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ApplicationDelegated Read All Resources

Allows the app to read your organization's devices' configuration information without a signed-in user.

Delegated Access App-Only Access

Permission Details

Application Permission

Read all devices

Allows the app to read your organization's devices' configuration information without a signed-in user.

Delegated Permission Admin consent required

Read all devices

Allows the app to read your organization's devices' configuration information on behalf of the signed-in user.

Properties

Property Type Description
id string The unique identifier for an entity. Read-only.
description stringNullable The description of the device registration policy. It's always set to Tenant-wide policy that manages intial provisioning controls using quota restrictions, additional authentication and authorization checks. Read-only.
displayName stringNullable The name of the device registration policy. It's always set to Device Registration Policy. Read-only.
userDeviceQuota int32 Specifies the maximum number of devices that a user can have within your organization before blocking new device registrations. The default value is set to 50. If this property isn't specified during the policy update operation, it's automatically reset to 0 to indicate that users aren't allowed to join any devices.
multiFactorAuthConfiguration microsoft.graph.multiFactorAuthConfiguration
localAdminPassword object Specifies the setting for Local Admin Password Solution (LAPS) within your organization.
azureADJoin object Specifies the authorization policy for controlling registration of new devices using Microsoft Entra join within your organization. Required. For more information, see What is a device identity?.
azureADRegistration object Specifies the authorization policy for controlling registration of new devices using Microsoft Entra registered within your organization. Required. For more information, see What is a device identity?.

Relationships

Relationship Type Description
registeredOwners directoryObject collection The user that cloud joined the device or registered their personal device. The registered owner is set at the time of registration. Read-only. Nullable.
registeredUsers directoryObject collection Collection of registered users of the device. For cloud joined devices and registered personal devices, registered users are set to the same value as registered owners at the time of registration. Read-only. Nullable.
memberOf directoryObject collection Groups and administrative units that this device is a member of. Read-only. Nullable. Supports $expand.
transitiveMemberOf directoryObject collection Groups and administrative units that this device is a member of. This operation is transitive. Supports $expand.
extensions extension collection The collection of open extensions defined for the device. Read-only. Nullable.

Graph Methods

Delegated access App-only access
Methods
GET /devices
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')/memberOf
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')/registeredOwners
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')/registeredUsers
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')/transitiveMemberOf
GET /devices/{id | userPrincipalName}/transitiveMemberOf
GET /devices/{id}
GET /devices/{id}/memberOf
GET /devices/{id}/registeredOwners
GET /devices/{id}/registeredUsers
GET /devices/delta
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.administrativeUnit')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.application')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.appRoleAssignment') or isof('microsoft.graph.user')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.device')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.directoryRole')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.group')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.orgContact')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.servicePrincipal')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.user')
POST /directoryObjects/{id}/checkMemberGroups
POST /directoryObjects/{id}/checkMemberObjects
POST /directoryObjects/{id}/getMemberGroups
POST /directoryObjects/{id}/getMemberObjects
POST /groups/{group-id}/members/$ref
PATCH /groups/{group-id}
Methods
GET /devices
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')/memberOf
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')/registeredOwners
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')/registeredUsers
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')/transitiveMemberOf
GET /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')/usageRights
GET /devices/{id}
GET /devices/{id}/memberOf
GET /devices/{id}/registeredOwners
GET /devices/{id}/registeredUsers
GET /devices/{id}/transitiveMemberOf
GET /devices/{objectId}/usageRights
GET /devices/delta
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.administrativeUnit')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.application')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.device')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.directoryRole')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.group')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.orgContact')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.servicePrincipal')
GET /directoryObjects/delta?$filter=isof('microsoft.graph.user')
POST /directoryObjects/{id}/checkMemberGroups
POST /directoryObjects/{id}/checkMemberObjects
POST /directoryObjects/{id}/getMemberGroups
POST /directoryObjects/{id}/getMemberObjects
POST /groups/{group-id}/members/$ref
POST /groups/{id}/evaluateDynamicMembership
POST /groups/evaluateDynamicMembership
PATCH /groups/{group-id}

Code Examples

C# / .NET SDK
// Install: dotnet add package Microsoft.Graph
// Install: dotnet add package Azure.Identity
using Microsoft.Graph;
using Azure.Identity;

