| title | Create agentIdentity |
|---|---|
| description | Create a new agent identity object. |
| author | zallison22 |
| ms.date | 10/27/2025 |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| ms.subservice | entra-agent-id |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
Namespace: microsoft.graph
[!INCLUDE beta-disclaimer]
Create a new agentIdentity object from the specified agent identity blueprint.
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.
[!INCLUDE permissions-table]
[!INCLUDE rbac-agentid-apis-write]
POST /servicePrincipals/microsoft.graph.agentIdentity| 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 a agentIdentity object. The request body must contain displayName, agentIdentityBlueprintId, and a valid sponsor reference.
If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a agentIdentity object in the response body.
For information about errors returned by agent identity APIs, see Agent identity error codes.
The following example shows a request.
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/servicePrincipals/microsoft.graph.agentIdentity
Content-type: application/json
{
"displayName": "My Agent Identity",
"agentIdentityBlueprintId": "65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12",
"sponsors@odata.bind": [
"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/acc9f0a1-9075-464f-9fe7-049bf1ae6481",
"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups/47309f33-e0ff-7be6-defe-28b504c8cd2e"
]
}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/$metadata#servicePrincipals/$entity",
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.agentIdentity",
"id": "59e617e5-e447-4adc-8b88-00af644d7c92",
"createdByAppId": "f98c895e-6ce2-4f5b-a31b-da7e48f25daa",
"displayName": "My Agent Identity",
"servicePrincipalType": "ServiceIdentity",
"tags": [],
"agentIdentityBlueprintId": "65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12"
}