Get group

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Get the properties and relationships of a group object.

This operation returns by default only a subset of all the available properties, as noted in the Properties section. To get properties that aren't_ returned by default, specify them in a $select OData query option. The hasMembersWithLicenseErrors and isArchived properties are an exception and aren't returned in the $select query.

Note: This request might have replication delays for groups that were recently created, updated, or deleted.

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) GroupMember.Read.All Group.ReadWrite.All, Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All, Group.Read.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported. Not supported.
Application GroupMember.Read.All Group.ReadWrite.All, Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All, Group.Read.All

HTTP request

GET /groups/{id}

Optional query parameters

You can use $select to get specific group properties, including those that aren't returned by default. Extension properties also support query parameters as follows:

Extension type Comments
Schema extensions Returned only with $select.
Open extensions Returned through the Get open extension operation.
Directory extensions Returned by default.

For more information on OData query options, see OData Query Parameters.

Request headers

Name Type Description
Authorization string Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and group object in the response body. It returns the default properties unless you use $select to specify specific properties.

Example

Example 1: Return all default properties

Return all default properties.

Request

Here's an example of a GET request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups/02bd9fd6-8f93-4758-87c3-1fb73740a315

Response

The following example shows the response. It includes only the default properties.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability. All the default properties are returned in an actual call.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#groups/$entity",
    "id": "02bd9fd6-8f93-4758-87c3-1fb73740a315",
    "deletedDateTime": null,
    "classification": null,
    "createdDateTime": "2017-07-31T18:56:16Z",
    "description": "Welcome to the HR Taskforce team.",
    "displayName": "HR Taskforce",
    "expirationDateTime": null,
    "groupTypes": [
        "Unified"
    ],
    "isAssignableToRole": null,
    "mail": "HRTaskforce@contoso.com",
    "mailEnabled": true,
    "mailNickname": "HRTaskforce",
    "membershipRule": null,
    "membershipRuleProcessingState": null,
    "onPremisesDomainName": null,
    "onPremisesLastSyncDateTime": null,
    "onPremisesNetBiosName": null,
    "onPremisesSamAccountName": null,
    "onPremisesSecurityIdentifier": null,
    "onPremisesSyncEnabled": null,
    "preferredDataLocation": null,
    "preferredLanguage": null,
    "proxyAddresses": [
        "SMTP:HRTaskforce@contoso.com",
        "SPO:SPO_896cf652-b200-4b74-8111-c013f64406cf@SPO_dcd219dd-bc68-4b9b-bf0b-4a33a796be35"
    ],
    "renewedDateTime": "2020-01-24T19:01:14Z",
    "resourceBehaviorOptions": [],
    "resourceProvisioningOptions": [
        "Team"
    ],
    "securityEnabled": false,
    "securityIdentifier": "S-1-12-1-45981654-1196986259-3072312199-363020343",
    "serviceProvisioningErrors": [],
    "theme": null,
    "visibility": "Private",
    "onPremisesProvisioningErrors": []
}

Example 2: Return more properties by using $select

Return more properties by using $select.

Request

Here's an example of a GET request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups/02bd9fd6-8f93-4758-87c3-1fb73740a315?$select=allowExternalSenders,autoSubscribeNewMembers,isSubscribedByMail,unseenCount

Response

Here's an example of the response that includes the requested non-default properties.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#groups(allowExternalSenders,autoSubscribeNewMembers,isSubscribedByMail,unseenCount)/$entity",
    "id": "02bd9fd6-8f93-4758-87c3-1fb73740a315",
    "allowExternalSenders": false,
    "autoSubscribeNewMembers": false,
    "isSubscribedByMail": false,
    "unseenCount": 3
}