Azure Active Directory

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: 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: [email protected]