Create externalItem

Article
10/27/2023

Namespace: microsoft.graph.externalConnectors

Important

APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.

Create a new externalItem.

This API can be used to create a custom item. The containing externalConnection must have a schema registered of the corresponding type.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service	US Government L4	US Government L5 (DOD)	China operated by 21Vianet
✅	✅	✅	❌

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	ExternalItem.ReadWrite.OwnedBy	ExternalItem.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	ExternalItem.ReadWrite.OwnedBy	ExternalItem.ReadWrite.All

HTTP request

PUT /external/connections/{connection-id}/items/{item-id}

Path parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
connection-id	string	The `id` property of the containing externalConnection
item-id	string	The developer-provided `id` property of the externalItem. If no item already exists with this `id`, a new item is created. If an item already exists with this `id`, it is overwritten by the object sent in the body.

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type	application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of an externalItem object. The payload is limited to 4 MB.

Creating an externalItem

When creating an externalItem, the following fields are required: acl, and properties. The properties object must contain at least one property.

All DateTime type properties must be in ISO 8601 format.

Properties on an externalItem should use type specifiers in the payload in the following scenarios:

For String type properties, if the value contains non-ASCII characters.

"description@odata.type": "String",
"description": "Kandierte Äpfel"

For all collection types.
```
"categories@odata.type": "Collection(String)"
"categories": [
  "red",
  "blue"
]
```
Important

When including a property of type Collection(DateTime), you must use the type specifier Collection(DateTimeOffset).

Response

If successful, this method returns 200 OK response code.

Examples

Example: Create a custom item

Request

The following example shows a request.

PUT https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/external/connections/contosohr/items/TSP228082938
Content-type: application/json

{
  "acl": [
    {
      "type": "user",
      "value": "e811976d-83df-4cbd-8b9b-5215b18aa874",
      "accessType": "grant",
      "identitySource": "azureActiveDirectory"
    },
    {
      "type": "group",
      "value": "14m1b9c38qe647f6a",
      "accessType": "deny",
      "identitySource": "external"
    }
  ],
  "properties": {
    "title": "Error in the payment gateway",
    "priority": 1,
    "assignee": "john@contoso.com"
  },
  "content": {
    "value": "Error in payment gateway...",
    "type": "text"
  }
}


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Models.ExternalConnectors;

var requestBody = new ExternalItem
{
	Acl = new List<Acl>
	{
		new Acl
		{
			Type = AclType.User,
			Value = "e811976d-83df-4cbd-8b9b-5215b18aa874",
			AccessType = AccessType.Grant,
			IdentitySource = IdentitySourceType.AzureActiveDirectory,
		},
		new Acl
		{
			Type = AclType.Group,
			Value = "14m1b9c38qe647f6a",
			AccessType = AccessType.Deny,
			IdentitySource = IdentitySourceType.External,
		},
	},
	Properties = new Properties
	{
		AdditionalData = new Dictionary<string, object>
		{
			{
				"title" , "Error in the payment gateway"
			},
			{
				"priority" , 1
			},
			{
				"assignee" , "john@contoso.com"
			},
		},
	},
	Content = new ExternalItemContent
	{
		Value = "Error in payment gateway...",
		Type = ExternalItemContentType.Text,
	},
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.External.Connections["{externalConnection-id}"].Items["{externalItem-id}"].PutAsync(requestBody);

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

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


// THE CLI IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
mgc-beta external connections items put --external-connection-id {externalConnection-id} --external-item-id {externalItem-id} --body '{\
  "acl": [\
    {\
      "type": "user",\
      "value": "e811976d-83df-4cbd-8b9b-5215b18aa874",\
      "accessType": "grant",\
      "identitySource": "azureActiveDirectory"\
    },\
    {\
      "type": "group",\
      "value": "14m1b9c38qe647f6a",\
      "accessType": "deny",\
      "identitySource": "external"\
    }\
  ],\
  "properties": {\
    "title": "Error in the payment gateway",\
    "priority": 1,\
    "assignee": "john@contoso.com"\
  },\
  "content": {\
    "value": "Error in payment gateway...",\
    "type": "text"\
  }\
}\
'

