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Supported attributes
Attribute | Description | Backed up | Restorable |
classification | Describes a classification for the group (such as low, medium or high business impact). | Yes | No |
creationDateTime | The date and time the group was created. | Yes | No |
description | An optional description for the group. | Yes | Yes |
displayName | The display name for the group. | Yes | Yes |
expirationDateTime | A timestamp of when the group is set to expire. | Yes | No |
groupTypes | Specifies the group type and its membership. | Yes | Yes |
id | The unique identifier for the group. | Yes | No |
isAssignableToRole | Indicates whether this group can be assigned to a Microsoft Entra role. | Yes | Yes |
The SMTP address for the group. | Yes | Yes | |
mailEnabled | Specifies whether the group is mail-enabled. | Yes | Yes |
mailNickname | The mail alias for the group, unique in the organisation. | Yes | Yes |
membershipRule | The rule that determines members for this group if the group is a dynamic group. | Yes | Yes |
membershipRule ProcessingStateneed | Indicates whether the dynamic membership processing is on or paused. | Yes | Yes |
preferredDataLocation | The preferred data location for the Microsoft 365 group. By default, the group inherits the group creator's preferred data location. | Yes | Yes |
proxyaddress | The proxy address for the group. | Yes | No |
resourceBehaviorOptions | Specifies the group behaviours that can be set for a Microsoft 365 group during creation. | Yes | No |
resourceProvisioningOptions | Specifies the group resources that are provisioned as part of Microsoft 365 group creation, that are not normally part of default group creation. | Yes | No |
securityEnabled | Specifies whether the group is a security group. | Yes | Yes |
securityIdentifier | Security identifier of the group, used in Windows scenarios. | Yes | No |
theme | Specifies a Microsoft 365 group's colour theme. | Yes | Yes |
visibility | Specifies the group join policy and group content visibility for groups. | Yes | Yes |
Supported relationships
Members
Owners
Role assignments
App role assignments
Licenses
Read about limitations of Entra ID object recovery in Article 1554.