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List recommendations

Namespace: microsoft.graph

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Get a list of the recommendation objects and their properties.

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Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

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[!INCLUDE rbac-directory-recommendations-apis-read]

HTTP request

GET /directory/recommendations

Optional query parameters

This method supports $select and $filter OData query parameters to help customize the response. $expand is supported by the impactedResources relationship. For general information, see OData query parameters.

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and a collection of recommendation objects in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: Get the list of recommendations

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/directory/recommendations

C#

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CLI

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Go

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Java

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JavaScript

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PHP

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PowerShell

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Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#directory/recommendations",
  "value": [
    {
      "id": "0cb31920-84b9-471f-a6fb-468c1a847088_Microsoft.Identity.IAM.Insights.TurnOffPerUserMFA",
      "recommendationType": "turnOffPerUserMFA",
      "createdDateTime": "2022-02-28T02:53:00Z",
      "impactStartDateTime": "2022-02-28T02:53:00Z",
      "postponeUntilDateTime": null,
      "lastModifiedDateTime": "2023-01-10T22:57:10.2509132Z",
      "lastModifiedBy": "b5fa65db-0d2b-4233-8788-ab0213567669",
      "currentScore": 0.0,
      "maxScore": 5.0,
      "displayName": "Convert from per-user MFA to Conditional Access MFA",
      "featureAreas": [
          "conditionalAccess"
      ],
      "insights": "13 users are currently configured for per-user Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). However, there are 6 users configured for Conditional Access (CA) MFA. The per-user MFA configuration supersedes the MFA settings applied via CA policies, potentially creating unnecessary MFA prompts.",
      "benefits": "Improve user productivity and minimize sign-in time with fewer MFA prompts. Ensure that your most sensitive resources can have the tighest controls, while your least sensitive resources can be more freely accessible.",
      "category": "identityBestPractice",
      "status": "active",
      "priority": "medium",
      "releaseType": "preview",
      "impactType": "users",
      "remediationImpact": "",
      "actionSteps": [
        {
          "stepNumber": 1,
          "text": "1. To get started, confirm that there is an existing CA policy with an MFA requirement. Ensure that you are covering all resources and users you would like to secure with MFA.",
          "actionUrl": {
              "displayName": "Click here to view your CA policies",
              "url": "https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/PoliciesTemplateBlade"
          }
        },
        {
          "stepNumber": 2,
          "text": "2. To require MFA via a CA policy, follow the steps in this tutorial.",
          "actionUrl": {
              "displayName": "Secure user sign-in events with Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication",
              "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/tutorial-enable-azure-mfa?toc=/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/toc.json&bc=/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/breadcrumb/toc.json"
          }
        },
        {
          "stepNumber": 3,
          "text": "3. Ensure that the per-user MFA configuration is turned off",
          "actionUrl": {
              "displayName": "Navigate to MFA settings.",
              "url": "https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com/UserManagement/MfaSettings.aspx"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
  ]        
}

Example 2: Get a recommendation object without its associated resources by the recommendationType

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/directory/recommendations?$filter=recommendationType eq 'turnOffPerUserMFA'

C#

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

CLI

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

Go

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

Java

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

JavaScript

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PHP

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PowerShell

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Python

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Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#directory/recommendations/$entity",
  "id": "0cb31920-84b9-471f-a6fb-468c1a847088_Microsoft.Identity.IAM.Insights.TurnOffPerUserMFA",
  "recommendationType": "turnOffPerUserMFA",
  "createdDateTime": "2022-02-28T02:53:00Z",
  "impactStartDateTime": "2022-02-28T02:53:00Z",
  "postponeUntilDateTime": null,
  "lastModifiedDateTime": "2023-01-10T22:57:10.2509132Z",
  "lastModifiedBy": "d5a3853c-8e04-42b6-a530-bf159e99174a",
  "currentScore": 0.0,
  "maxScore": 5.0,
  "displayName": "Convert from per-user MFA to Conditional Access MFA",
  "featureAreas": [
    "conditionalAccess"
  ],
  "insights": "13 users are currently configured for per-user Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)...",
  "benefits": "Improve user productivity and minimize sign-in time with fewer MFA prompts...",
  "category": "identityBestPractice",
  "status": "active",
  "priority": "medium",
  "releaseType": "preview",
  "impactType": "users",
  "remediationImpact": "",
  "actionSteps": [
    {
      "stepNumber": 1,
      "text": "1. To get started, confirm that...",
      "actionUrl": {
        "displayName": "Click here to view your CA policies",
        "url": "https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/PoliciesTemplateBlade"
      }
    },
    {
      "stepNumber": 2,
      "text": "2. To require MFA via a CA policy, follow the steps in this tutorial.",
      "actionUrl": {
          "displayName": "Secure user sign-in events with Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication",
          "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/tutorial-enable-azure-mfa?toc=/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/toc.json&bc=/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/breadcrumb/toc.json"
      }
    },
    {
      "stepNumber": 3,
      "text": "3. Ensure that the per-user MFA configuration is turned off",
      "actionUrl": {
          "displayName": "Navigate to MFA settings.",
          "url": "https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com/UserManagement/MfaSettings.aspx"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Example 3: Get a recommendation object with its associated impacted resources

