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Delegated Read User Scope

Allows the app to read the signed-in user's files.

Delegated Access App-Only Access

Permission Details

Delegated Permission User consent allowed

Read user files

Allows the app to read the signed-in user's files.

Relationships

Relationship Type Description
children driveItem collection Collection containing Item objects for the immediate children of Item. Only items representing folders have children. Read-only. Nullable.
permissions permission collection The set of permissions for the item. Read-only. Nullable.
thumbnails thumbnailSet collection Collection of thumbnailSet objects associated with the item. Read-only. Nullable.
versions driveItemVersion collection The list of previous versions of the item. Read-only. Nullable.
workbook workbook For files that are Excel spreadsheets, access to the workbook API to work with the spreadsheet's contents. Nullable.
listItem listItem For drives in SharePoint, the associated document library list item. Read-only. Nullable.
analytics itemAnalytics Analytics about the view activities that took place on this item.
activities itemActivityStat collection The list of recent activities that took place on this item.

Graph Methods

Delegated access App-only access
Methods
GET /drive/items/{item-id}/content?format={format}
GET /drive/root:/{path and filename}:/content?format={format}
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/analytics/allTime
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/analytics/lastSevenDays
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/children
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/content
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/getActivitiesByInterval(startDateTime={startDateTime},endDateTime={endDateTime},interval={interval})
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/permissions
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/thumbnails
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/versions
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}/content
GET /drives/{drive-id}/root:/{item-path}
GET /drives/{drive-id}/root/delta
GET /drives/{drive-id}/root/search(q='{search-text}')
GET /drives/{driveId}/list/subscriptions/socketIo
GET /drives/{driveId}/root/subscriptions/socketIo
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/children
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/content
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/thumbnails
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}/content
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/root:/{item-path}
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/root/search(q='{search-text}')
GET /groups/{groupId}/drive/root/delta
GET /groups/{groupId}/drive/root/subscriptions/socketIo
GET /groups/{groupId}/drives
GET /me/drive
GET /me/drive/following
GET /me/drive/items/{id}/workbook/tables
GET /me/drive/items/{id}/workbook/worksheets/{id|name}/names
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/children
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/content
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/thumbnails
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/versions
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}/content
GET /me/drive/recent
GET /me/drive/root:/{item-path}
GET /me/drive/root:/{item-path}:/content
GET /me/drive/root:/{item-path}:/workbook/tables
GET /me/drive/root:/{item-path}:/workbook/worksheets/{id|name}/names
GET /me/drive/root:/{path}:/permissions
GET /me/drive/root/delta
GET /me/drive/root/search(q='{search-text}')
GET /me/drive/root/subscriptions/socketIo
GET /me/drive/special/{name}
GET /shares/{shareIdOrEncodedSharingUrl}/driveItem/content
GET /sites/{site-id}/analytics/allTime
GET /sites/{site-id}/analytics/lastSevenDays
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/children
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/thumbnails
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}/content
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/root:/{item-path}
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/root/search(q='{search-text}')
GET /sites/{site-id}/getActivitiesByInterval(startDateTime={startDateTime},endDateTime={endDateTime},interval={interval})
GET /sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/items/{item-id}/analytics/allTime
GET /sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/items/{item-id}/analytics/lastSevenDays
GET /sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/items/{item-id}/driveItem
GET /sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/items/{item-id}/getActivitiesByInterval(startDateTime={startDateTime},endDateTime={endDateTime},interval={interval})
GET /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{item-id}/content
GET /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{itemId}/permissions
GET /sites/{siteId}/drive/root/delta
GET /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId}/drive/root/subscriptions/socketIo
GET /teams/{id}/channels/{id}/filesFolder
GET /users/{user-id | userPrincipalName}/drive/items/{item-id}
GET /users/{user-id | userPrincipalName}/drive/items/{item-id}/children
GET /users/{user-id | userPrincipalName}/drive/root:/{item-path}
GET /users/{user-id | userPrincipalName}/drive/root/search(q='{search-text}')
GET /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
GET /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/thumbnails
GET /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions
GET /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}
GET /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}/content
GET /users/{userId | userPrincipalName}/drive/root/delta
GET /users/{userId}/drive/items/{item-id}/content
GET /users/{userId}/drive/items/{itemId}/permissions
POST /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/follow
POST /drives/{driveId}/items/{itemId}/preview
POST /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/follow
POST /groups/{groupId}/drive/items/{itemId}/preview
POST /me/drive/items/{item-id}/follow
POST /me/drive/items/{item-id}/unfollow
POST /me/drive/items/{itemId}/preview
POST /shares/{shareId}/driveItem/preview
POST /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/follow
POST /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{itemId}/preview
POST /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/follow
POST /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/unfollow
POST /users/{userId}/drive/items/{itemId}/preview
DELETE /me/drive/following/{item-id}
DELETE /users/{user-id}/drive/following/{item-id}
Methods
GET /administrativeUnits/{administrativeUnitId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /devices/{deviceId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /drive/items/{item-id}/content?format={format}
GET /drive/items/{itemId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /drive/root:/{path and filename}:/content?format={format}
GET /drives/{drive-id}/activities
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/activities
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/analytics
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/children
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/content
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/contentStream
