hi @Grozev, Dimitar

If you just want to output the count, can try this:

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/directReports/$count  
ConsistencyLevel: eventual  

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Answer 2

Hi @Grozev, Dimitar ,

the .NET SDK is not updated yet to fully support the count on Directory Objects, but a preview should be coming next year.

To workaround this limitation in the current version, you can use the following code:

var requestUrl = graphClient.Me.DirectReports.AppendSegmentToRequestUrl("$count");  
var options = new[] { new HeaderOption("ConsistencyLevel", "eventual") };  
var request = new BaseRequest(requestUrl, graphClient, options);  
var response = await request.SendRequestAsync(null, CancellationToken.None);  
string count = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();