| title | Activate directoryRole |
|---|---|
| description | Activate a directory role. |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| author | DougKirschner |
| ms.reviewer | msodsrbac |
| ms.subservice | entra-directory-management |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
| ms.date | 04/05/2024 |
Namespace: microsoft.graph
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Activate a directory role. To read a directory role or update its members, it must first be activated in the tenant.
The Company Administrators and the implicit user directory roles (User, Guest User, and Restricted Guest User roles) are activated by default. To access and assign members to other directory roles, you must first activate it with its corresponding directory role template ID.
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POST /directoryRoles
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of directoryRole object.
The following table shows the properties that are required when you activate a directory role.
| Required parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| roleTemplateId | string | The ID of the directoryRoleTemplate that the role is based on. This is the only property that may be specified in the request. |
If successful, this method returns 201 Created response code and directoryRole object in the response body.
The following example shows a request.
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/directoryRoles
Content-type: application/json
{
"roleTemplateId": "fe930be7-5e62-47db-91af-98c3a49a38b1"
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In the request body, supply a JSON representation of directoryRole object.
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.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#directoryRoles/$entity",
"id": "76f84d30-2759-4c66-915d-65c6e4083fa0",
"deletedDateTime": null,
"description": "Can manage all aspects of users and groups, including resetting passwords for limited admins.",
"displayName": "User Administrator",
"roleTemplateId": "fe930be7-5e62-47db-91af-98c3a49a38b1"
}