aid: azure-ad
name: Azure Active Directory
description: >-
  Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service that helps
  employees sign in and access resources. Azure AD provides OAuth, OpenID
  Connect, SAML, and other identity protocols for securing applications and
  managing user identities.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Authentication
  - Authorization
  - Identity
  - OAuth
  - OpenID Connect
  - Single Sign-On
url: 
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-ad/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: azure-ad:microsoft-graph-api
    name: Microsoft Graph API
    description: The primary API for accessing Azure AD and other Microsoft 365 
      services.
    humanURL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/overview
    baseURL: https://graph.microsoft.com
    tags:
    - Directory
    - Identity
    - Microsoft 365
    properties:
    - type: Documentation
      url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/overview
    - type: OpenAPI
      url: 
        https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-metadata/master/openapi/v1.0/openapi.yaml
    - type: Authentication
      url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/auth/
    - type: SDK
      url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/sdks-overview
    - type: ChangeLog
      url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/changelog
  - aid: azure-ad:azure-ad-b2c-api
    name: Azure AD B2C API
    description: Business-to-consumer identity management solution.
    humanURL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/
    baseURL: https://login.microsoftonline.com
    tags:
    - Authentication
    - B2C
    - Consumer Identity
    properties:
    - type: Documentation
      url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/overview
common:
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/AzureAD
  - type: Portal
    url: https://portal.azure.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.azure.com
  - type: Blog
    url: 
      https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-active-directory-identity/bg-p/Identity
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/active-directory/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: 
      https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/get-started-azure-ad
  - type: Features
    data:
    - name: Single Sign-On
      description: Enable users to sign in once and access all connected apps 
        without re-authenticating.
    - name: Multi-Factor Authentication
      description: Enforce MFA to add an extra layer of security beyond passwords.
    - name: Conditional Access
      description: Define access policies based on user, device, location, and 
        risk signals.
    - name: OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect
      description: Industry-standard protocols for authorization and 
        authentication.
    - name: SAML 2.0 Support
      description: Federate with thousands of SAML-based SaaS applications.
    - name: Identity Protection
      description: Detect and respond to identity-based risks with AI-powered 
        signals.
    - name: Privileged Identity Management
      description: Just-in-time privileged access with approval workflows and 
        audit.
    - name: B2B Collaboration
      description: Invite external users from partner organizations to access your
        resources.
    - name: External Identities
      description: Enable customer and partner identity management with Azure AD 
        B2C and B2B.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
    - name: Enterprise SSO
      description: Provide single sign-on for employees across thousands of SaaS 
        applications.
    - name: Zero Trust Security
      description: Implement zero trust architecture with identity as the control 
        plane.
    - name: Consumer Identity
      description: Build customer-facing login with Azure AD B2C supporting social
        identities.
    - name: API Security
      description: Secure APIs with OAuth 2.0 tokens issued by Azure AD.
    - name: Hybrid Identity
      description: Extend on-premises Active Directory to the cloud with Azure AD 
        Connect.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
    - name: Microsoft 365
      description: Provides identity and access management for all Microsoft 365 
        applications.
    - name: Salesforce
      description: SAML-based SSO integration with Salesforce CRM and Platform.
    - name: ServiceNow
      description: Federated SSO and user provisioning for ServiceNow via SAML and
        SCIM.
    - name: GitHub Enterprise
      description: SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning for GitHub Enterprise 
        organizations.
    - name: AWS
      description: Federate Azure AD with AWS IAM Identity Center for cross-cloud 
        SSO.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com