Microsoft Entra roles

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Source and coverage · 136 documented roles

Baseline 22 Oct 2026. Changes compare accepted reference reads, not tenant assignments or effective access. Full collection limits

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657 matching action patterns

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Action	Roles listing this action
microsoft.directory/groupsAssignableToRoles/deleteOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Privileged Role Administrator
microsoft.directory/groupsAssignableToRoles/reprocessLicenseAssignmentOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Privileged Role Administrator
microsoft.directory/groupsAssignableToRoles/restoreOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Privileged Role Administrator
microsoft.directory/hybridAuthenticationPolicy/allProperties/allTasksOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Hybrid Identity Administrator
microsoft.directory/identityProtection/allProperties/allTasksOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Security Operator
microsoft.directory/identityProtection/allProperties/readOpen history across roles	Global Reader Security Administrator Security Reader
microsoft.directory/identityProtection/allProperties/updateOpen history across roles	Security Administrator
microsoft.directory/identityProviders/allProperties/allTasksOpen history across roles	External Identity Provider Administrator
microsoft.directory/lifecycleWorkflows/workflows/allProperties/allTasksOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Lifecycle Workflows Administrator
microsoft.directory/lifecycleWorkflows/workflows/allProperties/readOpen history across roles	Global Reader
microsoft.directory/loginOrganizationBranding/allProperties/allTasksOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Organizational Branding Administrator
microsoft.directory/loginOrganizationBranding/allProperties/readOpen history across roles	Global Reader
microsoft.directory/multiTenantOrganization/basic/updateOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Security Administrator
microsoft.directory/multiTenantOrganization/createOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Security Administrator
microsoft.directory/multiTenantOrganization/joinRequest/organizationDetails/updateOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Security Administrator
microsoft.directory/multiTenantOrganization/joinRequest/standard/readOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Global Reader Security Administrator Security Reader
microsoft.directory/multiTenantOrganization/standard/readOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Global Reader Security Administrator Security Reader
microsoft.directory/multiTenantOrganization/tenants/createOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Security Administrator
microsoft.directory/multiTenantOrganization/tenants/deleteOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Security Administrator
microsoft.directory/multiTenantOrganization/tenants/organizationDetails/readOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Global Reader Security Administrator Security Reader
microsoft.directory/multiTenantOrganization/tenants/organizationDetails/updateOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Security Administrator
microsoft.directory/multiTenantOrganization/tenants/standard/readOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Global Reader Security Administrator Security Reader
microsoft.directory/namedLocations/basic/updateOpen history across roles	Conditional Access Administrator Global Administrator Security Administrator
microsoft.directory/namedLocations/createOpen history across roles	Conditional Access Administrator Global Administrator Security Administrator
microsoft.directory/namedLocations/deleteOpen history across roles	Conditional Access Administrator Global Administrator Security Administrator