Create settings

Article
03/02/2024

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 setting based on the templates available in directorySettingTemplates. These settings can be at the tenant-level or at the group level.

Group settings apply to only Microsoft 365 groups. The template named Group.Unified can be used to configure tenant-wide Microsoft 365 group settings, while the template named Group.Unified.Guest can be used to configure group-specific settings.

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)	Directory.ReadWrite.All	Not available.
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	Directory.ReadWrite.All	Not available.

For delegated scenarios, the calling user needs at least one of the following Microsoft Entra roles.

Microsoft Entra role	Allowed privileges
Microsoft Entra Joined Device Local Administrator Directory Readers Global Reader	Read basic properties on setting templates and settings
Groups Administrator Directory Writers	Manage all group settings
Authentication Policy Administrator	Update `Password Rule Settings`
User Administrator	Read basic properties on setting templates and settings Update settings

HTTP request

Create a tenant-wide setting.

POST /settings

Create a group-specific setting.

POST /groups/{id}/settings

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

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

Response

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

Examples

Example 1: Create a setting to block guests for a specific Microsoft 365 group

Request

The following example shows a request.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/groups/05aa6a98-956a-45c0-b13b-88076a23f2cd/settings
Content-type: application/json

{
    "templateId": "08d542b9-071f-4e16-94b0-74abb372e3d9",
    "values": [
        {
            "name": "AllowToAddGuests",
            "value": "false"
        }
    ]
}


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

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

var requestBody = new DirectorySetting
{
	TemplateId = "08d542b9-071f-4e16-94b0-74abb372e3d9",
	Values = new List<SettingValue>
	{
		new SettingValue
		{
			Name = "AllowToAddGuests",
			Value = "false",
		},
	},
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Groups["{group-id}"].Settings.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.


// THE CLI IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
mgc-beta groups settings create --group-id {group-id} --body '{\
    "templateId": "08d542b9-071f-4e16-94b0-74abb372e3d9",\
    "values": [\
        {\
            "name": "AllowToAddGuests",\
            "value": "false"\
        }\
    ]\
}\
'

Important

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



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

graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClientWithCredentials(cred, scopes)


requestBody := graphmodels.NewDirectorySetting()
templateId := "08d542b9-071f-4e16-94b0-74abb372e3d9"
requestBody.SetTemplateId(&templateId) 


settingValue := graphmodels.NewSettingValue()
name := "AllowToAddGuests"
settingValue.SetName(&name) 
value := "false"
settingValue.SetValue(&value) 

values := []graphmodels.SettingValueable {
	settingValue,
}
requestBody.SetValues(values)

settings, err := graphClient.Groups().ByGroupId("group-id").Settings().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);

DirectorySetting directorySetting = new DirectorySetting();
directorySetting.setTemplateId("08d542b9-071f-4e16-94b0-74abb372e3d9");
LinkedList<SettingValue> values = new LinkedList<SettingValue>();
SettingValue settingValue = new SettingValue();
settingValue.setName("AllowToAddGuests");
settingValue.setValue("false");
values.add(settingValue);
directorySetting.setValues(values);
DirectorySetting result = graphClient.groups().byGroupId("{group-id}").settings().post(directorySetting);

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 directorySetting = {
    templateId: '08d542b9-071f-4e16-94b0-74abb372e3d9',
    values: [
        {
            name: 'AllowToAddGuests',
            value: 'false'
        }
    ]
};

await client.api('/groups/05aa6a98-956a-45c0-b13b-88076a23f2cd/settings')
	.version('beta')
	.post(directorySetting);

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\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\DirectorySetting;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\SettingValue;


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

$requestBody = new DirectorySetting();
$requestBody->setTemplateId('08d542b9-071f-4e16-94b0-74abb372e3d9');
$valuesSettingValue1 = new SettingValue();
$valuesSettingValue1->setName('AllowToAddGuests');
$valuesSettingValue1->setValue('false');
$valuesArray []= $valuesSettingValue1;
$requestBody->setValues($valuesArray);


$result = $graphServiceClient->groups()->byGroupId('group-id')->settings()->post($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.Groups

$params = @{
	templateId = "08d542b9-071f-4e16-94b0-74abb372e3d9"
	values = @(
		@{
			name = "AllowToAddGuests"
			value = "false"
		}
	)
}

