Upsert application

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2024-08-22

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Create a new application object if it doesn't exist, or update the properties of an existing application object.

Important

Using PATCH to set passwordCredential is not supported. Use the addPassword and removePassword methods to update the password or secret for an application.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service	US Government L4	US Government L5 (DOD)	China operated by 21Vianet
✅	✅	✅	✅

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	Application.ReadWrite.All	Not available.
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Application.ReadWrite.All	Not available.
Application	Application.ReadWrite.OwnedBy	Application.ReadWrite.All

HTTP request

To create or update an application, specify the uniqueName client-provided alternate key.

PATCH /applications(uniqueName='{uniqueName}')

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type	application/json. Required.
Prefer	`create-if-missing`. Required for upsert behavior, otherwise the request is treated as an update operation.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the application object. The request body must contain displayName, which is a required property. Specify other writable properties as necessary for your application, for creation or update.

Response

If an application object with uniqueName doesn't exist, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a new application object in the response body. The application is assigned the uniqueName value.

If an application object with uniqueName doesn't exist and the Prefer: create-if-missing header is not specified, this method returns a 404 Not Found error code.

If an application object with uniqueName already exists, this method updates the application object and returns a 204 No Content response code.

Examples

Example 1: Create a new application if it doesn't exist

The following example creates an application because an application with the specified uniqueName value doesn't exist.

Request

The following example shows a request.

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/applications(uniqueName='app-65278')
Content-Type: application/json
Prefer: create-if-missing

{
  "displayName": "Display name"
}


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Models;

var requestBody = new Application
{
	DisplayName = "Display name",
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.ApplicationsWithUniqueName("{uniqueName}").PatchAsync(requestBody, (requestConfiguration) =>
{
	requestConfiguration.Headers.Add("Prefer", "create-if-missing");
});



mgc applications-with-unique-name patch --unique-name {unique-name-id} --body '{\
  "displayName": "Display name"\
}\
'



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v1.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  abstractions "github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-go"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go"
	  graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/models"
	  graphapplicationswithuniquename "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/applicationswithuniquename"
	  //other-imports
)

headers := abstractions.NewRequestHeaders()
headers.Add("Prefer", "create-if-missing")

configuration := &graphapplicationswithuniquename.ApplicationsWithUniqueNameRequestBuilderPatchRequestConfiguration{
	Headers: headers,
}
requestBody := graphmodels.NewApplication()
displayName := "Display name"
requestBody.SetDisplayName(&displayName) 

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
uniqueName := "{uniqueName}"
applications, err := graphClient.ApplicationsWithUniqueName(&uniqueName).Patch(context.Background(), requestBody, configuration)


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

Application application = new Application();
application.setDisplayName("Display name");
Application result = graphClient.applicationsWithUniqueName("{uniqueName}").patch(application, requestConfiguration -> {
	requestConfiguration.headers.add("Prefer", "create-if-missing");
});


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Applications(uniqueName='{uniqueName}')\ApplicationsWithUniqueNameRequestBuilderPatchRequestConfiguration;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\Application;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestBody = new Application();
$requestBody->setDisplayName('Display name');
$requestConfiguration = new ApplicationsWithUniqueNameRequestBuilderPatchRequestConfiguration();
$headers = [
		'Prefer' => 'create-if-missing',
	];
$requestConfiguration->headers = $headers;


$result = $graphServiceClient->applicationsWithUniqueName('{uniqueName}', )->patch($requestBody, $requestConfiguration)->wait();


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Applications

$params = @{
	displayName = "Display name"
}

Update-MgApplicationByUniqueName -BodyParameter $params


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph.generated.applications(unique_name='{unique_name}').applications_with_unique_name_request_builder import ApplicationsWithUniqueNameRequestBuilder
from kiota_abstractions.base_request_configuration import RequestConfiguration
from msgraph.generated.models.application import Application
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = Application(
	display_name = "Display name",
)

request_configuration = RequestConfiguration()
request_configuration.headers.add("Prefer", "create-if-missing")


result = await graph_client.applications_with_unique_name("{uniqueName}").patch(request_body, request_configuration = request_configuration)

