Asked 1 month ago by MeteoricGuide791
How can I retrieve the owners of a deleted Azure app registration without restoring it?
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I'm trying to retrieve the list of owners for a deleted app registration in Azure without restoring it first. I ran the following PowerShell cmdlet:
POWERSHELL(Get-MgDirectoryDeletedItemAsApplication -DirectoryObjectId 46617322-518d-4b76-9b69-f17d6b035ae4 -ExpandProperty Owners).Owners
Although the application object includes several properties, the owners property remains unexpandable, and I cannot retrieve the list of owners. Could someone explain how to fetch the owner details for a deleted app registration without needing to restore it?
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TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago
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The owners navigation property cannot be expanded when retrieving a deleted item. To get the owners of the deleted app registration, you need to make a separate call against the owners endpoint for that deleted item.
For example, you can use one of the following approaches:
Using the Dedicated Cmdlet
If available, you can use a cmdlet specifically for retrieving deleted item owners:
POWERSHELLGet-MgDirectoryDeletedItemOwner -DirectoryObjectId "46617322-518d-4b76-9b69-f17d6b035ae4"
Using a Direct Graph Request
Alternatively, you can run a direct Graph API call using the Invoke-MgGraphRequest cmdlet:
POWERSHELL$deletedAppId = "46617322-518d-4b76-9b69-f17d6b035ae4" $uri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/directory/deletedItems/$deletedAppId/owners" Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri $uri
Both methods hit the Graph endpoint for owners of a soft-deleted item. This is necessary because the owners property on a deleted application cannot be expanded inline with the deleted application retrieval.
By using one of these approaches, you can retrieve the ownership information of the deleted application without needing to restore it first.
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Answer by MartianTraveler672 • 1 month ago
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No way to directly get owners of a soft-deleted application, but you can do just the opposite and retrieve a list of deleted applications owned by the specified user.
There is no PowerShell cmdlet for this, but you can use the Invoke-MgGraphRequest cmdlet.
POWERSHELL$params = @{ userId = 'user_guid' type = 'Application' } Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Uri 'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/directory/deletedItems/getUserOwnedObjects' POST -Body $params
Iterate over all users and get a list of owned soft-deleted applications. Check if the specific application is included in the list for each user.
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