ContentActivity.Read | Graph Permissions

Permission Details

Application Permission

Read contents activity audit log from the audit store.

Permission ID: 368425e7-6954-4f5a-9d92-90b75bd580c9

Delegated Permission

Read contents activity audit log from the audit store.

Permission ID: 62c55b2f-a2b1-4312-8385-be57afd901b4

Properties

Microsoft Graph v1.0 exact-category-docs

Properties is shown from stable Microsoft Graph v1.0 metadata.

Property	Type	Description
`contentMetadata`	`processContentRequest`	Defines the input payload. It includes the relevant metadata about the activity, device, and integrated application.
`id`	`String`	Unique identifier.
`scopeIdentifier`	`String`Nullable	The scope identified from computed protection scopes.
`userId`	`String`Nullable	ID of the user.

JSON Representation

Microsoft Graph v1.0 exact-category-docs

JSON representation is shown from stable Microsoft Graph v1.0 metadata.

JSON representation

{
  "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.contentActivity",
  "id": "String (identifier)",
  "userId": "String",
  "scopeIdentifier": "String",
  "contentMetadata": {
    "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.processContentRequest"
  }
}

Relationships

Microsoft Graph v1.0 schema-derived

Relationships is shown from stable Microsoft Graph v1.0 metadata.

Relationship	Type	Description
`contentMetadata`	`processContentRequest`	Related contentMetadata data exposed by this resource.

Graph Methods

Delegated access App-only access

No Learn or OpenAPI mapping available

Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoints are not available from refreshed Microsoft Learn or Microsoft Graph OpenAPI metadata for this permission.

No API methods available for this version.

No Learn or OpenAPI mapping available

Microsoft Graph beta endpoints are not available from refreshed Microsoft Learn or Microsoft Graph OpenAPI metadata for this permission.

No API methods available for this version.

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

using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Graph;

var scopes = new[] { "ContentActivity.Read" };
var credential = new InteractiveBrowserCredential(
    new InteractiveBrowserCredentialOptions
    {
        ClientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
        TenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
        RedirectUri = new Uri("http://localhost")
    });

var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes);
var response = await graphClient
    .WithUrl("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/contentactivity")
    .GetAsync();

JavaScript

import { Client } from "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client";
import { InteractiveBrowserCredential } from "@azure/identity";

const credential = new InteractiveBrowserCredential({
  clientId: "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
  tenantId: "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
  redirectUri: "http://localhost"
});

const token = await credential.getToken(["ContentActivity.Read"]);
const client = Client.init({
  authProvider: (done) => done(null, token.token)
});

const response = await client.api("/contentactivity").get();

PowerShell

Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "ContentActivity.Read"
Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/contentactivity"

Python

from azure.identity import InteractiveBrowserCredential
import requests

credential = InteractiveBrowserCredential(
    client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    tenant_id="YOUR_TENANT_ID"
)

token = credential.get_token("ContentActivity.Read")
response = requests.get(
    "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/contentactivity",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token.token}"}
)

print(response.json())

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 or delegated permissions and search for ContentActivity.Read

4

Grant Admin Consent

Application permissions always require admin consent.

Frequently asked questions

What is the ContentActivity.Read Microsoft Graph permission?

ContentActivity.Read is available as both an application permission and a delegated permission in the Microsoft Graph API, grouped under the ContentActivity category. Read contents activity audit log from the audit store. It grants read-only access to resources. Application permissions always require admin consent. It is mapped to the Microsoft Graph contentactivity resource type.

Is ContentActivity.Read an application or a delegated permission?

ContentActivity.Read is available as both an application permission (app-only access, no signed-in user) and a delegated permission (access on behalf of a signed-in user).

Does ContentActivity.Read require admin consent?

Application permissions always require admin consent.

What is the permission ID (GUID) for ContentActivity.Read?

For ContentActivity.Read, the application (app role) ID is 368425e7-6954-4f5a-9d92-90b75bd580c9, and the delegated (OAuth2 scope) ID is 62c55b2f-a2b1-4312-8385-be57afd901b4. These are the real Microsoft Graph identifiers and can be used directly in an app registration manifest.