title	Update device
description	Update the properties of a device.
author	sandeo-MSFT
ms.localizationpriority	medium
ms.subservice	entra-directory-management
doc_type	apiPageType
ms.date	12/31/2024

Update device

Namespace: microsoft.graph

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Update the properties of a device. Only certain properties of a device can be updated through approved Mobile Device Management (MDM) apps.

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Permissions

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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In application-only scenarios and for non-Windows devices, that is, where the operatingSystem property is not Windows, the app can update only the extensionAttributes property.

Important

In delegated scenarios with work or school accounts, the signed-in user must be assigned a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role with a supported role permission. Intune Administrator is the least privileged role supported for this operation. A calling user in the Cloud Device Administrator role can only enable or disable devices and a user with the Windows 365 Administrator role can only update basic device properties.

HTTP request

You can address the device using either its id or deviceId.

PATCH /devices/{id}
PATCH /devices(deviceId='{deviceId}')

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

In the request body, supply the values for the device properties that should be updated. Existing properties that are not included in the request body will maintain their previous values or be recalculated based on changes to other property values. For best performance you shouldn't include existing values that haven't changed.

Property	Type	Description
accountEnabled	Boolean	`true` if the account is enabled; otherwise, `false`. Only callers with at least the Cloud Device Administrator role can update this property.
alternativeNames	String collection	List of alternative names for the device, for example, `resourceIds`.
displayName	String	The display name for the device.
isCompliant	Boolean	`true` if the device complies with Mobile Device Management (MDM) policies; otherwise, `false`. This can only be updated by Intune for any device OS type or by an approved MDM app for Windows OS devices.
isManaged	Boolean	`true` if the device is managed by a Mobile Device Management (MDM) app; otherwise, `false`. This can only be updated by Intune for any device OS type or by an approved MDM app for Windows OS devices.
operatingSystem	String	The type of operating system on the device.
operatingSystemVersion	String	The version of the operating system on the device.

Since the device resource supports extensions, you can use the PATCH operation to add, update, or delete your own app-specific data in custom properties of an extension in an existing device instance.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code.

Examples

Example 1: Update the accountEnabled property of a device

Request

HTTP

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/devices/7c06cd31-7c30-4f3b-a5c3-444cd8dd63ac
Content-type: application/json

{
  "accountEnabled": false
}

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Response

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Example 2: Write extensionAttributes on a device

Request

HTTP

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/devices/7c06cd31-7c30-4f3b-a5c3-444cd8dd63ac
Content-type: application/json

{
    "extensionAttributes": {
        "extensionAttribute1": "BYOD-Device"
    }
}