How to Monitor O365 Management Activity API Usage Trends to Avoid API Rate Limits?

Munkongpat, Tanyaaluk 0

Hi,

I am using the O365 Management Activity API to retrieve logs and track activity within my Microsoft 365 tenant. However, I want to analyze API usage trends to avoid running jobs during peak periods and prevent hitting API request limits.

Questions:

Is there an official method or tool to monitor the overall API request usage in my tenant over time?

Can I use O365 Management API logs or Microsoft Graph API reports to track the volume of API requests being made?

Is there a way to view historical data of API consumption to identify peak periods?

Any guidance, documentation links, PowerShell commands, API endpoints, or Azure Monitoring options would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Rahul Podila 1,725 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2025-02-03T06:50:52.2633333+00:00

Hi @Munkongpat, Tanyaaluk

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

This tool offers monitoring and diagnostic capacity for the financial and operating app. You can use it to monitor API requests and service security limits. It allows you to view throttling activity and analyze API usage over time.

The reports API in Microsoft Graph enables you to understand application and resource activity in your Microsoft Entra tenant. You can use it to monitor application sign-ins and analyze usage patterns, which can help you identify peak periods.

You can use PowerShell cmdlets such as Get-PowerBIActivityEvent to retrieve activity logs specifically for Power BI, which may provide insights into API usage if integrated with your monitoring strategy.

Consider using Azure Monitor and Microsoft Sentinel to collect and analyze logs from various services including API use. This can help you establish a notice and gain insight into your API consumption pattern.

Reference link: -

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/data-entities/service-protection-monitoring#monitor-api-throttling

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/guidance/implementation-guide/service-solution-monitor-service-health#monitor-api-request-and-service-protection

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Rahul Podila 1,725 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2025-02-04T02:57:21.6133333+00:00

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Rahul Podila 1,725 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2025-02-05T02:26:44.58+00:00

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