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/getActivitiesByInterval(startDateTime={startDateTime},endDateTime={endDateTime},interval={interval})
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/permissions
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/thumbnails
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/versions
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}
GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}/content
GET /drives/{drive-id}/root:/{item-path}
GET /drives/{drive-id}/root/delta
GET /drives/{drive-id}/root/search(q='{search-text}')
GET /drives/{driveId}/list/subscriptions/socketIo
GET /drives/{driveId}/root/subscriptions/socketIo
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/children
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/content
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/contentStream
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/thumbnails
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}/content
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/root:/{item-path}
GET /groups/{group-id}/drive/root/search(q='{search-text}')
GET /groups/{groupId}/drive/root/delta
GET /groups/{groupId}/drive/root/subscriptions/socketIo
GET /groups/{groupId}/drives
GET /groups/{groupId}/events/{eventId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /groups/{groupId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /groups/{groupId}/threads/{threadId}/posts/{postId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /me/drive
GET /me/drive/following
GET /me/drive/items/{id}/workbook/worksheets/{id|name}/names
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/children
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/content
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/contentStream
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/thumbnails
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/versions
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}
GET /me/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}/content
GET /me/drive/recent
GET /me/drive/root:/{item-path}
GET /me/drive/root:/{item-path}:/content
GET /me/drive/root:/{item-path}:/contentStream
GET /me/drive/root:/{item-path}:/workbook/worksheets/{id|name}/names
GET /me/drive/root:/{path}:/permissions
GET /me/drive/root/delta
GET /me/drive/root/search(q='{search-text}')
GET /me/drive/root/subscriptions/socketIo
GET /me/drive/special/{name}
GET /organization/{organizationId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /shares/{shareIdOrEncodedSharingUrl}/driveItem/content
GET /shares/{shareIdOrEncodedSharingUrl}/driveItem/contentStream
GET /sites/{site-id}/analytics
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/children
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/thumbnails
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}/content
GET /sites/{site-id}/drive/root/search(q='{search-text}')
GET /sites/{site-id}/getActivitiesByInterval(startDateTime={startDateTime},endDateTime={endDateTime},interval={interval})
GET /sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/activities
GET /sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/items/{item-id}/activities
GET /sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/items/{item-id}/analytics
GET /sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/items/{item-id}/getActivitiesByInterval(startDateTime={startDateTime},endDateTime={endDateTime},interval={interval})
GET /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{item-id}/content
GET /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{item-id}/contentStream
GET /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{itemId}
GET /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{itemId}/permissions
GET /sites/{siteId}/drive/root:/{item-path}
GET /sites/{siteId}/drive/root/delta
GET /sites/{siteId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId}/drive/root/subscriptions/socketIo
GET /sites/{siteId}/recycleBin/items
GET /teams/{id}/channels/{id}/filesFolder
GET /teams/{teamId}/channels/{channelId}/filesFolder
GET /users/{Id|userPrincipalName}/events/{eventId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /users/{user-id | userPrincipalName}/drive/items/{item-id}/children
GET /users/{user-id | userPrincipalName}/drive/root/search(q='{search-text}')
GET /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
GET /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/thumbnails
GET /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions
GET /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}
GET /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/versions/{version-id}/content
GET /users/{userId | userPrincipalName}/drive/items/{item-id}
GET /users/{userId | userPrincipalName}/drive/root:/{item-path}
GET /users/{userId | userPrincipalName}/drive/root/delta
GET /users/{userId}/drive/items/{item-id}/content
GET /users/{userId}/drive/items/{item-id}/contentStream
GET /users/{userId}/drive/items/{itemId}/permissions
GET /users/{userId|userPrincipalName}/contacts/{contactId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /users/{userId|userPrincipalName}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /users/{userId|userPrincipalName}/messages/{messageId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /users/{userId|userPrincipalName}/tasks/lists/{listId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /users/{userId|userPrincipalName}/tasks/lists/{listId}/tasks/{baseTaskId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /users/{userId|userPrincipalName}/todo/lists/{listId}/extensions/{extensionId}
GET /users/{userId|userPrincipalName}/todo/lists/{listId}/tasks/{todoTaskId}/extensions/{extensionId}
POST /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/follow
POST /drives/{driveId}/items/{itemId}/preview
POST /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/follow
POST /groups/{groupId}/drive/items/{itemId}/preview
POST /me/drive/items/{item-id}/follow
POST /me/drive/items/{item-id}/unfollow
POST /me/drive/items/{itemId}/preview
POST /shares/{shareId}/driveItem/preview
POST /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/follow
POST /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{itemId}/preview
POST /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/follow
POST /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/unfollow
POST /users/{userId}/drive/items/{itemId}/preview
DELETE /me/drive/following/{item-id}
DELETE /users/{user-id}/drive/following/{item-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[] { "Files.Read" };
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}");
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: ["Files.Read"]
});

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

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

// Example: GET /me
const result = await graphClient.api("/me").get();
console.log(result);
PowerShell
# Install Microsoft Graph PowerShell module
Install-Module Microsoft.Graph -Scope CurrentUser

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

# 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


# 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 = ["Files.Read"]
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())

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 Delegated permissions and search for Files.Read

4

Grant Admin Consent

Users can consent to this permission themselves during sign-in.