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 -  How to Create a List of All the Groups You are Part of 
• Members of a Group - How to List All the Members of a Group in SharePoint 
• Children in a Group's Drive Item (Folder) - How to Show All the Files in a Group’s OneDrive Folder 
• All Groups in My Organization -  How to Display All Groups In Your Organization with Contact Details
• List a Group's Events - How to Show a Specific Group’s Events in your SharePoint Page.
• Group Details - How to Show the Details of a Specific Group in SharePoint
• Group’s Drives - How to List all the Drives of a Particular Group in SharePoint

ONEDRIVE

• My Recent One Drive Items - How to Show Your Most Recent OneDrive Items
• All Items in My Root Drive - How to Show All the Files in Your OneDrive.

ITEMS

• Last Documents Viewed or Modified by Me - How to Display Recently Viewed or Modified Documents.

USERS

• Filter Users by Department - How to Display Team Members From a Specific Department
• All Users in the Organization - How to Display All the Users in Your Organization in SharePoint.
• My Direct Reports - How to List All Your Direct Reports in Your SharePoint Site.
• People I Work With - How to Show the People You Work With on Your SharePoint Sites

EVENTS

• My Events from Specific Calendar - How to Display Events from a Specific Calendar 
• My Events for the next week - How to Display Outlook Calendar Events from a Specific Time Frame
• User's Events from Specific Calendar - How to Show a Specific User Events from a Specific Outlook Calendar.

TEAMS

• Channels of a Team - How to Create a List of All Channels in a Team 
• My Teams - How to Create a Navigation Menu of All Your Joined Teams 
• Teams from Organization - How to Display All the Teams in Your Organization With Their Contact Information 
• Messages in a Channel - How to Display Messages from a Specific Teams Channel in Your SharePoint Site
• Tabs in a channel - How to Show all the Tabs of a Specific Teams Channel in Your SharePoint Site

EXCEL

• Rows in a Workbook Table - How to Display Rows in an Excel Table

PLANNER

• Planner Tasks from a Specific Plan - How to Show All the Tasks from a Specific Planner Plan 
• My Planner Tasks - How to Display All Your Planner Tasks.
• My Planner Plans - How to Show all Your Microsoft Planner Plans in Your SharePoint Page
• Planner Plans for a Specific Group - How to Display the Microsoft Planner Plans of a Specific Group in SharePoint

SHAREPOINT

• Subsites of a SharePoint Site - How to Create a Subsites Navigation in SharePoint
• My Followed SharePoint Sites - How to Create a List of All Your Followed Sites 
• Document Libraries in a SharePoint Site - How to Display all Document Libraries from a SharePoint Site.
• Lists in a SharePoint Site - How to Display all the SharePoint Lists from a SharePoint Site

EMAILS

• My Highly Important Emails - How to Display Highly Important Outlook Emails in a SharePoint Page 
• My Emails - How to Showcase Your Outlook Emails in SharePoint

ONENOTE

• My Notebook Sections - How to List all Your OneNote Notebook Sections in SharePoint
• My Notebook Pages - How to Show all Your OneNote Notebook Pages in SharePoint
• My Notebooks  - How to Display all Your OneNote Notebooks in SharePoint Sites
• User’s Notebook Sections - How to Show a Specific Users OneNote Notebook Sections in SharePoint
• User’s Notebook Pages - How to Display the OneNote Notebook Pages of a Specific User in SharePoint

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
• Plan ID - How to Find Your Planner Plan ID