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Supported attributes

AttributeDescriptionBacked upRestorable
accountEnabledDefines if account is enabled or not.YesYes
ageGroupAge group of the user: minor, notAdult, adultYesYes
businessPhonesThe telephone numbers for the user.YesYes
cityThe city in which the user is located.YesYes
companyNameThe company name which the user is associated.YesYes
consentProvidedForMinorSets whether consent has been obtained for minors: granted, denied, notRequiredYesNo
countryThe country/region in which the user is located.YesYes
createdDateTimeThe date the user object was created.YesNo
creationTypeIndicates how the user account was created, e.g. by invitation.YesNo
departmentThe name for the department in which the user works.YesYes
displayNameThe name displayed in the address book for the user. YesYes
employeeHireDateThe date and time when the user was hired or will start work in case of a future hire.YesNo
employeeLeaveDateTimeThe date and time the user will leave the organisation.YesYes
employeeIdThe employee identifier assigned to the user by the organisation.YesYes
employeeOrgDataRepresents organisation data (e.g. division and costCenter) associated with a user.YesYes
employeeTypeCaptures enterprise worker type (e.g. Contractor, Consultant, Employee)YesYes
externalUserStateAn external user's invitation status.YesNo
externalUserStateChangeDateTimeTimestamp for the latest change to the externalUserState property.YesNo
faxNumberThe fax number of the user.YesNo
givenNameThe given name (first name) of the user.YesYes
idThe ID of the object.YesNo
identitiesThe identities that can be used to sign into this user account.YesNo
jobTitleThe user's job title.YesNo
lastPasswordChangeDateTimeThe date the the user last changed their password.YesNo
mailThe SMTP address for the user.YesYes
mailNickname The mail alias for the user.YesYes
mobilephoneThe primary cellular telephone number for the user.YesYes
officeLocationThe office location in the user's place of business.YesYes
OnPremisesDistinguishedNameContains the on-premises Active Directory distinguished name (DN). The property is only populated for customers who are synchronising their on-premises directory to Microsoft Entra ID via Microsoft Entra Connect.YesNo
onPremisesDomainNameContains the on-premises domainFQDN, also called dnsDomainName synchronised from the on-premises directory. The property is only populated for customers who are synchronising their on-premises directory to Microsoft Entra ID via Microsoft Entra Connect.YesNo
onPremisesImmutableIdUsed to associate an on-premises user account to their Entra ID user object.YesNo
onPremisesExtensionAttributesFor customers who are synchronising their on-premises directory to Microsoft Entra ID via Microsoft Entra Connect.Yes No
onPremisesLastSyncDateTimeIndicates the last time at which the object was synced with the on-premises directory.YesNo
onPremisesProvisioningErrorsErrors when using Microsoft synchronisation product during provisioning.YesNo
onPremisesSamAccountNameOnly populated for customers who are synchronising their on-premises directory to Microsoft Entra ID.YesNo
onPremisesSecurityIdentifierContains the on-premises security identifier (SID) for the user that was synchronised from on-premises to the cloud.YesNo
onPremisesSyncEnabledIndicates whether or not on-premises sync is enabled.YesNo
otherMailsA list of additional email addresses for the userYesYes
passwordPoliciesSpecifies password policies for the user.YesNo
passwordProfileSpecifies the password profile for the user. The profile contains the user's password. This property is required when a user is created.YesNo
postalCodeThe postal code for the user's postal address.YesYes
preferredDataLocationThe preferred data location for the user.YesNo
preferredLanguageThe preferred language for the user.YesYes
proxyAddressThe proxy address for the user.YesNo
showInAddressListWhether or not the Outlook global address list should contain this user.YesNo
sponsorsThe users and groups responsible for the guest's privileges in the tenant and keeping the guest's information and access updated.YesNo
stateThe state or province in the user's address.Yes Yes
streetAddressThe street address of the user's place of business.Yes Yes 
surnameThe user's surname (family name or last name).Yes Yes 
usageLocationA two letter country code (ISO standard 3166). Required for users that will be assigned licenses due to a legal requirement to check for the availability of services in countries.Yes Yes 
userPrincipalName The user principal name (UPN) of the user. The general format is alias@domain, where domain must be present in the tenant's collection of verified domains.Yes Yes 
userTypeA string value that can be used to classify user types in your directory, such as "Member" and "Guest."Yes Yes 

 

Supported relationships

Note: Restoring is only possible if the linked object/licence still exists, i.e. has not been deleted or unassigned in the Admin Center.

Members
Owners
Manager
Role assignments
App role assignments
Licenses

For assistance with estimating the number of billable users your tenant will have, see Article 1437 - Seat management: key terms.

Read about the limitations of Entra ID object recovery in Article 1554.