People.Read.All
Allows the app to read any user's scored list of relevant people, without a signed-in user. The list can include local contacts, contacts from social networking, your organization's directory, and people from recent communications (such as email and Skype).
Permission Details
Read all users' relevant people lists
Allows the app to read any user's scored list of relevant people, without a signed-in user. The list can include local contacts, contacts from social networking, your organization's directory, and people from recent communications (such as email and Skype).
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Read all users' relevant people lists
Allows the app to read a scored list of relevant people of the signed-in user or other users in the signed-in user's organization. The list can include local contacts, contacts from social networking, your organization's directory, and people from recent communications (such as email and Skype).
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Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
string |
The unique identifier for an entity. Read-only. |
sources |
microsoft.graph.personDataSource collection |
The sources the user data comes from, for example Directory or Outlook Contacts. |
userPrincipalName |
stringNullable |
The user principal name (UPN) of the person. The UPN is an Internet-style login name for the person based on the Internet standard RFC 822. By convention, this should map to the person's email name. The general format is alias@domain. |
displayName |
stringNullable |
The person's display name. |
personNotes |
stringNullable |
Free-form notes that the user has taken about this person. |
companyName |
stringNullable |
The name of the person's company. |
givenName |
stringNullable |
The person's given name. |
officeLocation |
stringNullable |
The location of the person's office. |
postalAddresses |
microsoft.graph.location collection |
The person's addresses. |
personType |
stringNullable |
The type of person, for example distribution list. |
department |
stringNullable |
The person's department. |
profession |
stringNullable |
The person's profession. |
title |
stringNullable |
The person's title. |
birthday |
stringNullable |
The person's birthday. |
isFavorite |
booleanNullable |
True if the user has flagged this person as a favorite. |
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Graph Methods
Code Examples
// 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[] { "People.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}");
}
// 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: ["People.Read.All"]
});
const authProvider = new AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider(pca, {
account: loginResponse.account,
scopes: ["People.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);
# Install Microsoft Graph PowerShell module
Install-Module Microsoft.Graph -Scope CurrentUser
# Delegated access - interactive sign-in
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "People.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
# 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 = ["People.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
Navigate to Azure Portal
Go to App registrations in Microsoft Entra admin center
Add API Permission
Select your app → API permissions → Add a permission → Microsoft Graph
Select Permission Type
Choose Application permissions or Delegated permissions and search for People.Read.All
Grant Admin Consent
Application permissions always require admin consent. Click "Grant admin consent" in the Azure portal.