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Sharepoint Server On Premise App Level Authentication

Mohsin 0 Reputation points
2025-03-27T11:04:36.86+00:00

Hi,

I am using SharePoint Server subscription edition. I am able to use the rest APIs of SharePoint Server using NTLM authentication. However, this requires user credentials, which I want to avoid. I want to use App Level Authentication to access the SharePoint Server rest APIs.

Is there a way to access SharePoint Server REST APIs using an App-Only token in SharePoint Server Subscription Edition? If so, what should be the approach?

Any guidance or documentation references would be appreciated.

Let me know if you need any further details.

Thanks

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  1. Xyza Xue_MSFT 30,086 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2025-03-28T02:47:25.6133333+00:00

    Hi @Mohsin ,

    ​Yes, you can access SharePoint Server REST APIs using App-Only authentication in SharePoint Server Subscription Edition. This method allows applications to interact with SharePoint resources without requiring user credentials. Here's how you can implement this approach:​

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/solution-guidance/security-apponly-azureacs

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