New-EntraApplication

The New-EntraApplication cmdlet creates a new application registration in Microsoft Entra ID. Applications can be configured for different authentication scenarios, including single-tenant or multitenant, and can use various credential types.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
New-EntraApplication -DisplayName 'Contoso HR App'

DisplayName               Id                                   AppId                                SignInAudience PublisherDomain
-----------               --                                   -----                                -------------- ---------------
Contoso HR Onboarding App dddd3333-ee44-5555-66ff-777777aaaaaa 22223333-cccc-4444-dddd-5555eeee6666 AzureADMyOrg   contoso.com

This command creates a basic application registration with default settings.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
New-EntraApplication -DisplayName 'Contoso Partner API' -SignInAudience 'AzureADMultipleOrgs'

DisplayName               Id                                   AppId                                SignInAudience PublisherDomain
-----------               --                                   -----                                -------------- ---------------
Contoso Partner API   dddd3333-ee44-5555-66ff-777777aaaaaa 22223333-cccc-4444-dddd-5555eeee6666 AzureADMyOrg   contoso.com

This command creates an application that can be used by accounts from any Microsoft Entra ID tenant.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
$passwordCred = [Microsoft.Graph.PowerShell.Models.MicrosoftGraphPasswordCredential]@{
    DisplayName = 'AI automation Cred'
    StartDateTime = [DateTime]::UtcNow
    EndDateTime = [DateTime]::UtcNow.AddYears(1)
}

$app = New-EntraApplication -DisplayName 'Contoso Automation App' -PasswordCredentials @($passwordCred)
$app.PasswordCredentials.SecretText

This command creates an application with a password credential (client secret). The secret value is returned in the response.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
$msGraphAccess = @{
    ResourceAppId = "00000003-0000-0000-c000-000000000000"  # Microsoft Graph
    ResourceAccess = @(
        @{
            Id = "e1fe6dd8-ba31-4d61-89e7-88639da4683d"  # User.Read
            Type = "Scope"
        },
        @{
            Id = "df021288-bdef-4463-88db-98f22de89214"  # User.ReadWrite.All
            Type = "Role"
        }
    )
}

New-EntraApplication -DisplayName "User Management App" -RequiredResourceAccess @($msGraphAccess)

This command creates an application with specified Microsoft Graph API permissions.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
$addIn = @{
    Id         = "00000002-0000-0ff1-ce00-000000000000"  # Outlook's service principal ID
    Type       = "messageReadCommandSurface"          # UI surface
    Properties = @(
        @{ Key = "extensionId"; Value = "Contoso.EmailInsights" },
        @{ Key = "sourceLocation"; Value = "https://contoso.com/addin/home.html" },
        @{ Key = "supportedLocales"; Value = "en-US" }
    )
}

New-EntraApplication -DisplayName "Contoso Email Insights" -AddIns $addIn

This example registers the Contoso Email Insights add-in with Microsoft Entra ID so it can integrate with Outlook on the web and be sideloaded or published through AppSource.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
$appRoles = @(
    @{
        id = [Guid]::NewGuid()
        allowedMemberTypes = @("User", "Application")
        description = "Read-only access to HR data"
        displayName = "HR Reader"
        isEnabled = $true
        value = "HRReader"
        origin = "Application"
    },
    @{
        id = [Guid]::NewGuid()
        allowedMemberTypes = @("User", "Application")
        description = "Manage HR data"
        displayName = "HR Manager"
        isEnabled = $true
        value = "HRManager"
        origin = "Application"
    }
)

# Create the new application registration with AppRoles
New-EntraApplication -DisplayName "Contoso Sandbox" -AppRoles $appRoles

This example registers a multi-tenant API called Contoso Sandbox and defines two custom roles: HRReader for read-only access and HRManager for full access to employee data.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
New-EntraApplication -DisplayName 'Contoso App' -IdentifierUris 'https://myselfserve.contoso.com'

This command creates an application with identifier URIs.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
$props = @{
    displayName = "Advanced Configuration App"
    signInAudience = "AzureADMyOrg"
    api = @{
        oauth2PermissionScopes = @(
            @{
                id = [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString("D")
                adminConsentDescription = "Allow the app to access resources on user's behalf"
                adminConsentDisplayName = "Access resources"
                isEnabled = $true
                type = "Admin"
                value = "access"
            }
        )
    }
}

New-EntraApplication -AdditionalProperties $props

This command creates an application using the AdditionalProperties parameter for advanced configuration.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
New-EntraApplication -DisplayName "Contoso Tagged App" `
    -SignInAudience "AzureADMultipleOrgs" `
    -Tags @(
        "WindowsAzureActiveDirectoryIntegratedApp",
        "HideApp",
        "CertifiedApp"
    )

This example creates a multi-tenant enterprise app and adds tags to support Microsoft Partner Center discovery and admin consent filtering.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'

# Define the PublicClient object with redirect URIs
$publicClient = @{
    redirectUris = @("https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/nativeclient")
}

New-EntraApplication -DisplayName "Contoso PowerShell Client" `
    -SignInAudience "AzureADMyOrg" `
    -PublicClient $publicClient

This example shows how to register a public client app with a redirect URI for local testing, such as for Android or iOS apps that authenticate users interactively.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'

