Upsert servicePrincipal

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Create a new servicePrincipal object if it doesn't exist, or update the properties of an existing servicePrincipal object.

Important

Adding passwordCredential when creating servicePrincipals is not supported. Use the addPassword method to add passwords or secrets for a servicePrincipal.

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) Application.ReadWrite.All Directory.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported. Not supported.
Application Application.ReadWrite.OwnedBy Application.ReadWrite.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All

For multitenant apps, the calling user must also be in at least one of the following Microsoft Entra roles:

  • Application Administrator
  • Cloud Application Administrator

For single-tenant apps where the calling user is a nonadmin user but is the owner of the backing application, the user must have the Application Developer role.

HTTP request

PATCH /servicePrincipals(appId='appId')

Request headers

Name Description
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type application/json. Required.
Prefer create-if-missing. Required for upsert behavior, otherwise the request is treated as an update operation.

Request body

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

Response

If successful, if a servicePrincipal with appId doesn't exist, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a new servicePrincipal object in the response body.

If a servicePrincipal with appId already exists, this method updates the servicePrincipal object and returns a 204 No Content response code.

Examples

Example 1: Create a new servicePrincipal if it doesn't exist

The following example creates a servicePrincipal because a servicePrincipal with the specified appId value doesn't exist.

Request

The following example shows a request.

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/servicePrincipals(appId='65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12')
Content-type: application/json
Prefer: create-if-missing

{
  "displayName": "My app instance"
}

Response

The following example shows 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/$metadata#servicePrincipals/$entity",
    "id": "59e617e5-e447-4adc-8b88-00af644d7c92",
    "deletedDateTime": null,
    "accountEnabled": true,
    "appDisplayName": "My App",
    "appId": "65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12",
    "applicationTemplateId": null,
    "appOwnerOrganizationId": "1bc1c026-2f7b-48a5-98da-afa2fd8bc7bc",
    "appRoleAssignmentRequired": false,
    "displayName": "My app instance",
    "errorUrl": null,
    "homepage": null,
    "loginUrl": null,
    "logoutUrl": null,
    "notificationEmailAddresses": [],
    "preferredSingleSignOnMode": null,
    "preferredTokenSigningKeyEndDateTime": null,
    "preferredTokenSigningKeyThumbprint": null,
    "publisherName": "Contoso",
    "replyUrls": [],
    "samlMetadataUrl": null,
    "samlSingleSignOnSettings": null,
    "servicePrincipalNames": [
        "f1bd758f-4a1a-4b71-aa20-a248a22a8928"
    ],
    "signInAudience": "AzureADandPersonalMicrosoftAccount",
    "tags": [],
    "addIns": [],
    "api": {
        "resourceSpecificApplicationPermissions": []
    },
    "appRoles": [],
    "info": {
        "termsOfServiceUrl": null,
        "supportUrl": null,
        "privacyStatementUrl": null,
        "marketingUrl": null,
        "logoUrl": null
    },
    "keyCredentials": [],
    "publishedPermissionScopes": [],
    "passwordCredentials": []
}

Example 2: Update an existing servicePrincipal

The following example updates the servicePrincipal because a servicePrincipal with the specified appId value exists.

Request

The following example shows a request.

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/servicePrincipals(appId='65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12')
Content-type: application/json
Prefer: create-if-missing

{
  "displayName": "My app instance"
}

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content