Microsoft Graph API and the Power Platform
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Jan 17, 2023 3:00 PM

Microsoft Graph API and the Power Platform

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This is going to be a large series of posts about the Microsoft Graph API and the Power Platform. Introduction to the Graph API I often get asked questions abou

Table of Contents

  • Introduction to the Graph API
  • Areas covered by the Microsoft Graph API
  • Power Automate and the Microsoft Graph API
  • Authentication and the Microsoft Graph
  • Creating the app registration
  • Create a secret in the app registration
  • API Permissions in the App registration
  • Back to Power Automate and the Microsoft Graph API
  • Power Apps and the Microsoft Graph API
  • Coming soon
  • Other posts in this series
  • SharePoint/Excel
  • Users
  • Calendars and events
  • Subscriptions
  • Filter and Select data in Microsoft Graph

I often get asked questions about the Graph API when using Power Automate . It can be difficult to get the configuration right. It only takes one character being wrong and the Power Automate might give you some unclear error message that takes you days to debug. What is the Microsoft Graph API? Well it is an API (application programming interface) that gives you access to a lot of the Microsoft Technology directly from your apps or flows. You can of course also use the Graph API outside the Power Platform but within my examples I want to focus on the Power Platform.

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Microsoft Graph API and the Power Platform are two powerful tools that enable developers to build solutions on top of Microsoft’s cloud-based platform. The Microsoft Graph API is a RESTful web service that enables developers to access data from the Office 365 suite, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Teams, Planner and more.

Aug 16, 2022 — Microsoft graph is an API that is used to connect to various services of Microsoft 365 and we can also use it to access data in Microsoft 365, ...

Jan 3, 2023 — This is going to be a large series of posts about the Microsoft Graph API and the Power Platform.

Questions and Answers about Power Platform/Power Automate

Go to the Power Apps admin portal and make sure that you are in the correct environment. Select Solutions and then select to open the Microsoft Graph solution that you created in Task 1: Create a new solution. Select + New > Automation > Custom connector. Enter Microsoft graph for Connector name.

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Graph is deprecated and will be retired at any time after June 30, 2023, without advance notice, as we announced in September, 2022.

Microsoft Graph provides access to data stored across Microsoft 365 services. Custom applications can use the Microsoft Graph API to connect to data and use it in custom applications to enhance organizational productivity.