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/userCredentialPolicies/standard/readOpen history across roles	Authentication Policy Administrator
microsoft.directory/userCredentialPolicies/tenantDefault/updateOpen history across roles	Authentication Policy Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/allProperties/allTasksOpen history across roles	Global Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/allProperties/readOpen history across roles	AI Administrator AI Reader Global Reader
microsoft.directory/users/appRoleAssignments/readOpen history across roles	Directory Readers Guest Inviter
microsoft.directory/users/assignLicenseOpen history across roles	Directory Writers License Administrator Partner Tier1 Support Partner Tier2 Support User Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/authenticationMethods/basic/updateOpen history across roles	Authentication Administrator Global Administrator Privileged Authentication Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/authenticationMethods/createOpen history across roles	Authentication Administrator Global Administrator Privileged Authentication Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/authenticationMethods/deleteOpen history across roles	Authentication Administrator Global Administrator Privileged Authentication Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/authenticationMethods/standard/readOpen history across roles	Global Administrator Privileged Authentication Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/authenticationMethods/standard/restrictedReadOpen history across roles	Authentication Administrator Global Reader
microsoft.directory/users/authorizationInfo/updateOpen history across roles	Hybrid Identity Administrator Privileged Authentication Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/basic/updateOpen history across roles	Authentication Administrator Directory Writers Intune Administrator Partner Tier1 Support Partner Tier2 Support Privileged Authentication Administrator User Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/convertExternalToInternalMemberUserOpen history across roles	Global Administrator User Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/createOpen history across roles	Directory Writers Partner Tier1 Support Partner Tier2 Support User Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/customSecurityAttributes/readOpen history across roles	Attribute Assignment Administrator Attribute Assignment Reader
microsoft.directory/users/customSecurityAttributes/updateOpen history across roles	Attribute Assignment Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/deleteOpen history across roles	Authentication Administrator Partner Tier1 Support Partner Tier2 Support Privileged Authentication Administrator User Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/deviceForResourceAccount/readOpen history across roles	Directory Readers Guest Inviter
microsoft.directory/users/directReports/readOpen history across roles	Directory Readers Guest Inviter
microsoft.directory/users/disableOpen history across roles	Authentication Administrator Directory Writers Entra SOC Identity Responder Partner Tier1 Support Partner Tier2 Support Privileged Authentication Administrator Security Operator User Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/enableOpen history across roles	Authentication Administrator Directory Writers Entra SOC Identity Responder Partner Tier1 Support Partner Tier2 Support Privileged Authentication Administrator Security Operator User Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/invalidateAllRefreshTokensOpen history across roles	Authentication Administrator Directory Writers Entra SOC Identity Responder Helpdesk Administrator Partner Tier1 Support Partner Tier2 Support Privileged Authentication Administrator Security Operator User Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/inviteGuestOpen history across roles	Directory Writers Guest Inviter User Administrator
microsoft.directory/users/invitedBy/readOpen history across roles	Directory Readers Guest Inviter