Create servicePrincipal

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 servicePrincipal object.

Important

Adding passwordCredential when creating servicePrincipals is not supported. Use the addPassword method to add passwords or secrets for a servicePrincipal.

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

Important

The following additional requirements must be met for an app to create a service principal:

• If the backing application is registered in the calling app's home tenant, the calling app must be the owner of the backing application.
• If the backing application is registered in another Azure AD tenant, the calling app must be assigned the Cloud Application Administrator or Application Administrator role.

HTTP request

POST /servicePrincipals

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required.
Content-Type	application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of a serviceprincipal object. The request body must contain appId.

Response

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

Examples

Request

Here is an example of the request.

HTTP

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

{
  "appId": "65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12",
}

C#

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient( authProvider );

var servicePrincipal = new ServicePrincipal
{
	AppId = "65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12"
};

await graphClient.ServicePrincipals
	.Request()
	.AddAsync(servicePrincipal);

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.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const servicePrincipal = {
  appId: '65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12',
};

await client.api('/servicePrincipals')
	.version('beta')
	.post(servicePrincipal);

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.

Java

GraphServiceClient graphClient = GraphServiceClient.builder().authenticationProvider( authProvider ).buildClient();

ServicePrincipal servicePrincipal = new ServicePrincipal();
servicePrincipal.appId = "65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12";

graphClient.servicePrincipals()
	.buildRequest()
	.post(servicePrincipal);

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.

Go

//THE GO SDK IS IN PREVIEW. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
graphClient := msgraphsdk.NewGraphServiceClient(requestAdapter)

requestBody := graphmodels.NewServicePrincipal()
appId := "65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12"
requestBody.SetAppId(&appId) 

result, err := graphClient.ServicePrincipals().Post(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.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Applications

$params = @{
	AppId = "65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12"
}

New-MgServicePrincipal -BodyParameter $params

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.

PHP

<?php

// THIS SNIPPET IS A PREVIEW FOR THE KIOTA BASED SDK. NON-PRODUCTION USE ONLY
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($requestAdapter);

$requestBody = new ServicePrincipal();
$requestBody->setAppId('65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12');



$requestResult = $graphServiceClient->servicePrincipals()->post($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.

Response

Here is an example of 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/$metadata#servicePrincipals/$entity",
    "id": "59e617e5-e447-4adc-8b88-00af644d7c92",
    "deletedDateTime": null,
    "accountEnabled": true,
    "appDisplayName": "My App",
    "appId": "65415bb1-9267-4313-bbf5-ae259732ee12",
    "applicationTemplateId": null,
    "appOwnerOrganizationId": "1bc1c026-2f7b-48a5-98da-afa2fd8bc7bc",
    "appRoleAssignmentRequired": false,
    "displayName": "foo",
    "errorUrl": null,
    "homepage": null,
    "loginUrl": null,
    "logoutUrl": null,
    "notificationEmailAddresses": [],
    "preferredSingleSignOnMode": null,
    "preferredTokenSigningKeyEndDateTime": null,
    "preferredTokenSigningKeyThumbprint": null,
    "publisherName": "Contoso",
    "replyUrls": [],
    "samlMetadataUrl": null,
    "samlSingleSignOnSettings": null,
    "servicePrincipalNames": [
        "f1bd758f-4a1a-4b71-aa20-a248a22a8928"
    ],
    "signInAudience": "AzureADandPersonalMicrosoftAccount",
    "tags": [],
    "addIns": [],
    "api": {
        "resourceSpecificApplicationPermissions": []
    },
    "appRoles": [],
    "info": {
        "termsOfServiceUrl": null,
        "supportUrl": null,
        "privacyStatementUrl": null,
        "marketingUrl": null,
        "logoUrl": null
    },
    "keyCredentials": [],
    "publishedPermissionScopes": [],
    "passwordCredentials": []
}