Assign a manager

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.

Use this API to assign a user's manager.

Note: You cannot assign direct reports - instead use this API.

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

HTTP request

PUT /users/{id}/manager/$ref

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON object and pass an @odata.id parameter with the read URL of the directoryObject or user 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

Here is an example of the request. The request body is a JSON object with an @odata.id parameter and the read URL for the user object to be assigned as a manager.

HTTP

PUT https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users/10f17b99-784c-4526-8747-aec8a3159d6a/manager/$ref
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.id": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users/6ea91a8d-e32e-41a1-b7bd-d2d185eed0e0"
}

C#

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient( authProvider );

await graphClient.Users["{user-id}"].Manager.Reference
	.Request()
	.PutAsync("6ea91a8d-e32e-41a1-b7bd-d2d185eed0e0");

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 directoryObject = {
    '@odata.id': 'https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users/6ea91a8d-e32e-41a1-b7bd-d2d185eed0e0'
};

await client.api('/users/10f17b99-784c-4526-8747-aec8a3159d6a/manager/$ref')
	.version('beta')
	.put(directoryObject);

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();

DirectoryObject directoryObject = new DirectoryObject();
directoryObject.id = "6ea91a8d-e32e-41a1-b7bd-d2d185eed0e0";

graphClient.users("10f17b99-784c-4526-8747-aec8a3159d6a").manager().reference()
	.buildRequest()
	.put(directoryObject);

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.NewReferenceUpdate()
"@odata.id" := "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users/6ea91a8d-e32e-41a1-b7bd-d2d185eed0e0"
requestBody.Set"@odata.id"(&"@odata.id") 

graphClient.UsersById("user-id").Manager().$ref().Put(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.Users

$params = @{
	"@odata.id" = "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users/6ea91a8d-e32e-41a1-b7bd-d2d185eed0e0"
}

Set-MgUserManagerByRef -UserId $userId -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 ReferenceUpdate();
$requestBody->set@odataid('https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users/6ea91a8d-e32e-41a1-b7bd-d2d185eed0e0');



$graphServiceClient->usersById('user-id')->manager()->ref()->put($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

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content