New-MgBetaGroupSetting -GroupId $groupId -BodyParameter $params

Important

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


from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph.generated.models.directory_setting import DirectorySetting
from msgraph.generated.models.setting_value import SettingValue

graph_client = GraphServiceClient(credentials, scopes)

request_body = DirectorySetting(
	template_id = "08d542b9-071f-4e16-94b0-74abb372e3d9",
	values = [
		SettingValue(
			name = "AllowToAddGuests",
			value = "false",
		),
	],
)

result = await graph_client.groups.by_group_id('group-id').settings.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/$metadata#settings/$entity",
    "id": "a06fa228-3042-4662-bd09-33e298da1afe",
    "displayName": null,
    "templateId": "08d542b9-071f-4e16-94b0-74abb372e3d9",
    "values": [
        {
            "name": "AllowToAddGuests",
            "value": "false"
        }
    ]
}

Example 2: Create a directory or tenant-level setting

Request

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/settings
Content-type: application/json

{
    "templateId": "62375ab9-6b52-47ed-826b-58e47e0e304b",
    "values": [
        {
            "name": "GuestUsageGuidelinesUrl",
            "value": "https://privacy.contoso.com/privacystatement"
        },
        {
            "name": "EnableMSStandardBlockedWords",
            "value": "true"
        },
        {
            "name": "EnableMIPLabels",
            "value": "true"
        },
        {
            "name": "PrefixSuffixNamingRequirement",
            "value": "[Contoso-][GroupName]"
        }
    ]
}


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

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

var requestBody = new DirectorySetting
{
	TemplateId = "62375ab9-6b52-47ed-826b-58e47e0e304b",
	Values = new List<SettingValue>
	{
		new SettingValue
		{
			Name = "GuestUsageGuidelinesUrl",
			Value = "https://privacy.contoso.com/privacystatement",
		},
		new SettingValue
		{
			Name = "EnableMSStandardBlockedWords",
			Value = "true",
		},
		new SettingValue
		{
			Name = "EnableMIPLabels",
			Value = "true",
		},
		new SettingValue
		{
			Name = "PrefixSuffixNamingRequirement",
			Value = "[Contoso-][GroupName]",
		},
	},
};

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

Important

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


// THE CLI IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
mgc-beta settings create --body '{\
    "templateId": "62375ab9-6b52-47ed-826b-58e47e0e304b",\
    "values": [\
        {\
            "name": "GuestUsageGuidelinesUrl",\
            "value": "https://privacy.contoso.com/privacystatement"\
        },\
        {\
            "name": "EnableMSStandardBlockedWords",\
            "value": "true"\
        },\
        {\
            "name": "EnableMIPLabels",\
            "value": "true"\
        },\
        {\
            "name": "PrefixSuffixNamingRequirement",\
            "value": "[Contoso-][GroupName]"\
        }\
    ]\
}\
'

Important

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



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

graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClientWithCredentials(cred, scopes)


requestBody := graphmodels.NewDirectorySetting()
templateId := "62375ab9-6b52-47ed-826b-58e47e0e304b"
requestBody.SetTemplateId(&templateId) 


settingValue := graphmodels.NewSettingValue()
name := "GuestUsageGuidelinesUrl"
settingValue.SetName(&name) 
value := "https://privacy.contoso.com/privacystatement"
settingValue.SetValue(&value) 
settingValue1 := graphmodels.NewSettingValue()
name := "EnableMSStandardBlockedWords"
settingValue1.SetName(&name) 
value := "true"
settingValue1.SetValue(&value) 
settingValue2 := graphmodels.NewSettingValue()
name := "EnableMIPLabels"
settingValue2.SetName(&name) 
value := "true"
settingValue2.SetValue(&value) 
settingValue3 := graphmodels.NewSettingValue()
name := "PrefixSuffixNamingRequirement"
settingValue3.SetName(&name) 
value := "[Contoso-][GroupName]"
settingValue3.SetValue(&value) 

values := []graphmodels.SettingValueable {
	settingValue,
	settingValue1,
	settingValue2,
	settingValue3,
}
requestBody.SetValues(values)

settings, err := graphClient.Settings().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);

DirectorySetting directorySetting = new DirectorySetting();
directorySetting.setTemplateId("62375ab9-6b52-47ed-826b-58e47e0e304b");
LinkedList<SettingValue> values = new LinkedList<SettingValue>();
SettingValue settingValue = new SettingValue();
settingValue.setName("GuestUsageGuidelinesUrl");
settingValue.setValue("https://privacy.contoso.com/privacystatement");
values.add(settingValue);
SettingValue settingValue1 = new SettingValue();
settingValue1.setName("EnableMSStandardBlockedWords");
settingValue1.setValue("true");
values.add(settingValue1);
SettingValue settingValue2 = new SettingValue();
settingValue2.setName("EnableMIPLabels");
settingValue2.setValue("true");
values.add(settingValue2);
SettingValue settingValue3 = new SettingValue();
settingValue3.setName("PrefixSuffixNamingRequirement");
settingValue3.setValue("[Contoso-][GroupName]");
values.add(settingValue3);
directorySetting.setValues(values);
DirectorySetting result = graphClient.settings().post(directorySetting);

