Reference

Authentication User Credentials

Description

Use delegated access (User Credentials) whenever you want to let a signed-in user work with their own resources or resources they can access. Whether it's an admin setting up policies for their entire organization or a user deleting an email in their inbox, all scenarios involving user actions should use delegated access. [API reference]

Instructions

Follow these simple steps below to create Microsoft Entra ID application with delegated access:

WARNING: To automate your company's processes, make sure you use a system/generic account (e.g. automation@my-company.com). When you use a personal account which is tied to a specific employee profile and that employee leaves the company, the token may become invalid and any automated processes using that token will start to fail.

Navigate to the Azure Portal and log in using your credentials.
Access Microsoft Entra ID.
Register a new application by going to App registrations and clicking on New registration button:
INFO: Find more information on how to register an application in Graph API reference.
When configuration window opens, configure these fields:
- Supported account type
  - Use Accounts in this organizational directory only, if you need access to data in your organization only.
- Redirect URI:
  - Set the type to Public client/native (mobile & desktop).
  - Use https://zappysys.com/oauth as the URL.
After registering the app, copy the Application (client) ID for later:
Then copy OAuth authorization endpoint (v2) & OAuth token endpoint (v2) URLs to use later in the configuration:
Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use the copied values in User Credentials authentication configuration:
- In the Authorization URL field paste the OAuth authorization endpoint (v2) URL value you copied in the previous step.
- In the Token URL field paste the OAuth token endpoint (v2) URL value you copied in the previous step.
- In the Client ID field paste the Application (client) ID value you copied in the previous step.
- In the Permissions (Scope) field use the default or pick labeled permissions. [User] scopes are enough for your own OneDrive (read-only: Files.Read). [Tenant] entries are broader and often need an admin to approve the app—use them when resolving other users’ or groups’ drives (User.Read.All, Group.Read.All) or all reachable files (Files.Read.All / Files.ReadWrite.All).
  - offline_access, openid, profile
  - User.Read, Files.Read, Files.ReadWrite
  - Files.Read.All, Files.ReadWrite.All, User.Read.All, Group.Read.All (often admin consent)
  Admin consent note:
  - Token generation can still ask for admin approval, even when delegated scopes are listed in API permissions.
  - A Global Administrator can allow user consent for selected low-impact delegated permissions.
  - Broad scopes such as Files.Read.All, Files.ReadWrite.All, User.Read.All, and Group.Read.All may still require admin consent.
  Settings: User consent settings (Entra ID > Enterprise apps > Consent and permissions > User consent settings). Docs: configure user consent, recommended settings.
Press Generate Token button to generate Access and Refresh Tokens.
Optional step. Choose Default Drive Id from the drop down menu.
Click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
Done! Now you are ready to use the API Connector!

Parameters

Parameter Required Default value Options

Name: AuthUrl

Label: Authorization URL

YES

Name	Value
For Single Tenant	https://login.microsoftonline.com/{ENTER-TENANT-ID-HERE}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
For Multi Tenant	https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize

Name: TokenUrl

Label: Token URL

YES

Name	Value
For Single Tenant	https://login.microsoftonline.com/{ENTER-TENANT-ID-HERE}/oauth2/v2.0/token
For Multi Tenant	https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token

Name: ClientId

Label: Application (client) ID

YES

Name: Scope

Label: Permissions (Scope)

Microsoft Graph delegated scopes for OneDrive (Graph API). [System] = refresh token and sign-in (offline_access, openid, profile). [User] = signed-in user only—use Files.Read or Files.ReadWrite for lower-impact read-only or read/write. [Tenant] = broader .All and directory permissions that Microsoft documents as typically requiring admin consent (Files.Read.All, Files.ReadWrite.All, User.Read.All, Group.Read.All). Add User.Read.All and Group.Read.All when listing other users’ or groups’ drives. Tenant policies may still affect consent.

YES

offline_access~Files.Read~Files.Read.All~Files.ReadWrite~Files.ReadWrite.All~openid~profile~User.Read

Name	Value
[System] Automatic re-auth (recommended)	offline_access
[System] OpenID (sign-in)	openid
[System] Profile (basic info)	profile
[User] Basic user profile	User.Read
[User] Read files (signed-in user, low impact)	Files.Read
[User] Read/write files (signed-in user, low impact)	Files.ReadWrite
[Tenant] Read all files user can access (may need admin consent)	Files.Read.All
[Tenant] Read/write all files user can access (may need admin consent)	Files.ReadWrite.All
[Tenant] Read all users full profile (may need admin consent)	User.Read.All
[Tenant] Read all groups (may need admin consent)	Group.Read.All

Name: ClientSecret

Label: Client Secret

Name: RefreshTokenFilePath

Label: Refresh Token File Path

If you cant fit long refresh token in ConnectionString from your program then use this. Supply three properties in json format (i.e. save this in file { "access_token": "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN", "refresh_token": "YOUR_REFRESH_TOKEN", "expires_in": 3600 } )

Name: ReturnUrl

Label: Return URL

https://zappysys.com/oauth

Name	Value
https://zappysys.com/oauth	https://zappysys.com/oauth

Name: GroupOrUserId

Label: Default Group or User Id (additional Scopes needed to list - If fails enter manually)

To list all users and groups from your organizations you need additional scopes. See connection UI - Choose User.Read.All and Group.Read.All Scopes and regenerate token. You can manually type value too if you know Group or User Id. Format is /users/{id} OR /groups/{id}

Name	Value
My self (Not Valid for Application Credentials)
For any group	/groups/ENTER-GROUP-EMAIL-OR-ID
For any user	/users/ENTER-USER-EMAIL-OR-ID

Name: DriveId

Label: Default Drive Id (Select after clicking **Generate Token**)

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Name: RetryMode

Label: RetryMode

RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch

Name	Value
None	None
RetryAny	RetryAny
RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch	RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch

Name: RetryStatusCodeList

Label: RetryStatusCodeList

429 is API limit reached, 423 is File locked

429|503|423

Name: RetryCountMax

Label: RetryCountMax

5

Name: RetryMultiplyWaitTime

Label: RetryMultiplyWaitTime

True

Name: ExtraAttributesForAuthRequest

Label: Login Prompt Option

Choose this if you want to force login prompt or permission prompt.

Name	Value
None
Force login prompt	prompt=login
Force permission select	prompt=consent

Name: SearchOptionForNonIndexedFields

Label: Search Option For Non-Indexed Fields (Default=Blank - Search Only Indexed)

If you wish to do certain operations e.g. search / order by on non-indexed fields then you have to set this option to HonorNonIndexedQueriesWarningMayFailRandomly. By default filter / orderby on non-indexed fields not allowed.

Name	Value
Search Only Indexed
Search Both Indexed and Non-Indexed	HonorNonIndexedQueriesWarningMayFailRandomly

Name: ExtraHeaders

Label: Extra Headers (e.g. Header1:AAA||Header2:BBB)

Name	Value
MyHeader1:AAA	MyHeader1:AAA
MyHeader1:AAA\|\|MyHeader2:BBB	MyHeader1:AAA\|\|MyHeader2:BBB

Name: IsAppCred

Label: IsAppCred

For internal use only

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