AgentCollection.ReadWrite.ManagedBy

Permission Details

Application Permission

Read and write managed-by collections in Agent Registry

Allows the app to create, read, update, and delete collections that designate the calling app as their manager and manage their membership in your organization's Agent Registry without a signed-in user.

Permission ID: 2e0fb698-9996-479f-926b-ce63f4397829

Properties

Microsoft Graph beta exact-category-docs

Properties is shown from beta metadata because a stable v1.0 schema is not available for this resource mapping.

Property	Type	Description
`createdBy`	`String`	Object ID of the user or app that created the agent instance.
`createdDateTime`	`DateTimeOffset`	Timestamp when agent collection was created.
`description`	`String`	Description / purpose of the collection.
`displayName`	`String`	Friendly name of the collection.
`id`	`String`	Unique identifier for the collection. Key. Inherited from entity.
`lastModifiedDateTime`	`DateTimeOffset`	Timestamp of last update.
`managedBy`	`String`	appId (referred to as Application (client) ID on the Microsoft Entra admin center) of the service principal managing this agent.
`originatingStore`	`String`	Source system/store where the collection originated. For example Copilot Studio.
`ownerIds`	`String collection`	List of object IDs for the owners of the agent instance.
`copilotTools`	`copilotTool collection`

JSON Representation

Microsoft Graph beta exact-category-docs

JSON representation is shown from beta metadata because a stable v1.0 schema is not available for this resource mapping.

JSON representation

{
  "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.agentCollection",
  "id": "String (identifier)",
  "ownerIds": [
    "String"
  ],
  "managedBy": "String",
  "originatingStore": "String",
  "createdBy": "String",
  "displayName": "String",
  "description": "String",
  "createdDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "lastModifiedDateTime": "String (timestamp)"
}

Relationships

Microsoft Graph beta exact-category-docs

Relationships is shown from beta metadata because a stable v1.0 schema is not available for this resource mapping.

Relationship	Type	Description
`members`	`agentInstance collection`	List of agent instances that are members of this collection. Supports $expand.
`copilotTools`	`copilotTool collection`	Related copilotTools data exposed by this resource.

Graph Methods

Delegated access App-only access

Exact Microsoft Learn match

Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoints are mapped directly from refreshed Microsoft Learn permissions tables.

No API methods available for this version.

Exact Microsoft Learn match

Microsoft Graph beta endpoints are mapped directly from refreshed Microsoft Learn permissions tables.

Methods
GET `/agentRegistry/agentCollections`
GET `/agentRegistry/agentCollections/{agentCollectionId}`
GET `/agentRegistry/agentInstances/{agentInstanceId}/collections/{agentCollectionId}/members`
POST `/agentRegistry/agentCollections`
POST `/agentRegistry/agentInstances/{agentInstanceId}/collections/{agentCollectionId}/members/$ref`
PATCH `/agentRegistry/agentCollections/{agentCollectionId}`
DELETE `/agentRegistry/agentCollections/{agentCollectionId}`
DELETE `/agentRegistry/agentInstances/{agentInstanceId}/collections/{agentCollectionId}/members/{id}/$ref`

No Microsoft Learn PowerShell mapping available

Microsoft Graph PowerShell v1.0 commands are not available from refreshed Microsoft Learn PowerShell snippets for this permission.

No deterministic PowerShell command map is available for this permission.

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No Microsoft Learn PowerShell mapping available

Microsoft Graph PowerShell beta commands are not available from refreshed Microsoft Learn PowerShell snippets for this permission.

No deterministic PowerShell command map is available for this permission.

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Code Examples

C# / .NET SDK

Create agentCollection

View official example on Microsoft Learn

// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Models;

var requestBody = new AgentCollection
{
	Id = "Security Copilot Platform Workspace: 001",
	OwnerIds = new List<string>
	{
		"daf58b0e-44e1-433c-b6b0-ca70cae320b8",
		"b9108c41-d2d2-4e78-b073-92f57b752bd0",
	},
	ManagedBy = "719cc904-9700-4e08-9941-fd826cc84c60",
	OriginatingStore = "Microsoft Security Copilot",
	CreatedBy = "d47bffae-411a-4de9-8548-05e79bc01f0d",
	DisplayName = "Conditional Access Agents",
	Description = "A collection of agents to manage your organizations conditional access policies",
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.AgentRegistry.AgentCollections.PostAsync(requestBody);

JavaScript

Add agentInstance to agentCollection

View official example on Microsoft Learn

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const agentInstance = {
  '@odata.id': 'https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/agentRegistry/agentInstances(\'agent-instance-id\')'
};

await client.api('/agentRegistry/agentInstances/{agentInstanceId}/collections/{agentCollectionId}/members/$ref')
	.version('beta')
	.post(agentInstance);

PowerShell

Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "AgentCollection.ReadWrite.ManagedBy"
Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/agentRegistry/agentCollections"

Python

Create agentCollection

View official example on Microsoft Learn

# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.agent_collection import AgentCollection
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = AgentCollection(
	id = "Security Copilot Platform Workspace: 001",
	owner_ids = [
		"daf58b0e-44e1-433c-b6b0-ca70cae320b8",
		"b9108c41-d2d2-4e78-b073-92f57b752bd0",
	],
	managed_by = "719cc904-9700-4e08-9941-fd826cc84c60",
	originating_store = "Microsoft Security Copilot",
	created_by = "d47bffae-411a-4de9-8548-05e79bc01f0d",
	display_name = "Conditional Access Agents",
	description = "A collection of agents to manage your organizations conditional access policies",
)

result = await graph_client.agent_registry.agent_collections.post(request_body)

App Registration

1

Navigate to Azure Portal

Go to App registrations in Microsoft Entra admin center

2

Add API Permission

Select your app → API permissions → Add a permission → Microsoft Graph

3

Select Permission Type

Choose Application permissions and search for AgentCollection.ReadWrite.ManagedBy

4

Grant Admin Consent

Application permissions always require admin consent.

Frequently asked questions

What is the AgentCollection.ReadWrite.ManagedBy Microsoft Graph permission?

AgentCollection.ReadWrite.ManagedBy is an application-only permission in the Microsoft Graph API, grouped under the AgentCollection category. Allows the app to create, read, update, and delete collections that designate the calling app as their manager and manage their membership in your organization's Agent Registry without a signed-in user. It grants read and write access to resources. Application permissions always require admin consent. It is mapped to the Microsoft Graph agentcollection resource type. 8 documented Microsoft Graph REST methods require it.

Is AgentCollection.ReadWrite.ManagedBy an application or a delegated permission?

AgentCollection.ReadWrite.ManagedBy is an application permission only. It grants app-only access without a signed-in user and always requires admin consent.

Does AgentCollection.ReadWrite.ManagedBy require admin consent?

Application permissions always require admin consent.

What is the permission ID (GUID) for AgentCollection.ReadWrite.ManagedBy?

For AgentCollection.ReadWrite.ManagedBy, the application (app role) ID is 2e0fb698-9996-479f-926b-ce63f4397829. These are the real Microsoft Graph identifiers and can be used directly in an app registration manifest.