Get device
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03/02/2023
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Namespace: microsoft.graph
Get the properties and relationships of a device 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)
Device.Read.All, Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)
Not supported.
Application
Device.Read.All, Device.ReadWrite.All, Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All
HTTP request
You can address the device using either its id or deviceId .
GET /devices/{id}
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')
Optional query parameters
This method supports the $select
OData query parameter to help customize the response.
Name
Type
Description
Authorization
string
Bearer {token}. Required.
Request body
Do not supply a request body for this method.
Response
If successful, this method returns a 200 OK
response code and device object in the response body.
Examples
Example 1: Get a device
Request
The following is an example of the request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/devices/000005c3-b7a6-4c61-89fc-80bf5ccfc366
const options = {
authProvider,
};
const client = Client.init(options);
let device = await client.api('/devices/000005c3-b7a6-4c61-89fc-80bf5ccfc366')
.get();
For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation .
GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();
Device device = graphClient.devices("000005c3-b7a6-4c61-89fc-80bf5ccfc366")
.buildRequest()
.get();
For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation .
//THE GO SDK IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
import (
"context"
msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go"
//other-imports
)
graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClientWithCredentials(cred, scopes)
result, err := graphClient.DevicesById("device-id").Get(context.Background(), nil)
For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation .
<?php
// THIS SNIPPET IS A PREVIEW FOR THE KIOTA BASED SDK. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($requestAdapter);
$requestResult = $graphServiceClient->devicesById('device-id')->get();
For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation .
Response
The following is an example of the response.
Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#devices/$entity",
"@odata.id": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v2/72f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47/directoryObjects/000005c3-b7a6-4c61-89fc-80bf5ccfc366/Microsoft.DirectoryServices.Device",
"accountEnabled":false,
"deviceId":"6fa60d52-01e7-4b18-8055-4759461fc16b",
"displayName":"DESKTOP-858MANH",
"id": "000005c3-b7a6-4c61-89fc-80bf5ccfc366",
"operatingSystem":"Windows",
"operatingSystemVersion":"10.0.19043.1165"
}
Example 2: Get a device and return only its id and extensionAttributes properties
Request
The following request retrieves the id and extensionAttributes property of a device.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/devices/6a59ea83-02bd-468f-a40b-f2c3d1821983?$select=id,extensionAttributes
var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);
var result = await graphClient.Devices["{device-id}"].GetAsync((requestConfiguration) =>
{
requestConfiguration.QueryParameters.Select = new string []{ "id","extensionAttributes" };
});
For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation .
const options = {
authProvider,
};
const client = Client.init(options);
let device = await client.api('/devices/6a59ea83-02bd-468f-a40b-f2c3d1821983')
.version('beta')
.select('id,extensionAttributes')
.get();
For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation .
GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();
Device device = graphClient.devices("6a59ea83-02bd-468f-a40b-f2c3d1821983")
.buildRequest()
.select("id,extensionAttributes")
.get();
For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation .
//THE GO SDK IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
import (
"context"
msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
graphconfig "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/devices"
//other-imports
)
graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClientWithCredentials(cred, scopes)
requestParameters := &graphconfig.DeviceItemRequestBuilderGetQueryParameters{
Select: [] string {"id","extensionAttributes"},
}
configuration := &graphconfig.DeviceItemRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration{
QueryParameters: requestParameters,
}
result, err := graphClient.DevicesById("device-id").Get(context.Background(), configuration)
For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation .
<?php
// THIS SNIPPET IS A PREVIEW FOR THE KIOTA BASED SDK. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($requestAdapter);
$requestConfiguration = new DeviceRequestBuilderGetRequestConfiguration();
$queryParameters = new DeviceRequestBuilderGetQueryParameters();
$queryParameters->select = ["id","extensionAttributes"];
$requestConfiguration->queryParameters = $queryParameters;
$requestResult = $graphServiceClient->devicesById('device-id')->get($requestConfiguration);
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.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#devices(id,extensionAttributes)/$entity",
"id": "6a59ea83-02bd-468f-a40b-f2c3d1821983",
"extensionAttributes": {
"extensionAttribute1": "BYOD-Device",
"extensionAttribute2": null,
"extensionAttribute3": null,
"extensionAttribute4": null,
"extensionAttribute5": null,
"extensionAttribute6": null,
"extensionAttribute7": null,
"extensionAttribute8": null,
"extensionAttribute9": null,
"extensionAttribute10": null,
"extensionAttribute11": null,
"extensionAttribute12": null,
"extensionAttribute13": null,
"extensionAttribute14": null,
"extensionAttribute15": null
}
}