Important

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



import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  graphmodelsexternalconnectors "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/models/externalconnectors"
	  //other-imports
)

graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClientWithCredentials(cred, scopes)


requestBody := graphmodelsexternalconnectors.NewExternalItem()


acl := graphmodelsexternalconnectors.NewAcl()
type := graphmodels.USER_ACLTYPE 
acl.SetType(&type) 
value := "e811976d-83df-4cbd-8b9b-5215b18aa874"
acl.SetValue(&value) 
accessType := graphmodels.GRANT_ACCESSTYPE 
acl.SetAccessType(&accessType) 
identitySource := graphmodels.AZUREACTIVEDIRECTORY_IDENTITYSOURCETYPE 
acl.SetIdentitySource(&identitySource) 
acl1 := graphmodelsexternalconnectors.NewAcl()
type := graphmodels.GROUP_ACLTYPE 
acl1.SetType(&type) 
value := "14m1b9c38qe647f6a"
acl1.SetValue(&value) 
accessType := graphmodels.DENY_ACCESSTYPE 
acl1.SetAccessType(&accessType) 
identitySource := graphmodels.EXTERNAL_IDENTITYSOURCETYPE 
acl1.SetIdentitySource(&identitySource) 

acl := []graphmodelsexternalconnectors.Aclable {
	acl,
	acl1,
}
requestBody.SetAcl(acl)
properties := graphmodelsexternalconnectors.NewProperties()
additionalData := map[string]interface{}{
	"title" : "Error in the payment gateway", 
	"priority" : int32(1) , 
	"assignee" : "john@contoso.com", 
}
properties.SetAdditionalData(additionalData)
requestBody.SetProperties(properties)
content := graphmodelsexternalconnectors.NewExternalItemContent()
value := "Error in payment gateway..."
content.SetValue(&value) 
type := graphmodels.TEXT_EXTERNALITEMCONTENTTYPE 
content.SetType(&type) 
requestBody.SetContent(content)

items, err := graphClient.External().Connections().ByExternalConnectionId("externalConnection-id").Items().ByExternalItemId("externalItem-id").Put(context.Background(), requestBody, nil)

Important

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


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.ExternalItem externalItem = new com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.ExternalItem();
LinkedList<com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.Acl> acl = new LinkedList<com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.Acl>();
com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.Acl acl1 = new com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.Acl();
acl1.setType(com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.AclType.User);
acl1.setValue("e811976d-83df-4cbd-8b9b-5215b18aa874");
acl1.setAccessType(com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.AccessType.Grant);
acl1.setIdentitySource(com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.IdentitySourceType.AzureActiveDirectory);
acl.add(acl1);
com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.Acl acl2 = new com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.Acl();
acl2.setType(com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.AclType.Group);
acl2.setValue("14m1b9c38qe647f6a");
acl2.setAccessType(com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.AccessType.Deny);
acl2.setIdentitySource(com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.IdentitySourceType.External);
acl.add(acl2);
externalItem.setAcl(acl);
com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.Properties properties = new com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.Properties();
HashMap<String, Object> additionalData = new HashMap<String, Object>();
additionalData.put("title", "Error in the payment gateway");
additionalData.put("priority", 1);
additionalData.put("assignee", "john@contoso.com");
properties.setAdditionalData(additionalData);
externalItem.setProperties(properties);
com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.ExternalItemContent content = new com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.ExternalItemContent();
content.setValue("Error in payment gateway...");
content.setType(com.microsoft.graph.beta.models.externalconnectors.ExternalItemContentType.Text);
externalItem.setContent(content);
com.microsoft.graph.models.externalconnectors.ExternalItem result = graphClient.external().connections().byExternalConnectionId("{externalConnection-id}").items().byExternalItemId("{externalItem-id}").put(externalItem);

