| title | Create environment |
|---|---|
| description | Create an environment object to attach it to a zone. You can create up to 1,000 environments per zone. |
| author | Yarinle4 |
| ms.date | 11/26/2025 |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| ms.subservice | security |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
Namespace: microsoft.graph.security
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Create an environment object to attach it to a zone. You can create up to 1,000 environments per zone.
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Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.
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POST /security/zones/{zoneId}/environments| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
| Content-Type | application/json. Required. |
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the environment object.
You can specify the following properties when you create an environment.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | String | Environment identifier. Required. |
| kind | microsoft.graph.security.environmentKind | Environment type. The possible values are: azureSubscription, awsOrganization, awsAccount, gcpOrganization, gcpProject, dockersHubOrganization, devOpsConnection, azureDevOpsOrganization, gitHubOrganization, gitLabGroup, jFrogArtifactory, unknownFutureValue. Required. |
If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a microsoft.graph.security.environment object in the response body.
The following example shows a request.
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/security/zones/f6e190cba2f64bcba703694aedb81712/environments
Content-Type: application/json
{
"kind": "azureSubscription",
"id": "/subscriptions/d34fd44c-ebfa-4a9c-bceb-9eeafe72ac15"
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The following example shows the response.
Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json
{
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/security/$metadata#environments/$entity",
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.environment",
"kind": "azureSubscription",
"id": "/subscriptions/d34fd44c-ebfa-4a9c-bceb-9eeafe72ac15"
}