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 directorySetting = {
    templateId: '62375ab9-6b52-47ed-826b-58e47e0e304b',
    values: [
        {
            name: 'GuestUsageGuidelinesUrl',
            value: 'https://privacy.contoso.com/privacystatement'
        },
        {
            name: 'EnableMSStandardBlockedWords',
            value: 'true'
        },
        {
            name: 'EnableMIPLabels',
            value: 'true'
        },
        {
            name: 'PrefixSuffixNamingRequirement',
            value: '[Contoso-][GroupName]'
        }
    ]
};

await client.api('/settings')
	.version('beta')
	.post(directorySetting);

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\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\DirectorySetting;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\SettingValue;


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

$requestBody = new DirectorySetting();
$requestBody->setTemplateId('62375ab9-6b52-47ed-826b-58e47e0e304b');
$valuesSettingValue1 = new SettingValue();
$valuesSettingValue1->setName('GuestUsageGuidelinesUrl');
$valuesSettingValue1->setValue('https://privacy.contoso.com/privacystatement');
$valuesArray []= $valuesSettingValue1;
$valuesSettingValue2 = new SettingValue();
$valuesSettingValue2->setName('EnableMSStandardBlockedWords');
$valuesSettingValue2->setValue('true');
$valuesArray []= $valuesSettingValue2;
$valuesSettingValue3 = new SettingValue();
$valuesSettingValue3->setName('EnableMIPLabels');
$valuesSettingValue3->setValue('true');
$valuesArray []= $valuesSettingValue3;
$valuesSettingValue4 = new SettingValue();
$valuesSettingValue4->setName('PrefixSuffixNamingRequirement');
$valuesSettingValue4->setValue('[Contoso-][GroupName]');
$valuesArray []= $valuesSettingValue4;
$requestBody->setValues($valuesArray);


$result = $graphServiceClient->settings()->post($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.DirectoryManagement

$params = @{
	templateId = "62375ab9-6b52-47ed-826b-58e47e0e304b"
	values = @(
		@{
			name = "GuestUsageGuidelinesUrl"
			value = "https://privacy.contoso.com/privacystatement"
		}
		@{
			name = "EnableMSStandardBlockedWords"
			value = "true"
		}
		@{
			name = "EnableMIPLabels"
			value = "true"
		}
		@{
			name = "PrefixSuffixNamingRequirement"
			value = "[Contoso-][GroupName]"
		}
	)
}

New-MgBetaDirectorySetting -BodyParameter $params

Important

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


from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph.generated.models.directory_setting import DirectorySetting
from msgraph.generated.models.setting_value import SettingValue

graph_client = GraphServiceClient(credentials, scopes)

request_body = DirectorySetting(
	template_id = "62375ab9-6b52-47ed-826b-58e47e0e304b",
	values = [
		SettingValue(
			name = "GuestUsageGuidelinesUrl",
			value = "https://privacy.contoso.com/privacystatement",
		),
		SettingValue(
			name = "EnableMSStandardBlockedWords",
			value = "true",
		),
		SettingValue(
			name = "EnableMIPLabels",
			value = "true",
		),
		SettingValue(
			name = "PrefixSuffixNamingRequirement",
			value = "[Contoso-][GroupName]",
		),
	],
)

result = await graph_client.settings.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

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

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#settings/$entity",
    "id": "844d252c-4de2-43eb-a784-96df77231aae",
    "displayName": null,
    "templateId": "62375ab9-6b52-47ed-826b-58e47e0e304b",
    "values": [
        {
            "name": "GuestUsageGuidelinesUrl",
            "value": "https://privacy.contoso.com/privacystatement"
        },
        {
            "name": "EnableMSStandardBlockedWords",
            "value": "true"
        },
        {
            "name": "EnableMIPLabels",
            "value": "true"
        },
        {
            "name": "PrefixSuffixNamingRequirement",
            "value": "[Contoso-][GroupName]"
        }
    ]
}

Create settings

Permissions

HTTP request

Request headers

Request body

Response

Examples

Example 1: Create a setting to block guests for a specific Microsoft 365 group

Request

Response

Example 2: Create a directory or tenant-level setting

Request

Response

Feedback

Feedback

Additional resources