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ApplicationDelegated Read All Resources

Allows the app to read presence information of all users in the directory without a signed-in user. Presence information includes activity, availability, status note, calendar out-of-office message, timezone and location.

Delegated Access App-Only Access

Permission Details

Application Permission

Read presence information for all users

Allows the app to read presence information of all users in the directory without a signed-in user. Presence information includes activity, availability, status note, calendar out-of-office message, timezone and location.

Delegated Permission User consent allowed

Read presence information of all users in your organization

Allows the app to read presence information of all users in the directory on behalf of the signed-in user. Presence information includes activity, availability, status note, calendar out-of-office message, timezone and location.

Properties

Property Type Description
id string The unique identifier for an entity. Read-only.
availability stringNullable The base presence information for a user. Possible values are available, away, beRightBack, busy, doNotDisturb, focusing, inACall, inAMeeting, offline, presenting, presenceUnknown.
sequenceNumber stringRead-onlyNullable The lexicographically sortable String stamp that represents the version of a presence object.
activity stringNullable The supplemental information to a user's availability. Possible values are available, away, beRightBack, busy, doNotDisturb, offline, outOfOffice, presenceUnknown.
workLocation object Represents the user’s aggregated work location state.
statusMessage object The presence status message of a user.
outOfOfficeSettings object The out of office settings for a user.

JSON Representation

JSON representation
{
  "id": "String",
  "availability": "String",
  "sequenceNumber": "String",
  "activity": "String",
  "workLocation": "{...}",
  "statusMessage": "{...}",
  "outOfOfficeSettings": "{...}"
}

Relationships

Relationship Type Description
statusMessage presenceStatusMessage The presence status message of a user.

Graph Methods

Delegated access App-only access
Methods
GET /communications/presences/{id}
GET /me/presence
GET /subscriptions
GET /users/{id}/presence
POST /communications/getPresencesByUserId
POST /subscriptions
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionsId}/reauthorize
PATCH /subscriptions/{id}
Methods
GET /communications/presences/{id}
GET /me/presence
GET /subscriptions
GET /subscriptions/{id}
GET /subscriptions/getVapidPublicKey
GET /users/{id}/presence
POST /communications/getPresencesByUserId
POST /subscriptions
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionsId}/reauthorize
PATCH /subscriptions/{id}
DELETE /subscriptions/{subscription-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[] { "Presence.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: ["Presence.Read.All"]
});

const authProvider = new AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider(pca, {
    account: loginResponse.account,
    scopes: ["Presence.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 "Presence.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 = ["Presence.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 Presence.Read.All

4

Grant Admin Consent

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