Microsoft Graph API Resources and Common Use Cases

We provide a comprehensive list of resources to help you use the ShortPoint Microsoft Graph API connection.

Microsoft Graph API Connection Basics

This set of articles provides everything you need to know about the Microsoft Graph API connection, including how to add it to your SharePoint environment and how to start using it to retrieve data using Microsoft Graph API:

• Integration: How to Enable Microsoft Graph Integration for MS Graph API Connections
• Permissions and Limitations: Microsoft Graph API: Supported and Non-Supported Endpoints
• How to Use the Connection: Connection Type: Microsoft Graph API

Microsoft Graph API Connection Features

These articles explore key features and provide helpful tips for using them:

• Use Cases: Getting Started with Microsoft Graph API Use Cases
• List of Supported Use Cases: Microsoft Graph API: Use Cases
• Use of Placeholders: How To Use Placeholders In ShortPoint Connections
• Date and Time Format: How to Use Custom Date and Time Formats with ShortPoint Design Elements
• Advanced Settings
  • Custom Headers
  • Change Parameters
  • Change Path
  • Map Results
• Partial Loading: Partial Loading For ShortPoint Connections With Over 20 Results
• Caching Options: Caching Options for Dynamically Connected ShortPoint Design Elements

Use Case Articles

The Microsoft Graph API connection can be used in many ways on SharePoint pages. Below, we provide detailed tutorials for the most common use cases. You can find other detailed guide for available use cases in our Microsoft Graph API section. For additional scenarios and configurations, explore our complete collection of guides in the Microsoft Graph API section of our support site.

GROUPS

• Groups I Belong To - shows all the groups the current user is a part of. Check out How to Create a List of All the Groups You are Part of to learn more.
• Members of a Group - shows all the members of a particular SharePoint group. Check out How to List All the Members of a Group in SharePoint to learn more.
• Children in a Group's Drive Item (Folder) - shows all the files in a SharePoint group’s OneDrive folder. Check out How to Show All the Files in a Group’s OneDrive Folder to learn more.
• All Groups in My Organization - retrieves a list of groups (alphabetical order) in the signed-in user's organization. To learn more, go to How to Display All Groups In Your Organization with Contact Details
• List a Group's Events - retrieves a list of events from the default calendar of a specified group. To learn more, go to How to Show a Specific Group’s Events in your SharePoint Page.

ONEDRIVE

• My Recent One Drive Items - show all the items in the current user's OneDrive that have been recently modified. Go to How to Show Your Most Recent OneDrive Items to learn more.
• All Items in My Root Drive  - retrieves all items in the signed-in user's Drive. For more details, go to How to Show All the Files in Your OneDrive.
• Last Documents Viewed or Modified by Me - shows the documents the signed-in user last modified or viewed. For more details, go to How to Display Recently Viewed or Modified Documents.

USERS

• Filter Users by Department - shows all members of a specific department. Go to How to Display Team Members From a Specific Department to learn more.
• All Users in the Organization - lists all of the users in the organization. To learn more, go to How to Display All the Users in Your Organization in SharePoint.
• My Direct Reports - lists the signed-in user’s direct reports. To learn more, go to How to List All Your Direct Reports in Your SharePoint Site.

EVENTS

• My Events from Specific Calendar - shows all of the current user’s events from a specific calendar. Go to How to Display Events from a Specific Calendar to learn more.
• My Events for the next week - shows all of the current user’s events during a specific period. Go to How to Display Outlook Calendar Events from a Specific Time Frame to learn more.
• User's Events from Specific Calendar - shows the events of a specific user from a specific calendar. Check out How to Show a Specific User Events from a Specific Outlook Calendar.
• List a Group's Events - retrieves a specific group’s event from a specified time frame. For more details, go to How to Show a Specific Group’s Events in your SharePoint Page.

TEAMS

• Channels of a Team - displays all the channels in a Team. Go to How to Create a List of All Channels in a Team to learn more.
• My Teams - retrieves the list of Teams the signed-in user has joined. Go to How to Create a Navigation Menu of All Your Joined Teams to learn more.
• Teams from Organization - lists all the teams in your organization. Check out How to Display All the Teams in Your Organization With Their Contact Information to learn more.

EXCEL

• Rows in a Workbook Table - retrieves a list of rows from a worksheet table. Check out How to Display Rows in an Excel Table for more details.

PLANNER

• Planner Tasks from a Specific Plan - lists all the Planner tasks for a specified plan. Check out How to Show All the Tasks from a Specific Planner Plan for more details.
• My Planner Tasks - lists the signed-in user’s Planner tasks. To learn more, check out How to Display All Your Planner Tasks.

SHAREPOINT

• Subsites of a SharePoint Site - retrieves a list of SharePoint sub-sites based on the selected Site ID. Follow the guide in How to Create a Subsites Navigation in SharePoint.
• My Followed SharePoint Sites - retrieves a list of all SharePoint sites the signed-in user has followed. Go to How to Create a List of All Your Followed Sites for more details.
• Document Libraries in a SharePoint Site - retrieves a list of SharePoint Document Libraries from a specified site. For more details, go to How to Display all Document Libraries from a SharePoint Site.

EMAILS

• My Highly Important Emails -gets the messages in the signed-in user's mailbox (including the Deleted Items and Clutter folders), where the importance property is set to 'high'. Check out How to Display Highly Important Outlook Emails in a SharePoint Page to learn more.
• My Emails - retrieves the signed-in user's emails. Check out How to Showcase Your Outlook Emails in SharePoint for more details.

Other Resources

At times, you will need to input additional parameters to complete the Microsoft Graph API connection. Below are some of the parameters you may need:

• Placeholders - How To Use Placeholders In ShortPoint Connections
• Group ID - How to Get Your SharePoint Group ID
• Site ID - How to Get Your SharePoint Site ID
• Calendar ID - Outlook Calendar ID: What It Is and How to Find It