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What is Microsoft Graph?

What is Microsoft Graph?

- [Instructor] Now, as a developer, your attention and time is limited and precious. But let me just say this. In the Microsoft ecosystem, if there is one skill I highly recommend you pick up, that would be Microsoft Graph. So let's understand that a little bit better 'cause it certainly applies to SharePoint developers. What is Microsoft Graph? Well, this is the official definition for it. I'll let you read it. Did it make any sense? Hmm, sounds very marketing, doesn't it? Okay, let's understand this a little bit better. So let's try and understand Microsoft Graph a little bit better and the value it brings. The first thing to understand here is that Microsoft Graph is built on the foundation of the Microsoft identity platform. That means Entra ID, previously known as Azure Active Directory. You can think of Microsoft Graph as a combination of three things. The first is the Microsoft Graph API, which through a single endpoint, provides an immense richness of data and functionality…

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