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Get-EntraDirectoryRole

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Module:
Microsoft.Entra

Gets a directory role.

Syntax

Get-EntraDirectoryRole
   [-Filter <String>]
   [-Property <String[]>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-EntraDirectoryRole
   -DirectoryRoleId <String>
   [-Property <String[]>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-EntraDirectoryRole cmdlet gets a directory role from Microsoft Entra ID. Specify ObjectId parameter to get a directory role.

In delegated scenarios with work or school accounts, the signed-in user must have a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role with the necessary permissions. The following least privileged roles are supported for this operation:

  • User Administrator
  • Helpdesk Administrator
  • Service Support Administrator
  • Billing Administrator
  • Directory Readers
  • Directory Writers
  • Application Administrator
  • Security Reader
  • Security Administrator
  • Privileged Role Administrator
  • Cloud Application Administrator

Examples

Example 1: Get a directory role by ID

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'RoleManagement.Read.Directory'
$directoryRole = Get-EntraDirectoryRole -Filter "displayName eq 'Helpdesk Administrator'"
Get-EntraDirectoryRole -DirectoryRoleId $directoryRole.Id

ObjectId                             DisplayName                        Description
--------                             -----------                        -----------
aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb Helpdesk Administrator              Company Administrator role has full access to perform any operation in the company scope.

This command gets the specified directory role.

  • -ObjectId parameter specifies the ID of a directory role in Microsoft Entra ID.

Example 2: Get all directory roles

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'RoleManagement.Read.Directory'
Get-EntraDirectoryRole

DeletedDateTime Id                                   Description
--------------- --                                   -----------
                aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb Perform all migration functionality to migrate content to Microsoft 365 usin...
                aaaaaaaa-6666-7777-8888-bbbbbbbbbbbb Can manage all aspects of users and groups, including resetting passwords fo...
                bbbbbbbb-7777-8888-9999-cccccccccccc Can read basic directory information. Commonly used to grant directory read ...
                cccccccc-8888-9999-0000-dddddddddddd Can read and write basic directory information. For granting access to appli...

This command gets all the directory roles.

Example 3: Get a directory role filter by Id

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'RoleManagement.Read.Directory'
Get-EntraDirectoryRole -Filter "Id eq 'c0e36062-8c80-4d72-9bc3-cbb4efe03c21'"

Id                             DisplayName                        Description
--------                             -----------                        -----------
aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb Helpdesk Administrator              Company Administrator role has full access to perform any operation in the company scope.

This command gets the directory role by Id.

  • -Id parameter specifies the ID of a directory role in Microsoft Entra ID.

Example 4: Get a directory role filter by displayName

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'RoleManagement.Read.Directory'
Get-EntraDirectoryRole -Filter "displayName eq 'Helpdesk Administrator'"

DeletedDateTime Id                                   Description
--------------- --                                   -----------
                aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb Can reset passwords for non-administrators and Helpdesk Administrators....

This command gets the directory role by display name.

Parameters

-DirectoryRoleId

Specifies the ID of a directory role in Microsoft Entra ID.

Type:System.String
Aliases:ObjectId
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Filter

The OData v4.0 filter statement. Controls which objects are returned.

Type:System.String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Property

Specifies properties to be returned

Type:System.String[]
Aliases:Select
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False