Add member
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Use this API to add a member to an Office 365 Group, a security group, or a mail-enabled security group through the members navigation property.
You can add users or other groups. Important: You can add only users to Office 365 Groups.
Permissions
One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.
| Permission type | Permissions (from least to most privileged) |
|---|---|
| Delegated (work or school account) | Group.ReadWrite.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All, Directory.AccessAsUser.All |
| Delegated (personal Microsoft account) | Not supported. |
| Application | Group.ReadWrite.All and Directory.ReadWrite.All |
HTTP request
POST /groups/{id}/members/$ref
Request headers
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Authorization | string | Bearer {token}. Required. |
Request body
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of a directoryObject, user or group object to be added.
Response
If successful, this method returns 204 No Content response code. It does not return anything in the response body.
Example
Request
The following is an example of the request.
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups/{id}/members/$ref
Content-type: application/json
Content-length: 30
{
"@odata.id": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/directoryObjects/{id}"
}
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the id of the directoryObject, user or group object you want to add.
Response
The following is an example of the response.
Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability. All the properties will be returned from an actual call.
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content