| title | Update governanceRequest |
|---|---|
| description | Update the status property to accept or reject a governance request. |
| author | hafowler |
| ms.date | 03/10/2026 |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| ms.subservice | entra-tenant-governance |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
Namespace: microsoft.graph.tenantGovernanceServices
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Update the status property of a governanceRequest to accept or reject the governance request. Only the governed tenant can update the request status.
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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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PATCH /directory/tenantGovernance/governanceRequests/{governanceRequestId}| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
| Content-Type | application/json. Required. |
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| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| status | microsoft.graph.tenantGovernanceServices.requestStatus | The current status of the governance request. The possible values are: pending, accepted, rejected, unknownFutureValue. Required. |
If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and an updated microsoft.graph.tenantGovernanceServices.governanceRequest object in the response body.
The following example shows a request.
PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/directory/tenantGovernance/governanceRequests/aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb
Content-Type: application/json
{
"status": "accepted"
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The following example shows the response.
Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.tenantGovernanceServices.governanceRequest",
"id": "aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb",
"governingTenantId": "aaaabbbb-0000-cccc-1111-dddd2222eeee",
"governingTenantName": "Contoso, Inc",
"governedTenantId": "bbbbcccc-1111-dddd-2222-eeee3333ffff",
"governedTenantName": "Fabrikam",
"expirationDateTime": "2025-09-17T02:36:22.714163Z",
"requestDateTime": "2025-09-03T02:36:22.7141627Z",
"status": "pending",
"policySnapshot": {
"policyId": "d3d3d3d3-eeee-ffff-aaaa-b4b4b4b4b4b4",
"multiTenantApplicationsToProvision": [
{
"appId": "66667777-aaaa-8888-bbbb-9999cccc0000",
"objectId": "cccccccc-2222-3333-4444-dddddddddddd",
"displayName": "Mega Monitor",
"requiredResourceAccesses": [
{
"resourceAppId": "00000003-0000-0000-c000-000000000000",
"permissions": [
{
"id": "633e0fce-8c58-4cfb-9495-12bbd5a24f7c",
"name": "Policy.Read.ConditionalAccess",
"type": "scope"
},
{
"id": "e1fe6dd8-ba31-4d61-89e7-88639da4683d",
"name": "User.Read",
"type": "scope"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"delegatedAdministrationRoleAssignments": [
{
"roleTemplates": [
{
"id": "f2ef992c-3afb-46b9-b7cf-a126ee74c451",
"name": "Global Reader"
}
],
"group": {
"id": "ffffffff-5555-6666-7777-aaaaaaaaaaaa"
}
}
]
}
}