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The Microsoft Cloud Licensing platform improves license management by breaking down licenses from various subscriptions into smaller, manageable pools called allotments. The association of licenses to their unique subscriptions enables more granular accounting and reporting for an organization.
The cloud licensing API is defined in the OData subnamespace microsoft.graph.cloudLicensing.
Authentication and permissions
Microsoft Graph controls access to resources via permissions. As a developer, you must specify the permissions you need to access cloud licensing resources. Typically, you specify the permissions in the Microsoft Entra admin center. For more information, see Microsoft Graph permissions reference.
Common use cases
The following table lists common use cases for the cloud licensing API.
| Use case | REST resources |
|---|---|
| List and get usage rights | usageRight |
API design details
The following sections describe design details for the cloud licensing API.
Usage rights
The usageRight entity is designed for client and workload license checks, with relationships structured to flow from the user or group to the usageRight.
Next steps
- Explore the resources and methods that are most helpful to your scenario.
- Try the cloud licensing API in the Graph Explorer.