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)
AdministrativeUnit.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)
Not supported.
Application
AdministrativeUnit.ReadWrite.All
To create an administrative unit, the calling principal must be assigned one of the following Azure AD roles:
Privileged Role Administrator
Global Administrator
HTTP request
POST /directory/administrativeUnits
Request headers
Name
Description
Authorization
Bearer {token}. Required.
Content-type
application/json. Required.
Request body
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of an administrativeUnit object.
Because the administrativeUnit resource supports extensions, you can use the POST operation and add custom properties with your own data to the administrative unit while creating it.
Response
If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and an administrativeUnit object in the response body.
<?php
// THIS SNIPPET IS A PREVIEW FOR THE KIOTA BASED SDK. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($requestAdapter);
$requestBody = new AdministrativeUnit();
$requestBody->setDisplayName('Seattle District Technical Schools');
$requestBody->setDescription('Seattle district technical schools administration');
$requestBody->setVisibility('HiddenMembership');
$requestResult = $graphServiceClient->directory()->administrativeUnits()->post($requestBody);