Get group

• 9/6/2019
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Get the properties and relationships of a group object.

This operation returns by default only a subset of all the available properties, as noted in the Properties section. To get properties that are not returned by default, specify them in a $select OData query option. The hasMembersWithLicenseErrors property is an exception and is not returned in the $select query. Because the group resource supports extensions, you can also use the GET operation to get custom properties and extension data in a group instance.

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Note: Depending on the group features you're trying to access, permissions might be limited. For more information, see the Groups section in Known issues with Microsoft Graph.

HTTP request

GET /groups/{id}

Optional query parameters

You can use $select to get specific group properties, including those that are not returned by default.

For more information on OData query options, see OData Query Parameters.

Request headers

Request body

Do not supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and group object in the response body. It returns the default properties unless you use $select to specify specific properties.

Example

Example 1: Return all default properties

Request

The following is an example of a GET request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/groups/45b7d2e7-b882-4a80-ba97-10b7a63b8fa4

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient( authProvider );

var group = await graphClient.Groups["45b7d2e7-b882-4a80-ba97-10b7a63b8fa4"]
	.Request()
	.GetAsync();

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let res = await client.api('/groups/45b7d2e7-b882-4a80-ba97-10b7a63b8fa4')
	.version('beta')
	.get();

MSHTTPClient *httpClient = [MSClientFactory createHTTPClientWithAuthenticationProvider:authenticationProvider];

NSString *MSGraphBaseURL = @"https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/";
NSMutableURLRequest *urlRequest = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:[MSGraphBaseURL stringByAppendingString:@"/groups/45b7d2e7-b882-4a80-ba97-10b7a63b8fa4"]]];
[urlRequest setHTTPMethod:@"GET"];

MSURLSessionDataTask *meDataTask = [httpClient dataTaskWithRequest:urlRequest 
	completionHandler: ^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *nserror) {

		MSGraphGroup *group = [[MSGraphGroup alloc] initWithData:data error:&nserror];

}];

[meDataTask execute];

Response

The following is an example of the response. It includes only the default properties.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability. All the default properties are returned in an actual call.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
  "id": "45b7d2e7-b882-4a80-ba97-10b7a63b8fa4",
  "deletedDateTime": null,
  "classification": null,
  "createdDateTime": "2018-12-22T02:21:05Z",
  "description": "Self help community for golf",
  "displayName": "Golf Assist",
  "expirationDateTime": null,
  "groupTypes": [
      "Unified"
  ],
  "mail": "golfassist@contoso.com",
  "mailEnabled": true,
  "mailNickname": "golfassist",
  "membershipRule": null,
  "membershipRuleProcessingState": null,
  "onPremisesLastSyncDateTime": null,
  "onPremisesSecurityIdentifier": null,
  "onPremisesSyncEnabled": null,
  "preferredDataLocation": "CAN",
  "preferredLanguage": null,
  "proxyAddresses": [
      "smtp:golfassist@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
      "SMTP:golfassist@contoso.com"
  ],
  "renewedDateTime": "2018-12-22T02:21:05Z",
  "resourceBehaviorOptions": [],
  "resourceProvisioningOptions": [],
  "securityEnabled": false,
  "theme": null,
  "visibility": "Public",
  "onPremisesProvisioningErrors": []
}

Example 2: Return additional properties by using $select

Request

The following is an example of a GET request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/groups/b320ee12-b1cd-4cca-b648-a437be61c5cd?$select=allowExternalSenders,autoSubscribeNewMembers,isSubscribedByMail,unseenCount

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient( authProvider );

var group = await graphClient.Groups["b320ee12-b1cd-4cca-b648-a437be61c5cd"]
	.Request()
	.Select( e => new {
			 e.AllowExternalSenders,
			 e.AutoSubscribeNewMembers,
			 e.IsSubscribedByMail,
			 e.UnseenCount 
			 })
	.GetAsync();

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let res = await client.api('/groups/b320ee12-b1cd-4cca-b648-a437be61c5cd')
	.version('beta')
	.select('allowExternalSenders,autoSubscribeNewMembers,isSubscribedByMail,unseenCount')
	.get();

MSHTTPClient *httpClient = [MSClientFactory createHTTPClientWithAuthenticationProvider:authenticationProvider];

NSString *MSGraphBaseURL = @"https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/";
NSMutableURLRequest *urlRequest = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:[MSGraphBaseURL stringByAppendingString:@"/groups/b320ee12-b1cd-4cca-b648-a437be61c5cd?$select=allowExternalSenders,autoSubscribeNewMembers,isSubscribedByMail,unseenCount"]]];
[urlRequest setHTTPMethod:@"GET"];

MSURLSessionDataTask *meDataTask = [httpClient dataTaskWithRequest:urlRequest 
	completionHandler: ^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *nserror) {

		MSGraphGroup *group = [[MSGraphGroup alloc] initWithData:data error:&nserror];

}];

[meDataTask execute];

Response

The following is an example of the response which includes the requested non-default properties.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#groups(allowExternalSenders,autoSubscribeNewMembers,isSubscribedByMail,unseenCount)/$entity",
    "id": "b320ee12-b1cd-4cca-b648-a437be61c5cd",
    "allowExternalSenders": false,
    "autoSubscribeNewMembers": false,
    "isSubscribedByMail": false,
    "unseenCount": 0
}

See also

• Add custom data to resources using extensions
• Add custom data to users using open extensions
• Add custom data to groups using schema extensions