| title | Create targetDeviceGroup |
|---|---|
| description | Create a new targetDeviceGroup object for the remoteDesktopSecurityConfiguration object on the servicePrincipal. |
| author | mjsantani |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| ms.subservice | entra-applications |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
| ms.date | 01/02/2026 |
Namespace: microsoft.graph
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Create a new targetDeviceGroup object for the remoteDesktopSecurityConfiguration object on the servicePrincipal. You can configure a maximum of 10 target device groups for the remoteDesktopSecurityConfiguration object on the servicePrincipal.
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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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You can address the service principal using either its id or appId. id and appId are referred to as the Object ID and Application (Client) ID, respectively, in app registrations in the Microsoft Entra admin center.
POST /servicePrincipals/{id}/remoteDesktopSecurityConfiguration/targetDeviceGroups
POST /servicePrincipals(appId='{appId}')/remoteDesktopSecurityConfiguration/targetDeviceGroups| 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 the targetDeviceGroup object.
You can specify the following properties when creating a targetDeviceGroup.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | String | Object identifier of the group. Required. |
| displayName | String | Display name of the group. Required. |
If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a targetDeviceGroup object in the response body.
The following example shows a request.
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/servicePrincipals/00af5dfb-85da-4b41-a677-0c6b86dd34f8/remoteDesktopSecurityConfiguration/targetDeviceGroups
Content-Type: application/json
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.targetDeviceGroup",
"id": "b9e4eae4-b781-45a1-ce65-f2dd8ac3b696",
"displayName": "Device Group A"
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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.type": "#microsoft.graph.targetDeviceGroup",
"id": "b9e4eae4-b781-45a1-ce65-f2dd8ac3b696",
"displayName": "Device Group A"
}