Create an Entra ID Static Group
Using this API you can create a Static Group in a Microsoft Entra ID identity store. The following table lists the types of Static Groups you can create using this API.
| Group Type | Value |
|---|---|
| Security Groups | 4 |
| Distribution Groups | 8 |
| Microsoft Office Group | 16 |
| Teams | 32 |
Each group type has its associated value. To create a Static Group of a specific type, provide its value in the Value attribute of the GroupType parameter.
Endpoint
https://machinename:4443/GroupIDDataService/api/IdentityStores/{identitystoreId}/Groups/StaticGroup
HTTP Method
POST
Sample Request Syntax
{
"IdentityStoreID": 3,
"GroupName": "apiSecAzure",
"Container": "DC=5cjshm,DC=onmicrosoft,DC=com",
"AttributesCollection": {
"AttributesCollection": {
"IMSGManagedGroupType": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "1",
"DN": null,
"Action": 0,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"displayname": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "apiSecAzure",
"DN": null,
"Action": 1,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"XGroupSecurity": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "Private",
"DN": null,
"Action": 1,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"GroupType": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "4",
"DN": null,
"Action": 0,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"description": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "apiSecAzure",
"DN": null,
"Action": 1,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"enableofficefeatures": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "false",
"DN": null,
"Action": 1,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"members": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "ee3ba6e3-02be-47b2-9892-0510bceabb7b",
"DN": "",
"Action": 1,
"AttributeCollection": {
"XMembershipType": ""
},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"owners": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "ee3ba6e3-02be-47b2-9892-0510bceabb7b",
"DN": "",
"Action": 1,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"userprincipalname": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "",
"DN": null,
"Action": 0,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"commonname": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "",
"DN": null,
"Action": 0,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"objectclass": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "Group",
"DN": null,
"Action": 0,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"objecttype": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "group",
"DN": null,
"Action": 0,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
],
"ContainerDistinguishedName": [
{
"IdentityStoreId": 0,
"Value": "DC=5cjshm,DC=onmicrosoft,DC=com",
"DN": null,
"Action": 1,
"AttributeCollection": {},
"NestedAttributes": {
"AttributesCollection": {},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
]
},
"FilePermissionCollection": {},
"Type": null
}
}
Sample Response Syntax
{
"name": null,
"type": 6,
"status": 0,
"message": null,
"data": "a9eec7fb-8027-4671-99c4-b6a55f8a2db5",
"identityStoreObject": {
"groupClassName": null,
"name": null,
"displayName": null,
"samAccountName": null,
"groupType": null,
"groupScope": null,
"msExchRequireAuthToSendTo": null,
"hiddenFromAddressListsEnabled": false,
"emailAddress": null,
"alias": null,
"isGroupInExludedContainer": false,
"dc": null,
"objectIdFromIdentityStore": "a9eec7fb-8027-4671-99c4-b6a55f8a2db5",
"identityStoreId": 6,
"identityStore": {
"identityStoreId": 6,
"storeTypeId": 0,
"identityStoreName": null,
"description": null,
"connectionString": null,
"serviceAccountUser": null,
"serviceAccountPassword": null,
"isEnabled": false,
"shouldReplicate": false,
"isNotificationEnabled": false,
"loginText": null,
"imageURL": null,
"storeType": null,
"clusterConfigurations": null,
"configurations": null,
"roles": null,
"clients": null,
"links": null,
"hasChildrenLoaded": false,
"isMessagingSystemConfigured": false,
"notification": null,
"questions": null,
"schemaBasedQuestions": null,
"smsConfiguration": null,
"identityStoreConfigurationValues": {},
"preventDefaultQuestionCreation": false,
"profileVerificationCriteria": null,
"authenticationPolicy": null,
"currentConnection": null,
"preferredDomains": null,
"excludedDomains": null,
"domainPriortiesList": null,
"preferredDCFallbackEnabled": null,
"indexMappingVersion": null,
"creationDate": 0,
"qrCodeAuthentication": false
},
"objectType": "Group",
"objectName": "apiEntraIDNet",
"objectDisplayName": "apiEntraIDNet",
"stopNotification": false,
"attributesBusinessObject": {
"attributesCollection": {
"IMSGManagedGroupType": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "1",
"dn": null,
"action": 0,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"displayname": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "apiEntraIDNet",
"dn": null,
"action": 1,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"XGroupSecurity": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "Private",
"dn": null,
"action": 1,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"GroupType": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "4",
"dn": null,
"action": 0,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"description": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "apiEntraIDNet",
"dn": null,
"action": 1,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"enableofficefeatures": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "false",
"dn": null,
"action": 1,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"members": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "ee3ba6e3-02be-47b2-9892-0510bceabb7b",
"dn": "",
"action": 1,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"owners": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "ee3ba6e3-02be-47b2-9892-0510bceabb7b",
"dn": "",
"action": 1,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"userprincipalname": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "",
"dn": null,
"action": 0,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"commonname": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "",
"dn": null,
"action": 0,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"objectclass": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "Group",
"dn": null,
"action": 0,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"objecttype": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "group",
"dn": null,
"action": 0,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"ContainerDistinguishedName": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "DC=5cjshm,DC=onmicrosoft,DC=com",
"dn": null,
"action": 1,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"XGroupExpirationPolicy": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "0",
"dn": null,
"action": 0,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"XGroupExpirationDate": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "9999 December 31 00:00:00",
"dn": null,
"action": 0,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"ismailbox": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "False",
"dn": null,
"action": 3,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"ismailenabled": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "False",
"dn": null,
"action": 3,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"IMGIsExpired": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "false",
"dn": null,
"action": 3,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"IMGIsDeleted": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "false",
"dn": null,
"action": 3,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"IMSGGroupIDVersion": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "11.0",
"dn": null,
"action": 3,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
],
"IMSGCreatedInVersion": [
{
"identityStoreId": 0,
"value": "11.1.25059.04",
"dn": null,
"action": 3,
"attributeCollection": {},
"nestedAttributes": {
"attributesCollection": {},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
}
}
]
},
"filePermissionCollection": {},
"type": null
},
"elasticHitScore": 0
},
"details": [
{
"name": null,
"type": 0,
"status": 0,
"message": "",
"data": null,
"identityStoreObject": null,
"details": [],
"currentDirectoryServer": null,
"errorCode": null,
"exceptionMessagesAttributeWise": null,
"isResyncAble": true
}
],
"currentDirectoryServer": null,
"errorCode": null,
"exceptionMessagesAttributeWise": {},
"isResyncAble": true
}