Using SharePoint REST API, how to check if a particular user is a member of a Security Group in Azure AD?

Question

Hi,

Using SharePoint REST API, how to check if a particular user is a member of a Security Group in Azure AD?

Please provide a code example for this issue.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi @Vivek Gupta ,

i understand you want to call MS graph api in the spfx web part. We can get it by means of pnpjs graph, it offers below method:

• https://pnp.github.io/pnpjs/graph/directoryobjects/#return-all-the-groups-the-user-group-or-directoryobject-is-a-member-of

Please take a reference my test demo:

• https://github.com/kongmengfei/SharedSPFx/blob/master/generic-target-audience/README.md

Test Result:

*Note that not forget to grant permission for ms graph:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/spfx/use-aad-tutorial#deploy-the-solution-and-grant-permissions

Best Regards,
Baker Kong

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Answer 2

Hi VivekGupta-9563,

I do not think SharePoint Rest API could access group resources in Azure AD, it should be specific for SP resource. Additionally MS Graph offers some endpoints that could check users membership:

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

Best Regards,
Baker Kong

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Answer 3

You can use the /_api/SP.Publishing.SitePageService.GetCurrentUserMemberships endpoint to get the AD security groups, too.