Create identityApiConnector

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Create a new identityApiConnector 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)	APIConnectors.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.
Application	APIConnectors.ReadWrite.All

The work or school account needs to belong to one of the following roles:

• Global administrator
• External Identity User Flow administrator

HTTP request

POST /identity/apiConnectors

Request headers

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

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the identityApiConnector object.

The following table shows the properties that are required when you create the identityApiConnector.

Property	Type	Description
displayName	String	The name of the API connector.
targetUrl	String	The URL of the API endpoint to call.
authenticationConfiguration	apiAuthenticationConfigurationBase	The object which describes the authentication configuration details for calling the API. Basic authentication and PKCS 12 client certificate are supported.

Response

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

Examples

Example 1: Create an API connector with basic authentication

Request

The following is an example of the request.

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/identity/apiConnectors
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "displayName":"Test API",
    "targetUrl":"https://someapi.com/api",
    "authenticationConfiguration": {
      "@odata.type":"#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication",
      "username": "MyUsername",
      "password": "MyPassword"
    }
}

C#

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

var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

var requestBody = new IdentityApiConnector
{
	DisplayName = "Test API",
	TargetUrl = "https://someapi.com/api",
	AuthenticationConfiguration = new BasicAuthentication
	{
		OdataType = "#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication",
		Username = "MyUsername",
		Password = "MyPassword",
	},
};
var result = await graphClient.Identity.ApiConnectors.PostAsync(requestBody);

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

CLI

// THE CLI IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
mgc identity api-connectors create --body '{\
    "displayName":"Test API",\
    "targetUrl":"https://someapi.com/api",\
    "authenticationConfiguration": {\
      "@odata.type":"#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication",\
      "username": "MyUsername",\
      "password": "MyPassword"\
    }\
}\
'

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

Go

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

graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClientWithCredentials(cred, scopes)


requestBody := graphmodels.NewIdentityApiConnector()
displayName := "Test API"
requestBody.SetDisplayName(&displayName) 
targetUrl := "https://someapi.com/api"
requestBody.SetTargetUrl(&targetUrl) 
authenticationConfiguration := graphmodels.NewBasicAuthentication()
username := "MyUsername"
authenticationConfiguration.SetUsername(&username) 
password := "MyPassword"
authenticationConfiguration.SetPassword(&password) 
requestBody.SetAuthenticationConfiguration(authenticationConfiguration)

apiConnectors, err := graphClient.Identity().ApiConnectors().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.

Java

GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();

IdentityApiConnector identityApiConnector = new IdentityApiConnector();
identityApiConnector.displayName = "Test API";
identityApiConnector.targetUrl = "https://someapi.com/api";
BasicAuthentication authenticationConfiguration = new BasicAuthentication();
authenticationConfiguration.username = "MyUsername";
authenticationConfiguration.password = "MyPassword";
identityApiConnector.authenticationConfiguration = authenticationConfiguration;

graphClient.identity().apiConnectors()
	.buildRequest()
	.post(identityApiConnector);

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 identityApiConnector = {
    displayName: 'Test API',
    targetUrl: 'https://someapi.com/api',
    authenticationConfiguration: {
      '@odata.type':'#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication',
      username: 'MyUsername',
      password: 'MyPassword'
    }
};

await client.api('/identity/apiConnectors')
	.post(identityApiConnector);

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 VERSION OF THE SDK. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestBody = new IdentityApiConnector();
$requestBody->setDisplayName('Test API');
$requestBody->setTargetUrl('https://someapi.com/api');
$authenticationConfiguration = new BasicAuthentication();
$authenticationConfiguration->setOdataType('#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication');
$authenticationConfiguration->setUsername('MyUsername');
$authenticationConfiguration->setPassword('MyPassword');
$requestBody->setAuthenticationConfiguration($authenticationConfiguration);

$result = $graphServiceClient->identity()->apiConnectors()->post($requestBody)->wait();

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.Identity.SignIns

$params = @{
	displayName = "Test API"
	targetUrl = "https://someapi.com/api"
	authenticationConfiguration = @{
		"@odata.type" = "#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication"
		username = "MyUsername"
		password = "MyPassword"
	}
}

New-MgIdentityApiConnector -BodyParameter $params

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

Python

# THE PYTHON SDK IS IN PREVIEW. FOR NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY

graph_client = GraphServiceClient(request_adapter)

request_body = IdentityApiConnector(
	display_name = "Test API",
	target_url = "https://someapi.com/api",
	authentication_configuration = BasicAuthentication(
		odata_type = "#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication",
		username = "MyUsername",
		password = "MyPassword",
	),
)

result = await graph_client.identity.api_connectors.post(body = request_body)

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/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#identity/apiConnectors/$entity",
    "id":"45715bb8-13f9-4bf6-927f-ef96c102d394",
    "displayName": "Test API",
    "targetUrl": "https://someapi.com/api",
    "authenticationConfiguration": {
        "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication",
        "username": "MyUsername",
        "password": "******"
    }
}

Example 2: Create an API connector with client certificate authentication

Request

The following is an example of the request.

