Create identityApiConnector

2024-04-05

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Important

APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.

Create a new identityApiConnector object.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service	US Government L4	US Government L5 (DOD)	China operated by 21Vianet
✅	✅	✅	✅

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.

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	APIConnectors.ReadWrite.All	Not available.
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	APIConnectors.ReadWrite.All	Not available.

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. External ID User Flow Administrator is the least privileged role supported for this operation.

HTTP request

POST /identity/apiConnectors

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type	application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the identityApiConnector object.

The following table lists the properties that are required when you create the identityApiConnector.

Property	Type	Description
displayName	String	The name of the API connector.
targetUrl	String	The URL of the API endpoint to call.
authenticationConfiguration	apiAuthenticationConfigurationBase	The object which describes the authentication configuration details for calling the API. Basic authentication and PKCS 12 client certificate are supported.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and an identityApiConnector object in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: Create an API connector with basic authentication

Request

The following example shows a request.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/identity/apiConnectors
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "displayName":"Test API",
    "targetUrl":"https://someapi.com/api",
    "authenticationConfiguration": {
      "@odata.type":"#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication",
      "username":"<USERNAME>",
      "password":"<PASSWORD>"
    }
}


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Models;

var requestBody = new IdentityApiConnector
{
	DisplayName = "Test API",
	TargetUrl = "https://someapi.com/api",
	AuthenticationConfiguration = new BasicAuthentication
	{
		OdataType = "#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication",
		Username = "<USERNAME>",
		Password = "<PASSWORD>",
	},
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Identity.ApiConnectors.PostAsync(requestBody);

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



mgc-beta identity api-connectors create --body '{\
    "displayName":"Test API",\
    "targetUrl":"https://someapi.com/api",\
    "authenticationConfiguration": {\
      "@odata.type":"#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication",\
      "username":"<USERNAME>",\
      "password":"<PASSWORD>"\
    }\
}\
'

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/models"
	  //other-imports
)

requestBody := graphmodels.NewIdentityApiConnector()
displayName := "Test API"
requestBody.SetDisplayName(&displayName) 
targetUrl := "https://someapi.com/api"
requestBody.SetTargetUrl(&targetUrl) 
authenticationConfiguration := graphmodels.NewBasicAuthentication()
username := "<USERNAME>"
authenticationConfiguration.SetUsername(&username) 
password := "<PASSWORD>"
authenticationConfiguration.SetPassword(&password) 
requestBody.SetAuthenticationConfiguration(authenticationConfiguration)

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
apiConnectors, err := graphClient.Identity().ApiConnectors().Post(context.Background(), requestBody, nil)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

IdentityApiConnector identityApiConnector = new IdentityApiConnector();
identityApiConnector.setDisplayName("Test API");
identityApiConnector.setTargetUrl("https://someapi.com/api");
BasicAuthentication authenticationConfiguration = new BasicAuthentication();
authenticationConfiguration.setOdataType("#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication");
authenticationConfiguration.setUsername("<USERNAME>");
authenticationConfiguration.setPassword("<PASSWORD>");
identityApiConnector.setAuthenticationConfiguration(authenticationConfiguration);
IdentityApiConnector result = graphClient.identity().apiConnectors().post(identityApiConnector);

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const identityApiConnector = {
    displayName: 'Test API',
    targetUrl: 'https://someapi.com/api',
    authenticationConfiguration: {
      '@odata.type':'#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication',
      username: '<USERNAME>',
      password: '<PASSWORD>'
    }
};

await client.api('/identity/apiConnectors')
	.version('beta')
	.post(identityApiConnector);

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\IdentityApiConnector;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\BasicAuthentication;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestBody = new IdentityApiConnector();
$requestBody->setDisplayName('Test API');
$requestBody->setTargetUrl('https://someapi.com/api');
$authenticationConfiguration = new BasicAuthentication();
$authenticationConfiguration->setOdataType('#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication');
$authenticationConfiguration->setUsername('<USERNAME>');
$authenticationConfiguration->setPassword('<PASSWORD>');
$requestBody->setAuthenticationConfiguration($authenticationConfiguration);

$result = $graphServiceClient->identity()->apiConnectors()->post($requestBody)->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.SignIns

$params = @{
	displayName = "Test API"
	targetUrl = "https://someapi.com/api"
	authenticationConfiguration = @{
		"@odata.type" = "#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication"
		username = "<USERNAME>"
		password = "<PASSWORD>"
	}
}

New-MgBetaIdentityApiConnector -BodyParameter $params

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.identity_api_connector import IdentityApiConnector
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.basic_authentication import BasicAuthentication
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = IdentityApiConnector(
	display_name = "Test API",
	target_url = "https://someapi.com/api",
	authentication_configuration = BasicAuthentication(
		odata_type = "#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication",
		username = "<USERNAME>",
		password = "<PASSWORD>",
	),
)

result = await graph_client.identity.api_connectors.post(request_body)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

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/$metadata#identity/apiConnectors/$entity",
    "id":"GUID",
    "displayName": "Test API",
    "targetUrl": "https://someapi.com/api",
    "authenticationConfiguration": {
        "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.basicAuthentication",
        "username": "<USERNAME>",
        "password": "******"
    }
}

Example 2: Create an API connector with client certificate authentication

Request

The following example shows a request.

