| title | Get ownerlessGroupPolicy |
|---|---|
| description | Read the properties of an ownerlessGroupPolicy object. |
| author | Ananya-Sharma |
| ms.date | 02/12/2026 |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| ms.subservice | exchange |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
Namespace: microsoft.graph
[!INCLUDE beta-disclaimer]
Read the properties of an ownerlessGroupPolicy object.
[!INCLUDE national-cloud-support]
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]
Important
In delegated scenarios, the calling user must be assigned the Groups Administrator or Exchange Administrator Microsoft Entra roles.
GET /policies/ownerlessGroupPolicy| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
Don't supply a request body for this method.
If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and an ownerlessGroupPolicy object in the response body. If the policy doesn't exist, this method returns a 404 Not Found response code.
The following example shows a request.
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/policies/ownerlessGroupPolicy[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
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.ownerlessGroupPolicy",
"isEnabled": true,
"notificationDurationInWeeks": 3,
"maxMembersToNotify": 40,
"enabledGroupIds": [
"b14e5eb2-a0a1-4c8f-b83e-940526219200",
"454dde77-ac2b-421b-a6ab-165be910e0fc"
],
"emailInfo": {
"@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.emailDetails",
"senderEmailAddress": "admin@contoso.com",
"subject": "Your group needs an owner",
"body": "Please consider accepting ownership of this group."
},
"policyWebUrl": "https://contoso.com/policies/ownerless-groups",
"targetOwners": {
"@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.targetOwners",
"notifyMembers": "allowSelected",
"securityGroups": [
"security-group1@contoso.com",
"security-group2@contoso.com"
]
}
}