The document introduces the Microsoft Graph API and how it can be used by SharePoint developers. It provides an overview of the Graph and how it provides a single endpoint for accessing data and insights from Office 365 through various permissions and authentication methods. It also demonstrates how to make HTTP requests to the Graph and explore it using tools like Postman, SDKs, and code examples in languages like C#, JavaScript, and PowerShell.

1. Everything you need to know about the
Microsoft Graph as a SharePoint Developer
Sébastien Levert

2. Hi! I’m Seb!
@sebastienlevert | http://sebastienlevert.com | Product Evangelist & Partner Manager at

3. Agenda

4. Introduction

5. Building integration with Office 365

6. What is the Microsoft Graph?
Single endpoint for:
1 - Accessing data
/me, /users, /groups, /messages, /drive, ….
2 -Traversing data
/drive/<id>/lastmodifiedByUser
3 - Accessing insights
/me/insights/trending
4-Work/School and Personal
https://graph.microsoft.com/

7. Use the Microsoft Graph to build smart apps
Gateway to data and
insights in Office365
Easy traversal of objects and
rich relationships
Web Standards, Open
Platform
Secure data access

8. Authentication & Authorization

9. Azure AD Application
• Proxy to you Office 365 data
• Enable user-consent to be
transparent with the way the
application will play with the data
• Secure protocol
• No capturing user credentials
• Fine-grained access scopes
• Long-term access through refresh
tokens

10. Permissions
• Application permissions
• Act on the Microsoft Graph as a Deamon
• Authentication is certificate-based
• Delegated permissions
• Act on the Microsoft Graph as an authenticated user
• 60+ delegated permissions
• Does not replace the actual permissions on the data

11. Implicit Flow
Azure AD
Client Application Microsoft Graph
1
2
3
4
Token
Token
Ressources

12. Let’s play

13. Acting on the graph
• Getting Graph data
• Creating Graph data
• Updating Graph data
• Deleting Graph data
• Executing actions on the Graph

14. Acting on the Graph
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups
{
…
}
PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups/<id>
DELETE https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups/<id>
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/sendMail

15. Exploring the Graph
• Using the Graph Explorer
• Using REST HTTP Calls
• Using .NET
• Using PnP PowerShell
• Using JavaScript
• Using the SDKs

16. Using the Graph Explorer

17. Using REST HTTP Calls
Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJub25j…
Accept: application/json
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root/children
GET
https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups?$filter=groupTypes/a
ny(c:c+eq+'Unified')
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/me/trendingAround
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/me/plans

18. Using REST HTTP Calls (SharePoint)
Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJub25j…
Accept: application/json
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/sharePoint/sites
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/sharePoint/site
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/sharePoint:/site/lab
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/sharePoint/site/lists
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/sharePoint/site/lists/<id>/items
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/sharePoint/site/drives
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/sharePoint/site/lists/<id>/drive
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/sharePoint/site/lists/<id>/drive/root/children

19. Using .NET
var me = graphServiceClient.Me.Request().GetAsync();
var calendar = await graphServiceClient
.Me
.Calendar
.Request()
.Select("id")
.GetAsync();
var children = await graphServiceClient
.Me
.Drive
.Root
.Children
.Request()
.Expand("thumbnails")
.GetAsync();

20. Using PnP PowerShell
Connect-PnPMicrosoftGraph -Scopes @("Group.ReadWrite.All")
$group = New-PnPUnifiedGroup -DisplayName "SPFest Seattle" `
-Description "SPFest Seattle" `
-MailNickname "spfest-seattle"
Get-PnPUnifiedGroup –Identity "SPFest Seattle"
Remove-PnPUnifiedGroup -Identity $group.GroupId

21. Using JavaScript
// construct the email object
const mail = {
subject: "Microsoft Graph JavaScript Sample",
toRecipients: [{
emailAddress: {
address: "example@example.com"
}
}],
body: {
content: "<h1>MicrosoftGraph JavaScript Sample</h1>Check out https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-
sdk-javascript",
contentType: "html"
}
}
client
.api('/users/me/sendMail')
.post({message: mail}, (err, res) => {
console.log(res)
})

22. Using the SDKs

23. Be notified by the Graph
• Webhooks

24. Creating a webhook on the Graph
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/subscriptions
{
"changeType": "Created",
"notificationUrl": "https://<url>/api/webhookCallback",
"resource": "me/messages"
}

25. Being notified from a webhook
POST https://<url>/api/webhookCallback
{
"value":[
{
"subscriptionId":"7f105c7d-2dc5-4530-97cd-4e7af6534c07",
"subscriptionExpirationDateTime":"2015-11-20T18:23:45.9356913Z",
"changeType":"Created",
"resource":"Users/<user-id>/messages/<message-id>",
"resourceData":{
"@odata.type":"#Microsoft.Graph.Message",
"@odata.id":"Users/<user-id>/messages/<message-id>",
"@odata.etag":"W/"CQAAABYAAACoeN6SYXGLRrvRm+CYrrfQAACvvGdb"",
"Id“:"<message-id>"
}
}
]
}

26. Extending the Graph
• Open type extensions
• Schema extensions

27. Open type extensions
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/me/contacts/ID/extensions
{
"@odata.type": "Microsoft.Graph.OpenTypeExtension",
"extensionName": "Contacts.Extensions.LinkedIn",
"linkedInUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/seb/"
}

28. Getting the value of an OpenType
GET
https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/me/contacts/ID?expand=Extensions($filter=Id
eq 'Contacts.Extensions.LinkedIn')
{
…
"extensions": [
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.openTypeExtension",
"extensionName": "Contacts.Extensions.LinkedIn",
"linkedInUrl": https://www.linkedin.com/in/seb/
}
]
}

29. Defining a schema extension
POST https://graph.Microsoft.com/beta/schemaExtensions
{
"id": "linkedin_information",
"description": "All information about LinkedIn account",
"targetType": ["Contacts"],
"available": "Online",
"properties" : [
"name": "linkedInUrl",
"type": "String"
]
}

30. Adding a schema extension data
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/me/contacts/ID
{
"linkedin_information": {
"linkedInUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/seb/"
}
}

31. Next Steps

32. Resources
• https://dev.office.com
• https://graph.microsoft.io
• https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Connect/2016/213
• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Ignite-
Content/BRK4016-Access-SharePoint-files-and-lists-using-
SharePoint-API/td-p/10403
• https://mva.microsoft.com/product-training/office-development

33. Samples
• https://github.com/SharePoint/PnP-PowerShell
• https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-javascript
• https://github.com/microsoftgraph/aspnet-webhooks-rest-sample
• https://github.com/sebastienlevert/officehub

34. Share your experience
• Use hashtags to share your experience
• #Office365Dev
• #MicrosoftGraph
• Contribute and ask question to the MicrosoftTech Community
• https://slevert.me/tech-community-sp-dev
• Log issues & questions to the GitHub Repositories

35. Thank you!
@sebastienlevert | http://sebastienlevert.com | Product Evangelist & Partner Manager at