Note: authenticationConfiguration in the request is of type microsoft.graph.pkcs12certificate, which represents the configuration of a certificate needed on upload or create.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/identity/apiConnectors
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "displayName":"Test API",
    "targetUrl":"https://someotherapi.com/api",
    "authenticationConfiguration": {
        "@odata.type":"#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate",
        "pkcs12Value": "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA",
        "password": "<password>"
    }
}


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Models;

var requestBody = new IdentityApiConnector
{
	DisplayName = "Test API",
	TargetUrl = "https://someotherapi.com/api",
	AuthenticationConfiguration = new Pkcs12Certificate
	{
		OdataType = "#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate",
		Pkcs12Value = "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA",
		Password = "<password>",
	},
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Identity.ApiConnectors.PostAsync(requestBody);

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



mgc-beta identity api-connectors create --body '{\
    "displayName":"Test API",\
    "targetUrl":"https://someotherapi.com/api",\
    "authenticationConfiguration": {\
        "@odata.type":"#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate",\
        "pkcs12Value": "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA",\
        "password": "<password>"\
    }\
}\
'

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/models"
	  //other-imports
)

requestBody := graphmodels.NewIdentityApiConnector()
displayName := "Test API"
requestBody.SetDisplayName(&displayName) 
targetUrl := "https://someotherapi.com/api"
requestBody.SetTargetUrl(&targetUrl) 
authenticationConfiguration := graphmodels.NewPkcs12Certificate()
pkcs12Value := "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA"
authenticationConfiguration.SetPkcs12Value(&pkcs12Value) 
password := "<password>"
authenticationConfiguration.SetPassword(&password) 
requestBody.SetAuthenticationConfiguration(authenticationConfiguration)

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
apiConnectors, err := graphClient.Identity().ApiConnectors().Post(context.Background(), requestBody, nil)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

IdentityApiConnector identityApiConnector = new IdentityApiConnector();
identityApiConnector.setDisplayName("Test API");
identityApiConnector.setTargetUrl("https://someotherapi.com/api");
Pkcs12Certificate authenticationConfiguration = new Pkcs12Certificate();
authenticationConfiguration.setOdataType("#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate");
authenticationConfiguration.setPkcs12Value("eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA");
authenticationConfiguration.setPassword("<password>");
identityApiConnector.setAuthenticationConfiguration(authenticationConfiguration);
IdentityApiConnector result = graphClient.identity().apiConnectors().post(identityApiConnector);

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const identityApiConnector = {
    displayName: 'Test API',
    targetUrl: 'https://someotherapi.com/api',
    authenticationConfiguration: {
        '@odata.type':'#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate',
        pkcs12Value: 'eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA',
        password: '<password>'
    }
};

await client.api('/identity/apiConnectors')
	.version('beta')
	.post(identityApiConnector);

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\IdentityApiConnector;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\Pkcs12Certificate;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestBody = new IdentityApiConnector();
$requestBody->setDisplayName('Test API');
$requestBody->setTargetUrl('https://someotherapi.com/api');
$authenticationConfiguration = new Pkcs12Certificate();
$authenticationConfiguration->setOdataType('#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate');
$authenticationConfiguration->setPkcs12Value('eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA');
$authenticationConfiguration->setPassword('<password>');
$requestBody->setAuthenticationConfiguration($authenticationConfiguration);

$result = $graphServiceClient->identity()->apiConnectors()->post($requestBody)->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.SignIns

$params = @{
	displayName = "Test API"
	targetUrl = "https://someotherapi.com/api"
	authenticationConfiguration = @{
		"@odata.type" = "#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate"
		pkcs12Value = "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA"
		password = "<password>"
	}
}

New-MgBetaIdentityApiConnector -BodyParameter $params

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.identity_api_connector import IdentityApiConnector
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.pkcs12_certificate import Pkcs12Certificate
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = IdentityApiConnector(
	display_name = "Test API",
	target_url = "https://someotherapi.com/api",
	authentication_configuration = Pkcs12Certificate(
		odata_type = "#microsoft.graph.pkcs12Certificate",
		pkcs12_value = "eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUCIsImVuYyI6IkEyNTZHQ00ifQ...kDJ04sJShkkgjL9Bm49plA",
		password = "<password>",
	),
)

result = await graph_client.identity.api_connectors.post(request_body)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: authenticationConfiguration in the response is of type microsoft.graph.clientCertificateAuthentication because this represents the public information of uploaded certificates.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#identity/apiConnectors/$entity",
    "id":"GUID",
    "displayName": "Test API",
    "targetUrl": "https://someotherapi.com/api",
    "authenticationConfiguration": {
        "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.clientCertificateAuthentication",
        "certificateList": [
            {
                "thumbprint": "0EB255CC895477798BA418B378255204304897AD",
                "notAfter": 1666350522,
                "notBefore": 1508670522,
                "isActive": true
            }
        ]
    }
}

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Create identityApiConnector

Permissions

HTTP request

Request headers

Request body

Response

Examples

Example 1: Create an API connector with basic authentication

Request

Response

Example 2: Create an API connector with client certificate authentication

Request

Response

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