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Teams External Collaboration AdministratorMicrosoft Entra built-in role

Manage external collaboration policies and settings for Teams, including configuring external domains and controlling which groups and users can interact with the organization.

Role ID2fe872fb-daa8-4afc-8f6c-53c4565cfef4
PrivilegedNo
Permissions4

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
microsoft.azure.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasksCreate and manage Azure support tickets
microsoft.directory/authorizationPolicy/standard/readRead standard properties of authorization policy
microsoft.office365.webPortal/allEntities/standard/readRead basic properties on all resources in the Microsoft 365 admin center
microsoft.teams/policies/externalAccessPolicy/allTasksCreate and manage policies that govern external access.

Assign it

The role ID is the same in every tenant, so these work as they are. Make it eligible through PIM:

powershell13 lines
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "RoleEligibilitySchedule.ReadWrite.Directory"
$user = Get-MgUser -UserId "jane.doe@contoso.com"
New-MgRoleManagementDirectoryRoleEligibilityScheduleRequest -BodyParameter @{
    Action           = "AdminAssign"
    Justification    = "Needs Teams External Collaboration Administrator for <reason>"
    RoleDefinitionId = "2fe872fb-daa8-4afc-8f6c-53c4565cfef4"
    DirectoryScopeId = "/"
    PrincipalId      = $user.Id
    ScheduleInfo     = @{
        StartDateTime = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("o")
        Expiration    = @{ Type = "afterDuration"; Duration = "P180D" }
    }
}

Who already has it?

powershell3 lines
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "RoleManagement.Read.Directory"
Get-MgRoleManagementDirectoryRoleAssignment -Filter "roleDefinitionId eq '2fe872fb-daa8-4afc-8f6c-53c4565cfef4'" -ExpandProperty Principal |
    ForEach-Object { $_.Principal.AdditionalProperties.displayName }

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