Create application

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Create a new application object.

Important

Adding passwordCredential when creating applications is not supported. Use the addPassword method to add passwords or secrets for an application.

Do not share application client IDs (appId) in API documentation or code samples.

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Permission type	Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account)	Application.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Application.ReadWrite.All
Application	Application.ReadWrite.OwnedBy, Application.ReadWrite.All

HTTP request

POST /applications

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required.
Content-Type	application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of application object. The request body must contain displayName, which is a required property.

Response

If successful, this method returns 201 Created response code and an application object in the response body.

Examples

Request

Here is an example of the request.

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/applications
Content-type: application/json

{
  "displayName": "Display name"
}

C#

var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

var requestBody = new Application
{
	DisplayName = "Display name",
};
var result = await graphClient.Applications.PostAsync(requestBody);

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const application = {
  displayName: 'Display name'
};

await client.api('/applications')
	.post(application);

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Java

GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();

Application application = new Application();
application.displayName = "Display name";

graphClient.applications()
	.buildRequest()
	.post(application);

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Go

//THE GO SDK IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go"
	  graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/models"
	  //other-imports
)

graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClientWithCredentials(cred, scopes)


requestBody := graphmodels.NewApplication()
displayName := "Display name"
requestBody.SetDisplayName(&displayName) 

result, err := graphClient.Applications().Post(context.Background(), requestBody, nil)

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Applications

$params = @{
	DisplayName = "Display name"
}

New-MgApplication -BodyParameter $params

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PHP

<?php

// THIS SNIPPET IS A PREVIEW FOR THE KIOTA BASED SDK. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($requestAdapter);

$requestBody = new Application();
$requestBody->setDisplayName('Display name');



$requestResult = $graphServiceClient->applications()->post($requestBody);

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

The following is an example of the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#applications/$entity",
    "id": "03ef14b0-ca33-4840-8f4f-d6e91916010e",
    "deletedDateTime": null,
    "isFallbackPublicClient": null,
    "appId": "631a96bc-a705-4eda-9f99-fdaf9f54f6a2",
    "applicationTemplateId": null,
    "identifierUris": [],
    "createdDateTime": "2019-09-17T19:10:35.2742618Z",
    "displayName": "Display name",
    "isDeviceOnlyAuthSupported": null,
    "groupMembershipClaims": null,
    "optionalClaims": null,
    "addIns": [],
    "publisherDomain": "contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
    "samlMetadataUrl": "https://graph.microsoft.com/2h5hjaj542de/app",
    "signInAudience": "AzureADandPersonalMicrosoftAccount",
    "tags": [],
    "tokenEncryptionKeyId": null,
    "api": {
        "requestedAccessTokenVersion": 2,
        "acceptMappedClaims": null,
        "knownClientApplications": [],
        "oauth2PermissionScopes": [],
        "preAuthorizedApplications": []
    },
    "appRoles": [],
    "publicClient": {
        "redirectUris": []
    },
    "info": {
        "termsOfServiceUrl": null,
        "supportUrl": null,
        "privacyStatementUrl": null,
        "marketingUrl": null,
        "logoUrl": null
    },
    "keyCredentials": [],
    "parentalControlSettings": {
        "countriesBlockedForMinors": [],
        "legalAgeGroupRule": "Allow"
    },
    "passwordCredentials": [],
    "requiredResourceAccess": [],
    "web": {
        "redirectUris": [],
        "homePageUrl": null,
        "logoutUrl": null,
        "implicitGrantSettings": {
            "enableIdTokenIssuance": false,
            "enableAccessTokenIssuance": false
        }
    }
}