Important

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);

const externalItem = {
  acl: [
    {
      type: 'user',
      value: 'e811976d-83df-4cbd-8b9b-5215b18aa874',
      accessType: 'grant',
      identitySource: 'azureActiveDirectory'
    },
    {
      type: 'group',
      value: '14m1b9c38qe647f6a',
      accessType: 'deny',
      identitySource: 'external'
    }
  ],
  properties: {
    title: 'Error in the payment gateway',
    priority: 1,
    assignee: 'john@contoso.com'
  },
  content: {
    value: 'Error in payment gateway...',
    type: 'text'
  }
};

await client.api('/external/connections/contosohr/items/TSP228082938')
	.version('beta')
	.put(externalItem);

Important

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


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\ExternalItem;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\Acl;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\Properties;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\ExternalItemContent;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestBody = new ExternalItem();
$aclAcl1 = new Acl();
$aclAcl1->setType(new AclType('user'));
$aclAcl1->setValue('e811976d-83df-4cbd-8b9b-5215b18aa874');
$aclAcl1->setAccessType(new AccessType('grant'));
$aclAcl1->setIdentitySource(new IdentitySourceType('azureActiveDirectory'));
$aclArray []= $aclAcl1;
$aclAcl2 = new Acl();
$aclAcl2->setType(new AclType('group'));
$aclAcl2->setValue('14m1b9c38qe647f6a');
$aclAcl2->setAccessType(new AccessType('deny'));
$aclAcl2->setIdentitySource(new IdentitySourceType('external'));
$aclArray []= $aclAcl2;
$requestBody->setAcl($aclArray);

$properties = new Properties();
$additionalData = [
'title' => 'Error in the payment gateway',
'priority' => 1,
'assignee' => 'john@contoso.com',
];
$properties->setAdditionalData($additionalData);
$requestBody->setProperties($properties);
$content = new ExternalItemContent();
$content->setValue('Error in payment gateway...');
$content->setType(new ExternalItemContentType('text'));
$requestBody->setContent($content);

$result = $graphServiceClient->external()->connections()->byExternalConnectionId('externalConnection-id')->items()->byExternalItemId('externalItem-id')->put($requestBody)->wait();

Important

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


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Search

$params = @{
	acl = @(
		@{
			type = "user"
			value = "e811976d-83df-4cbd-8b9b-5215b18aa874"
			accessType = "grant"
			identitySource = "azureActiveDirectory"
		}
		@{
			type = "group"
			value = "14m1b9c38qe647f6a"
			accessType = "deny"
			identitySource = "external"
		}
	)
	properties = @{
		title = "Error in the payment gateway"
		priority = 
		assignee = "john@contoso.com"
	}
	content = @{
		value = "Error in payment gateway..."
		type = "text"
	}
}

Set-MgBetaExternalConnectionItem -ExternalConnectionId $externalConnectionId -ExternalItemId $externalItemId -BodyParameter $params

Important

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


from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph.generated.models.external_item import ExternalItem
from msgraph.generated.models.acl import Acl
from msgraph.generated.models.properties import Properties
from msgraph.generated.models.external_item_content import ExternalItemContent

graph_client = GraphServiceClient(credentials, scopes)

request_body = ExternalItem(
	acl = [
		Acl(
			type = AclType.User,
			value = "e811976d-83df-4cbd-8b9b-5215b18aa874",
			access_type = AccessType.Grant,
			identity_source = IdentitySourceType.AzureActiveDirectory,
		),
		Acl(
			type = AclType.Group,
			value = "14m1b9c38qe647f6a",
			access_type = AccessType.Deny,
			identity_source = IdentitySourceType.External,
		),
	],
	properties = Properties(
		additional_data = {
				"title" : "Error in the payment gateway",
				"priority" : 1,
				"assignee" : "john@contoso.com",
		}
	),
	content = ExternalItemContent(
		value = "Error in payment gateway...",
		type = ExternalItemContentType.Text,
	),
)

result = await graph_client.external.connections.by_external_connection_id('externalConnection-id').items.by_external_item_id('externalItem-id').put(request_body)

Important

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

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Create externalItem

Permissions

HTTP request

Path parameters

Request headers

Request body

Creating an externalItem

Response

Examples

Example: Create a custom item

Request

Response

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