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#applications/$entity",
    "id": "03ef14b0-ca33-4840-8f4f-d6e91916010e",
    "deletedDateTime": null,
    "isFallbackPublicClient": null,
    "appId": "631a96bc-a705-4eda-9f99-fdaf9f54f6a2",
    "applicationTemplateId": null,
    "identifierUris": [],
    "createdDateTime": "2019-09-17T19:10:35.2742618Z",
    "displayName": "Display name",
    "isDeviceOnlyAuthSupported": null,
    "groupMembershipClaims": null,
    "optionalClaims": null,
    "addIns": [],
    "publisherDomain": "contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
    "samlMetadataUrl": "https://graph.microsoft.com/2h5hjaj542de/app",
    "signInAudience": "AzureADandPersonalMicrosoftAccount",
    "tags": [],
    "tokenEncryptionKeyId": null,
    "api": {
        "requestedAccessTokenVersion": 2,
        "acceptMappedClaims": null,
        "knownClientApplications": [],
        "oauth2PermissionScopes": [],
        "preAuthorizedApplications": []
    },
    "appRoles": [],
    "publicClient": {
        "redirectUris": []
    },
    "info": {
        "termsOfServiceUrl": null,
        "supportUrl": null,
        "privacyStatementUrl": null,
        "marketingUrl": null,
        "logoUrl": null
    },
    "keyCredentials": [],
    "parentalControlSettings": {
        "countriesBlockedForMinors": [],
        "legalAgeGroupRule": "Allow"
    },
    "passwordCredentials": [],
    "requiredResourceAccess": [],
    "uniqueName": "app-65278",
    "web": {
        "redirectUris": [],
        "homePageUrl": null,
        "logoutUrl": null,
        "implicitGrantSettings": {
            "enableIdTokenIssuance": false,
            "enableAccessTokenIssuance": false
        }
    }, 
    "windows" : null
}

Example 2: Update an existing application

The following example updates the application because an application with the specified uniqueName value exists.

Request

The following example shows a request.

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/applications(uniqueName='app-65278')
Content-Type: application/json
Prefer: create-if-missing

{
  "displayName": "Display name"
}


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Models;

var requestBody = new Application
{
	DisplayName = "Display name",
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.ApplicationsWithUniqueName("{uniqueName}").PatchAsync(requestBody, (requestConfiguration) =>
{
	requestConfiguration.Headers.Add("Prefer", "create-if-missing");
});



mgc applications-with-unique-name patch --unique-name {unique-name-id} --body '{\
  "displayName": "Display name"\
}\
'



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v1.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  abstractions "github.com/microsoft/kiota-abstractions-go"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go"
	  graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/models"
	  graphapplicationswithuniquename "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/applicationswithuniquename"
	  //other-imports
)

headers := abstractions.NewRequestHeaders()
headers.Add("Prefer", "create-if-missing")

configuration := &graphapplicationswithuniquename.ApplicationsWithUniqueNameRequestBuilderPatchRequestConfiguration{
	Headers: headers,
}
requestBody := graphmodels.NewApplication()
displayName := "Display name"
requestBody.SetDisplayName(&displayName) 

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
uniqueName := "{uniqueName}"
applications, err := graphClient.ApplicationsWithUniqueName(&uniqueName).Patch(context.Background(), requestBody, configuration)


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

Application application = new Application();
application.setDisplayName("Display name");
Application result = graphClient.applicationsWithUniqueName("{uniqueName}").patch(application, requestConfiguration -> {
	requestConfiguration.headers.add("Prefer", "create-if-missing");
});


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Applications(uniqueName='{uniqueName}')\ApplicationsWithUniqueNameRequestBuilderPatchRequestConfiguration;
use Microsoft\Graph\Generated\Models\Application;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestBody = new Application();
$requestBody->setDisplayName('Display name');
$requestConfiguration = new ApplicationsWithUniqueNameRequestBuilderPatchRequestConfiguration();
$headers = [
		'Prefer' => 'create-if-missing',
	];
$requestConfiguration->headers = $headers;


$result = $graphServiceClient->applicationsWithUniqueName('{uniqueName}', )->patch($requestBody, $requestConfiguration)->wait();


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Applications

$params = @{
	displayName = "Display name"
}

Update-MgApplicationByUniqueName -BodyParameter $params


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph.generated.applications(unique_name='{unique_name}').applications_with_unique_name_request_builder import ApplicationsWithUniqueNameRequestBuilder
from kiota_abstractions.base_request_configuration import RequestConfiguration
from msgraph.generated.models.application import Application
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = Application(
	display_name = "Display name",
)

request_configuration = RequestConfiguration()
request_configuration.headers.add("Prefer", "create-if-missing")


result = await graph_client.applications_with_unique_name("{uniqueName}").patch(request_body, request_configuration = request_configuration)

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

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Upsert application

Permissions

HTTP request

Request headers

Request body

Response

Examples

Example 1: Create a new application if it doesn't exist

Request

Response

Example 2: Update an existing application

Request

Response

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