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Update unifiedRoleDefinition

Namespace: microsoft.graph

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.

Update the properties of a unifiedRoleDefinition object for an RBAC provider. You cannot update built-in roles. This feature requires a Microsoft Entra ID P1 or P2 license.

The following RBAC providers are currently supported:

  • Cloud PC
  • device management (Intune)
  • directory (Microsoft Entra ID)

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

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

Permissions

The following tables show the least privileged permission or permissions required to call this API on each supported resource type. Follow best practices to request least privileged permissions. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

For a Cloud PC provider

Permission type Least privileged permissions Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account) DeviceManagementRBAC.ReadWrite.All CloudPC.ReadWrite.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.CloudPC, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported. Not supported.
Application DeviceManagementRBAC.ReadWrite.All CloudPC.ReadWrite.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.CloudPC, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory

For a device management (Intune) provider

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

For a directory (Microsoft Entra ID) provider

Permission type Least privileged permissions Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account) DeviceManagementRBAC.ReadWrite.All CloudPC.ReadWrite.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.CloudPC, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported. Not supported.
Application DeviceManagementRBAC.ReadWrite.All CloudPC.ReadWrite.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.CloudPC, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory

Important

In delegated scenarios with work or school accounts, the signed-in user must be assigned a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role with a supported role permission. Privileged Role Administrator is the least privileged role supported for this operation.

HTTP request

To update a role definition for a device management provider:

PATCH /roleManagement/deviceManagement/roleDefinitions/{id}

To update a role definition for a directory provider:

PATCH /roleManagement/directory/roleDefinitions/{id}

To update a role definition for a Cloud PC provider:

PATCH /roleManagement/cloudPc/roleDefinitions/{id}

Request headers

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

Request body

In the request body, supply the values for relevant fields that should be updated. Existing properties that aren't included in the request body maintain their previous values or are recalculated based on changes to other property values. For best performance, don't include existing values that haven't changed.

Property Type Description
description String The description for the role definition. Read-only when isBuiltIn is true.
displayName String The display name for the role definition. Read-only when isBuiltIn is true. Required.
id String The unique identifier for the role definition. Key, not nullable, Read-only.
isBuiltIn Boolean Flag indicating if the role definition is part of the default set included with the product or custom. Read-only.
isEnabled Boolean Flag indicating if the role is enabled for assignment. If false the role is not available for assignment. Read-only when isBuiltIn is true.
rolePermissions unifiedRolePermission collection List of permissions included in the role. Read-only when isBuiltIn is true. Required.
templateId String Custom template identifier that can be set when isBuiltIn is false. This identifier is typically used if one needs an identifier to be the same across different directories. Read-only when isBuiltIn is true.
inheritsPermissionsFrom unifiedRoleDefinition collection Read-only collection of role definitions that the given role definition inherits from. Only Microsoft Entra built-in roles support this attribute.
version String Indicates version of the role definition. Read-only when isBuiltIn is true.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code.

Example 1: Updates a unifiedRoleDefinition for a directory provider

Request

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/roleManagement/directory/roleDefinitions/0d55728d-3e24-4309-9b1b-5ac09921475a
Content-type: application/json

{
  "description": "Update basic properties of application registrations",
  "displayName": "Application Registration Support Administrator",
  "rolePermissions":
    [
        {
            "allowedResourceActions": 
            [
                "microsoft.directory/applications/basic/read"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Content-type: application/json

Example 2: Updates a unifiedRoleDefinition for a CloudPC provider

Request

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/roleManagement/cloudPC/roleDefinitions/b7f5ddc1-b7dc-4d37-abce-b9d6fc15ffff
Content-type: application/json

{
  "description": "Update basic properties and permission of application registrations",
  "displayName": "ExampleCustomRole",
  "rolePermissions":
    [
        {
            "allowedResourceActions": 
            [
                "Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Read",
                "Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Reprovision"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Content-type: application/json