recommendation resource type

Namespace: microsoft.graph

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Represents a Microsoft Entra ID best practice or improvement action recommended by Microsoft for your Microsoft Entra tenant.

The Microsoft Entra recommendation service runs daily to check your tenant against predefined conditions for every recommendation. If the service detects that a recommendation applies to your tenant, the corresponding recommendation object is generated and its status is set to active.

For more information, see What is Microsoft Entra recommendations?.

Inherits from recommendationBase.

Methods

Method	Return type	Description
List recommendations	recommendation collection	Get a list of the recommendation objects and their properties.
Get recommendation	recommendation	Read the properties and relationships of a recommendation object.
Postpone	recommendation	Mark the status of a recommendation object as postponed to a specified date and time.
Dismiss	recommendation	Mark the status of a recommendation object as dismissed.
Complete	recommendation	Mark the status of a recommendation object as completedByUser.
Reactivate	recommendation	Mark the status of a recommendation object as active.
Get tenantSecureScores	tenantSecureScore collection	Get historical Secure Score data for your tenant.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
actionSteps	actionStep collection	List of actions to take to complete a recommendation. Inherited from recommendationBase.
benefits	String	An explanation of why completing the recommendation will benefit you. Corresponds to the Value section of a recommendation shown in the Microsoft Entra admin center. Inherited from recommendationBase.
category	recommendationCategory	Indicates the category of intelligent guidance that the recommendation falls under. The possible values are: identityBestPractice, identitySecureScore, unknownFutureValue. Inherited from recommendationBase. Supports $filter(eq).
createdDateTime	DateTimeOffset	The date and time when the recommendation was detected as applicable to your directory. Inherited from recommendationBase.
currentScore	Double	The number of points the tenant has attained. Only applies to recommendations with category set to identitySecureScore. Inherited from recommendationBase.
displayName	String	The title of the recommendation. Inherited from recommendationBase.
featureAreas	recommendationFeatureAreas collection	The directory feature that the recommendation is related to. Inherited from recommendationBase. Supports $filter(eq).
id	String	The unique identifier for the recommendation object generated for your tenant. This is a concatenation of your tenant ID and a Microsoft Entra ID-assigned nickname for the recommendation. For example, 7918d4b5-0442-4a97-be2d-36f9f9962ece_Microsoft.Identity.IAM.Insights.ThirdPartyApps. Inherited from recommendationBase.
impactStartDateTime	DateTimeOffset	The future date and time when a recommendation should be completed. Inherited from recommendationBase.
impactType	String	Indicates the scope of impact of a recommendation. Tenant level indicates that the recommendation impacts the whole tenant. Other possible values include users, applications. Inherited from recommendationBase.
insights	String	Describes why a recommendation uniquely applies to your directory. Corresponds to the Description section of a recommendation shown in the Microsoft Entra admin center. Inherited from recommendationBase.
lastCheckedDateTime	DateTimeOffset	The most recent date and time a recommendation was deemed applicable to your directory. Inherited from recommendationBase.
lastModifiedBy	String	Name of the user who last updated the status of the recommendation. Inherited from recommendationBase.
lastModifiedDateTime	DateTimeOffset	The date and time the status of a recommendation was last updated. Inherited from recommendationBase.
maxScore	Double	The maximum number of points attainable. Only applies to recommendations with category set to identitySecureScore. Inherited from recommendationBase.
postponeUntilDateTime	DateTimeOffset	The future date and time when the status of a postponed recommendation will be active again. Inherited from recommendationBase.
priority	recommendationPriority	Indicates the time sensitivity for a recommendation to be completed. Microsoft auto assigns this value. The possible values are: low, medium, high. Inherited from recommendationBase. Read-only. Supports $filter(eq).
recommendationType	recommendationType	Friendly shortname to identify the recommendation. The possible values are: adfsAppsMigration, enableDesktopSSO, enablePHS, enableProvisioning, switchFromPerUserMFA, tenantMFA, thirdPartyApps, turnOffPerUserMFA, useAuthenticatorApp, useMyApps, staleApps, staleAppCreds, applicationCredentialExpiry, servicePrincipalKeyExpiry, adminMFAV2, blockLegacyAuthentication, integratedApps, mfaRegistrationV2, pwagePolicyNew, passwordHashSync, oneAdmin, roleOverlap, selfServicePasswordReset, signinRiskPolicy, userRiskPolicy, verifyAppPublisher, privateLinkForAAD, appRoleAssignmentsGroups, appRoleAssignmentsUsers, managedIdentity, overprivilegedApps, unknownFutureValue, longLivedCredentials, aadConnectDeprecated, adalToMsalMigration, ownerlessApps, inactiveGuests, aadGraphDeprecationApplication, aadGraphDeprecationServicePrincipal, mfaServerDeprecation. Also, please note that you must use the Prefer: include-unknown-enum-members request header to get the following value(s) in this evolvable enum: longLivedCredentials, aadConnectDeprecated, adalToMsalMigration, ownerlessApps, inactiveGuests. Inherited from recommendationBase. Currently, only eight types are available. For more information, see Types of recommendations. Supports $filter(eq).
releaseType	releaseType	The current release type of the recommendation. The possible values are: preview, generallyAvailable, unknownFutureValue. Inherited from recommendationBase.
remediationImpact	String	Description of the impact on users of the remediation. Only applies to recommendations with category set to identitySecureScore. Inherited from recommendationBase.
status	recommendationStatus	Indicates the status of the recommendation based on user or system action. The possible values are: active, completedBySystem, completedByUser, dismissed, postponed, unknownFutureValue. By default, a recommendation's status is set to active when the recommendation is first generated. Status is set to completedBySystem when our service detects that a recommendation which was previously active no longer applies. Inherited from recommendationBase. Supports $filter(eq).

Relationships

Relationship	Type	Description
impactedResources	impactedResource collection	The list of directory objects associated with the recommendation. Inherited from recommendationBase.

JSON representation

The following JSON representation shows the resource type.

{
  "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.recommendation",
  "id": "String (identifier)",
  "actionSteps": [
    {
      "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.actionStep"
    }
  ],
  "benefits": "String",
  "category": "String",
  "createdDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "currentScore": "Double",
  "displayName": "String",
  "featureAreas": [
    "String"
  ],
  "impactType": "String",
  "impactStartDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "insights": "String",
  "lastCheckedDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "lastModifiedDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "lastModifiedBy": "String",
  "maxScore": "Double",
  "postponeUntilDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "priority": "String",
  "status": "String",
  "remediationImpact": "String",
  "recommendationType": "String"
}