Get device

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.

Request headers

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

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

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
    }
}