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/directory/recommendations?$filter=id eq '0cb31920-84b9-471f-a6fb-468c1a847088_Microsoft.Identity.IAM.Insights.TurnOffPerUserMFA'&$expand=impactedResources

C#

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

CLI

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

Go

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

Java

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

JavaScript

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

PHP

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

PowerShell

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

Python

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#directory/recommendations(impactedResources())",
  "id": "0cb31920-84b9-471f-a6fb-468c1a847088_Microsoft.Identity.IAM.Insights.TurnOffPerUserMFA",
  "recommendationType": "turnOffPerUserMFA",
  "createdDateTime": "2022-02-28T02:53:00Z",
  "impactStartDateTime": "2022-02-28T02:53:00Z",
  "postponeUntilDateTime": null,
  "lastModifiedDateTime": "2023-01-10T22:57:10.2509132Z",
  "lastModifiedBy": "d5a3853c-8e04-42b6-a530-bf159e99174a",
  "currentScore": 0.0,
  "maxScore": 5.0,
  "displayName": "Convert from per-user MFA to Conditional Access MFA",
  "featureAreas": [
    "conditionalAccess"
  ],
  "insights": "13 users are currently configured for per-user Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). However, there are 6 users configured for Conditional Access (CA) MFA. The per-user MFA configuration supersedes the MFA settings applied via CA policies, potentially creating unnecessary MFA prompts.",
  "benefits": "Improve user productivity and minimize sign-in time with fewer MFA prompts. Ensure that your most sensitive resources can have the tighest controls, while your least sensitive resources can be more freely accessible.",
  "category": "identityBestPractice",
  "status": "active",
  "priority": "medium",
  "releaseType": "preview",
  "impactType": "users",
  "remediationImpact": "",
  "actionSteps": [
    {
      "stepNumber": 1,
      "text": "1. To get started, confirm that there is an existing CA policy with an MFA requirement. Ensure that you are covering all resources and users you would like to secure with MFA.",
      "actionUrl": {
        "displayName": "Click here to view your CA policies",
        "url": "https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/PoliciesTemplateBlade"
      }
    },
    {
      "stepNumber": 2,
      "text": "2. To require MFA via a CA policy, follow the steps in this tutorial.",
      "actionUrl": {
          "displayName": "Secure user sign-in events with Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication",
          "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/tutorial-enable-azure-mfa?toc=/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/toc.json&bc=/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/breadcrumb/toc.json"
      }
    },
    {
      "stepNumber": 3,
      "text": "3. Ensure that the per-user MFA configuration is turned off",
      "actionUrl": {
          "displayName": "Navigate to MFA settings.",
          "url": "https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com/UserManagement/MfaSettings.aspx"
      }
    }
  ],
  "impactedResources@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#directory/recommendations('0cb31920-84b9-471f-a6fb-468c1a847088_Microsoft.Identity.IAM.Insights.TurnOffPerUserMFA')/impactedResources",
  "impactedResources": []
}

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List recommendations

Permissions

HTTP request

Optional query parameters

Request headers

Request body

Response

Examples

Example 1: Get the list of recommendations

Request

Response

Example 2: Get a recommendation object without its associated resources by the recommendationType

Request

Response

Example 3: Get a recommendation object with its associated impacted resources

Request

Response