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BackupRestore-Search.Read.AllMicrosoft Graph permission · Medium risk

Allows the app to search all backup snapshots for Microsoft 365 resources, without a signed-in user.

Application permission

Medium risk

Search for metadata properties in all backup snapshots. Allows the app to search all backup snapshots for Microsoft 365 resources, without a signed-in user.

IDf6135c51-c766-4be1-9638-ed90c2ed2443
ConsentAlways needs admin consent
RiskReads data across the tenant without a signed-in user.

Delegated permission

Low risk

Search for metadata properties in backup snapshots. Allows the app to search the backup snapshots for Microsoft 365 resources, on behalf of the signed in user.

ID2b24830f-f435-446f-ab5a-b1e70d9a2eb5
ConsentNeeds admin consent
RiskRead access, limited to what the signed-in user can see.

Grant it to an app

In the portal: App registrations › your app › API permissions › Add a permission › Microsoft Graph › Application permissions, then grant admin consent. Or with Graph PowerShell:

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Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Application.Read.All", "AppRoleAssignment.ReadWrite.All"
$graph = Get-MgServicePrincipal -Filter "appId eq '00000003-0000-0000-c000-000000000000'"
$app   = Get-MgServicePrincipal -Filter "appId eq '<your app's client id>'"
New-MgServicePrincipalAppRoleAssignment -ServicePrincipalId $app.Id `
    -PrincipalId $app.Id -ResourceId $graph.Id -AppRoleId "f6135c51-c766-4be1-9638-ed90c2ed2443"

Ask for it when signing in

Delegated permissions act as the signed-in user, so the app can never do more than that user can.

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Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "BackupRestore-Search.Read.All"

Which apps already have it?

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# Apps that hold BackupRestore-Search.Read.All as an application permission
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Application.Read.All"
$graph = Get-MgServicePrincipal -Filter "appId eq '00000003-0000-0000-c000-000000000000'"
Get-MgServicePrincipalAppRoleAssignedTo -ServicePrincipalId $graph.Id -All |
    Where-Object AppRoleId -eq "f6135c51-c766-4be1-9638-ed90c2ed2443" |
    Select-Object PrincipalDisplayName, PrincipalId, CreatedDateTime
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# Apps with delegated consent for BackupRestore-Search.Read.All
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Application.Read.All", "Directory.Read.All"
$graph = Get-MgServicePrincipal -Filter "appId eq '00000003-0000-0000-c000-000000000000'"
Get-MgOauth2PermissionGrant -All |
    Where-Object { $_.ResourceId -eq $graph.Id -and ($_.Scope -split " ") -contains "BackupRestore-Search.Read.All" } |
    Select-Object ClientId, ConsentType, PrincipalId

Check every app in your tenant → Permission explainer

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