# Define custom scopes for the API
$api = @{
    oauth2PermissionScopes = @(
        @{
            id = [Guid]::NewGuid()
            adminConsentDescription = "Allow the app to read user profiles."
            adminConsentDisplayName = "Read user profiles"
            isEnabled = $true
            type = "User"
            value = "Employee.Read"
        },
        @{
            id = [Guid]::NewGuid()
            adminConsentDescription = "Allow the app to write user profiles."
            adminConsentDisplayName = "Write user profiles"
            isEnabled = $true
            type = "User"
            value = "Employee.Write"
        }
    )
}

New-EntraApplication -DisplayName "Contoso API App" -Api $api

This example shows how to register an application and define its available permissions using the -Api parameter.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
# Define the RequiredResourceAccess for Microsoft Graph API
$graphResourceAccess = @{
    ResourceAppId = '00000003-0000-0000-c000-000000000000'  # Microsoft Graph API AppID
    ResourceAccess = @(
        @{
            Id = 'e1fe6dd8-ba31-4d61-89e7-88639da4683d'  # GUID for 'User.Read' permission
            Type = 'Scope'  # Type of permission
        }
    )
}

# Define the RequiredResourceAccess for Azure Service Management API
$serviceManagementResourceAccess = @{
    ResourceAppId = '797f4846-ba00-4fd7-ba43-dac1f8f63013'  # Azure Service Management API ID
    ResourceAccess = @(
        @{
            Id = '41094075-9dad-400e-a0bd-54e686782033'  # GUID for 'user_impersonation' 
            Type = 'Scope'  # Type of permission
        }
    )
}

# Combine both resource accesses into an array
$RequiredResourceAccess = @($graphResourceAccess, $serviceManagementResourceAccess)

# Create a new application with the required resource access
New-EntraApplication -DisplayName 'Contoso Service App' -RequiredResourceAccess $RequiredResourceAccess

This example creates a new application called Contoso Service App and grants it delegated permissions to call both Microsoft Graph (e.g., User.Read) and Azure Service Management API (user_impersonation) by specifying the required resource access during registration.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
$web = @{
    redirectUris = @("https://contoso.com/auth", "https://contoso.com/auth/callback")
    implicitGrantSettings = @{
        enableAccessTokenIssuance = $true
        enableIdTokenIssuance = $true
    }
    logoutUrl = "https://contoso.com/logout"
}

New-EntraApplication -DisplayName "Contoso Web App" -Web $web

This command creates a web application with redirect URIs and implicit grant settings.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'

$informationalUrl = @{
    marketingUrl = "https://contoso.com/marketing"
    privacyStatementUrl = "https://contoso.com/privacy"
    supportUrl = "https://contoso.com/support"
    termsOfServiceUrl = "https://contoso.com/terms"
}

New-EntraApplication -DisplayName "Contoso Pay Portal" -InformationalUrl $informationalUrl

This command creates an application with support and marketing URLs to help users and admins identify and trust the app during consent or in the Microsoft Entra portal.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'

$optionalClaims = @{
    idToken = @(
        @{
            name = "email"
            source = $null # user, directory, $null
            essential = $true
            additionalProperties = @{}
        }
    )
    accessToken = @(
        @{
            name = "roles"
            source = $null # user, directory, $null
            essential = $false
            additionalProperties = @{}
        }
    )
}

New-EntraApplication -DisplayName "Contoso Claims App" -OptionalClaims $optionalClaims

This command creates an application with optional claims, such as email, upn (userPrincipalName) claims in ID tokens and the sid (session ID) claim in access tokens for custom session tracking and user identity resolution.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'

# Define parental control settings
$parentalControlSettings = @{
    countriesBlockedForMinors = @("DE", "FR")   # ISO country codes
    legalAgeGroupRule = "RequireConsentForMinors"
}

# Create the app with parental control settings
New-EntraApplication -DisplayName "Contoso Kids Stream" `
    -SignInAudience "AzureADandPersonalMicrosoftAccount" `
    -ParentalControlSettings $parentalControlSettings

This command creates an application with parental control settings. For example, it can restrict access to a streaming app like "Contoso Kids Stream" for children in specific countries such as Germany and France to meet compliance requirements.

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All'
$cert = New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2("C:\Certificates\MyCertificate.cer")
$thumbprint = $cert.Thumbprint
$base64Cert = [Convert]::ToBase64String($cert.RawData)

$keyCred = @{
    CustomKeyIdentifier = $thumbprint
    Type = "AsymmetricX509Cert"
    Usage = "Verify"
    Key = $base64Cert
    DisplayName = "App Certificate"
    StartDateTime = [DateTime]::UtcNow
    EndDateTime = [DateTime]::UtcNow.AddYears(1)
}

New-EntraApplication -DisplayName "Contoso Certificate App" -KeyCredentials @($keyCred)

This command creates an application with a certificate credential.

None

This cmdlet doesn't accept pipeline input.

PSCustomObject

Returns a custom object representing the created Microsoft Entra application.

• This cmdlet requires the 'Application.ReadWrite.All' permission scope.
• When using certificate credentials, ensure proper certificate management practices:
  • Use strong key sizes (RSA 2048-bit or higher)
  • Store private keys securely
  • Implement certificate rotation before expiration
• Password credentials (client secrets) should be used only when certificates can't be used.
• For security best practices, consider:
  • Using the least privilege principle when assigning API permissions
  • Limiting application roles to only what's necessary
  • Using conditional access policies for sensitive applications
  • Implementing proper credential rotation processes