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ExternalConnection.Read.AllMicrosoft Graph permission · Medium risk

Allows the app to read all external connections without a signed-in user.

Application permission

Medium risk

Read all external connections. Allows the app to read all external connections without a signed-in user.

ID1914711b-a1cb-4793-b019-c2ce0ed21b8c
ConsentAlways needs admin consent
RiskReads data across the tenant without a signed-in user.

Delegated permission

Low risk

Read all external connections. Allows the app to read all external connections on behalf of a signed-in user. The signed-in user must be an administrator.

IDa38267a5-26b6-4d76-9493-935b7599116b
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 "1914711b-a1cb-4793-b019-c2ce0ed21b8c"

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 "ExternalConnection.Read.All"

Which apps already have it?

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# Apps that hold ExternalConnection.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 "1914711b-a1cb-4793-b019-c2ce0ed21b8c" |
    Select-Object PrincipalDisplayName, PrincipalId, CreatedDateTime
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# Apps with delegated consent for ExternalConnection.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 "ExternalConnection.Read.All" } |
    Select-Object ClientId, ConsentType, PrincipalId

Other ExternalConnection permissions

Check every app in your tenant → Permission explainer

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