Create extensionProperty (directory extension)

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Create a new directory extension definition, represented by an extensionProperty object.

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/{application ObjectId}/extensionProperties

Request headers

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

Request body

In the request body, provide an extensionProperty object with the following properties.

Property	Type	Description
dataType	String	Specifies the data type of the value the extension property can hold. Following values are supported. Not nullable. Binary - 256 bytes maximum Boolean DateTime - Must be specified in ISO 8601 format. Will be stored in UTC. Integer - 32-bit value. LargeInteger - 64-bit value. String - 256 characters maximum
name	String	Name of the extension property. Not nullable.
targetObjects	String collection	The Microsoft Graph resources that can use the extension property. All values must be in PascalCase. The following values are supported. Not nullable. User Group AdministrativeUnit Application Device Organization

Response

If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a new extensionProperty object in the response body.

Examples

Request

The following is an example of the request.

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/applications/fd918e4b-c821-4efb-b50a-5eddd23afc6f/extensionProperties
Content-type: application/json

{
    "name": "jobGroup",
    "dataType": "String",
    "targetObjects": [
        "User"
    ]
}

C#

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient( authProvider );

var extensionProperty = new ExtensionProperty
{
	Name = "jobGroup",
	DataType = "String",
	TargetObjects = new List<String>()
	{
		"User"
	}
};

await graphClient.Applications["{application-id}"].ExtensionProperties
	.Request()
	.AddAsync(extensionProperty);

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 extensionProperty = {
    name: 'jobGroup',
    dataType: 'String',
    targetObjects: [
        'User'
    ]
};

await client.api('/applications/fd918e4b-c821-4efb-b50a-5eddd23afc6f/extensionProperties')
	.post(extensionProperty);

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();

ExtensionProperty extensionProperty = new ExtensionProperty();
extensionProperty.name = "jobGroup";
extensionProperty.dataType = "String";
LinkedList<String> targetObjectsList = new LinkedList<String>();
targetObjectsList.add("User");
extensionProperty.targetObjects = targetObjectsList;

graphClient.applications("fd918e4b-c821-4efb-b50a-5eddd23afc6f").extensionProperties()
	.buildRequest()
	.post(extensionProperty);

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
graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClient(requestAdapter)

requestBody := graphmodels.NewExtensionProperty()
name := "jobGroup"
requestBody.SetName(&name) 
dataType := "String"
requestBody.SetDataType(&dataType) 
targetObjects := []string {
	"User",

}
requestBody.SetTargetObjects(targetObjects)

result, err := graphClient.ApplicationsById("application-id").ExtensionProperties().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 = @{
	Name = "jobGroup"
	DataType = "String"
	TargetObjects = @(
		"User"
	)
}

New-MgApplicationExtensionProperty -ApplicationId $applicationId -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 ExtensionProperty();
$requestBody->setName('jobGroup');

$requestBody->setDataType('String');

$requestBody->setTargetObjects(['User', ]);



$requestResult = $graphServiceClient->applicationsById('application-id')->extensionProperties()->post($requestBody);

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

Response

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

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

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#applications('fd918e4b-c821-4efb-b50a-5eddd23afc6f')/extensionProperties/$entity",
    "id": "da38c7b1-133e-4a79-abcd-e2fd586ce621",
    "deletedDateTime": null,
    "appDisplayName": "b2c-extensions-app. Do not modify. Used by AADB2C for storing user data.",
    "dataType": "String",
    "isSyncedFromOnPremises": false,
    "name": "extension_25883231668a43a780b25685c3f874bc_jobGroup",
    "targetObjects": [
        "User"
    ]
}