Note: authenticationConfiguration in the request is of type microsoft.graph.pkcs12certificate, which represents the configuration of a certificate needed on upload or create.

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/identity/apiConnectors
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "displayName":"Test API",
    "targetUrl":"https://someotherapi.com/api",
    "authenticationConfiguration": {
        "@odata.type":"#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate",
        "pkcs12Value": "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA",
        "password": "CertificatePassword"
    }
}

C#

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

var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

var requestBody = new IdentityApiConnector
{
	DisplayName = "Test API",
	TargetUrl = "https://someotherapi.com/api",
	AuthenticationConfiguration = new Pkcs12Certificate
	{
		OdataType = "#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate",
		Pkcs12Value = "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA",
		Password = "CertificatePassword",
	},
};
var result = await graphClient.Identity.ApiConnectors.PostAsync(requestBody);

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

CLI

// THE CLI IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
mgc identity api-connectors create --body '{\
    "displayName":"Test API",\
    "targetUrl":"https://someotherapi.com/api",\
    "authenticationConfiguration": {\
        "@odata.type":"#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate",\
        "pkcs12Value": "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA",\
        "password": "CertificatePassword"\
    }\
}\
'

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

Go

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

graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClientWithCredentials(cred, scopes)


requestBody := graphmodels.NewIdentityApiConnector()
displayName := "Test API"
requestBody.SetDisplayName(&displayName) 
targetUrl := "https://someotherapi.com/api"
requestBody.SetTargetUrl(&targetUrl) 
authenticationConfiguration := graphmodels.NewPkcs12Certificate()
pkcs12Value := "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA"
authenticationConfiguration.SetPkcs12Value(&pkcs12Value) 
password := "CertificatePassword"
authenticationConfiguration.SetPassword(&password) 
requestBody.SetAuthenticationConfiguration(authenticationConfiguration)

apiConnectors, err := graphClient.Identity().ApiConnectors().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.

Java

GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();

IdentityApiConnector identityApiConnector = new IdentityApiConnector();
identityApiConnector.displayName = "Test API";
identityApiConnector.targetUrl = "https://someotherapi.com/api";
Pkcs12Certificate authenticationConfiguration = new Pkcs12Certificate();
authenticationConfiguration.pkcs12Value = "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA";
authenticationConfiguration.password = "CertificatePassword";
identityApiConnector.authenticationConfiguration = authenticationConfiguration;

graphClient.identity().apiConnectors()
	.buildRequest()
	.post(identityApiConnector);

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 identityApiConnector = {
    displayName: 'Test API',
    targetUrl: 'https://someotherapi.com/api',
    authenticationConfiguration: {
        '@odata.type':'#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate',
        pkcs12Value: 'eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA',
        password: 'CertificatePassword'
    }
};

await client.api('/identity/apiConnectors')
	.post(identityApiConnector);

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 VERSION OF THE SDK. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestBody = new IdentityApiConnector();
$requestBody->setDisplayName('Test API');
$requestBody->setTargetUrl('https://someotherapi.com/api');
$authenticationConfiguration = new Pkcs12Certificate();
$authenticationConfiguration->setOdataType('#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate');
$authenticationConfiguration->setPkcs12Value('eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA');
$authenticationConfiguration->setPassword('CertificatePassword');
$requestBody->setAuthenticationConfiguration($authenticationConfiguration);

$result = $graphServiceClient->identity()->apiConnectors()->post($requestBody)->wait();

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.Identity.SignIns

$params = @{
	displayName = "Test API"
	targetUrl = "https://someotherapi.com/api"
	authenticationConfiguration = @{
		"@odata.type" = "#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate"
		pkcs12Value = "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA"
		password = "CertificatePassword"
	}
}

New-MgIdentityApiConnector -BodyParameter $params

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

Python

# THE PYTHON SDK IS IN PREVIEW. FOR NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY

graph_client = GraphServiceClient(request_adapter)

request_body = IdentityApiConnector(
	display_name = "Test API",
	target_url = "https://someotherapi.com/api",
	authentication_configuration = Pkcs12Certificate(
		odata_type = "#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate",
		pkcs12_value = "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA",
		password = "CertificatePassword",
	),
)

result = await graph_client.identity.api_connectors.post(body = request_body)

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: authenticationConfiguration in the response is of type microsoft.graph.clientCertificateAuthentication because this represents the public information of uploaded certificates.

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

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#identity/apiConnectors/$entity",
    "id":"45715bb8-13f9-4bf6-927f-ef96c102d394",
    "displayName": "Test API",
    "targetUrl": "https://someotherapi.com/api",
    "authenticationConfiguration": {
        "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.clientCertificateAuthentication",
        "certificateList": [
            {
                "thumbprint": "0EB255CC895477798BA418B378255204304897AD",
                "notAfter": 1666350522,
                "notBefore": 1508670522,
                "isActive": true
            }
        ]
    }
}