// Delegated permissions - interactive user sign-in
var scopes = new[] { "Device.Read.All" };
var options = new InteractiveBrowserCredentialOptions
{
    ClientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    TenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
    RedirectUri = new Uri("http://localhost")
};
var credential = new InteractiveBrowserCredential(options);
var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes);

// Example: GET /me
var result = await graphClient.Me.GetAsync();
Console.WriteLine($"User: {result?.DisplayName}");

// Application permissions - daemon/service app
var tenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID";
var clientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID";
var clientSecret = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET";

var credential = new ClientSecretCredential(tenantId, clientId, clientSecret);
var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(credential);

// Example: GET /users/{user-id}
var users = await graphClient.Users.GetAsync();
foreach (var user in users?.Value ?? [])
{
    Console.WriteLine($"User: {user.DisplayName}");
}
JavaScript / TypeScript
// npm install @azure/msal-browser @microsoft/microsoft-graph-client
import { PublicClientApplication } from "@azure/msal-browser";
import { Client } from "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client";
import { AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider } from 
    "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client/authProviders/authCodeMsalBrowser";

const msalConfig = {
    auth: {
        clientId: "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
        authority: "https://login.microsoftonline.com/YOUR_TENANT_ID"
    }
};

const pca = new PublicClientApplication(msalConfig);
await pca.initialize();

// Delegated: Login with required scope
const loginResponse = await pca.loginPopup({
    scopes: ["Device.Read.All"]
});

const authProvider = new AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider(pca, {
    account: loginResponse.account,
    scopes: ["Device.Read.All"],
    interactionType: "popup"
});

const graphClient = Client.initWithMiddleware({ authProvider });

// Example: GET /me
const result = await graphClient.api("/me").get();
console.log(result);

// Application: Use client credentials (Node.js backend only)
// npm install @azure/identity @microsoft/microsoft-graph-client
import { ClientSecretCredential } from "@azure/identity";
import { TokenCredentialAuthenticationProvider } from 
    "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client/authProviders/azureTokenCredentials";

const credential = new ClientSecretCredential(
    "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
    "YOUR_CLIENT_ID", 
    "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
);

const authProvider = new TokenCredentialAuthenticationProvider(credential, {
    scopes: ["https://graph.microsoft.com/.default"]
});

const graphClient = Client.initWithMiddleware({ authProvider });
const result = await graphClient.api("/users").get();
console.log(result);
PowerShell
# Install Microsoft Graph PowerShell module
Install-Module Microsoft.Graph -Scope CurrentUser

# Delegated access - interactive sign-in
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Device.Read.All"

# Verify connection
Get-MgContext | Select-Object Account, TenantId, Scopes

# Example: GET /me
$result = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me"
$result | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5

# Application access with certificate
$params = @{
    ClientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID"
    TenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID"
    CertificateThumbprint = "YOUR_CERT_THUMBPRINT"
}
Connect-MgGraph @params

# Or with client secret (not recommended for production)
# Connect-MgGraph -ClientSecretCredential $credential

# Example: GET /users
$result = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users"
$result | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5

# Always disconnect when done
Disconnect-MgGraph
Python
# pip install msgraph-sdk azure-identity
from azure.identity import InteractiveBrowserCredential, ClientSecretCredential
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
import asyncio

# Delegated permissions - interactive browser sign-in
credential = InteractiveBrowserCredential(
    client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    tenant_id="YOUR_TENANT_ID"
)
scopes = ["Device.Read.All"]
client = GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes)

async def get_data():
    # Example: GET /me
    result = await client.me.get()
    print(f"User: {result.display_name}")
    return result

asyncio.run(get_data())

# Application permissions - client credentials
credential = ClientSecretCredential(
    tenant_id="YOUR_TENANT_ID",
    client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    client_secret="YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
)
scopes = ["https://graph.microsoft.com/.default"]
client = GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes)

async def get_users():
    # Example: GET /users
    result = await client.users.get()
    for user in result.value:
        print(f"User: {user.display_name}")
    return result

asyncio.run(get_users())

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 Device.Read.All

4

Grant Admin Consent

Application permissions always require admin consent. Click "Grant admin consent" in the Azure portal.