Microsoft Entra built-in rolePublic reference

Resource Policy Reader

Can read resource policy definitions, assignments, and tenant-wide configuration, and evaluate policies without making changes.

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2 matching transitions

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Observed 13 Nov 2026 UTC

Resource Policy Reader Newly listedListing changed · permission transition unknownObserved 12 Nov 2026 18:33 UTC → 13 Nov 2026 00:53 UTC

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A role appearing or disappearing from the reference does not establish when its permissions were granted or revoked. Open its retained definition to inspect the documented actions.

Recorded field	Before	After
Name	Not listed	Resource Policy Reader
Description	Not listed	Can read resource policy definitions, assignments, and tenant-wide configuration, and evaluate policies without making changes.
Privileged label	Not listed	No label in reference

12 Nov 2026 UTC

Resource Policy Reader Newly listedListing changed · permission transition unknownReconstructed from the docs history · commit 4d1cfd8 · 12 Nov 2026 17:37 UTC

Reconstructed 13 Nov 2026 14:10 UTC from public source commit 4d1cfd8, compared with first parent b73acae. Source file. This was not observed by ChangeIntel at the commit date.

Role history and source records

A role appearing or disappearing from the reference does not establish when its permissions were granted or revoked. Open its retained definition to inspect the documented actions.

Recorded field	Before	After
Name	Not listed	Resource Policy Reader
Description	Not listed	Can read resource policy definitions, assignments, and tenant-wide configuration, and evaluate policies without making changes.
Privileged label	Not listed	No label in reference

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