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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Graph APIs for agent and app management

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Microsoft is rolling out two new Microsoft Graph APIs that make it much easier for administrators to discover, monitor, and manage Copilot agents and apps across their organization.

Instead of relying on manual checks through the admin UI, these new APIs allow admins to programmatically access a complete inventory of agents and apps. This opens the door to richer reporting, automation, and seamless integration with existing tools and workflows.

This update is tracked under Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 502875.

When is this happening?
  • Frontier (Preview): Available now
  • General Availability (Worldwide):
    Deployment will start in mid‑April 2026 (previously end of March) and is expected to complete by early May 2026 (previously end of February).
How does this affect your organization?
Who is impacted?

This change is relevant for admins who manage Copilot agents and apps within Microsoft 365 environments.

What’s changing?

Microsoft is introducing new Graph API endpoints that provide visibility into all agents and apps in your tenant:

  • Retrieve all agents and apps GET graph.microsoft.com/copilot/admin/catalog/packages Returns a full inventory of Microsoft, External, Shared, and Custom agents and apps.
  • Retrieve details for a specific agent or app GET graph.microsoft.com/copilot/admin/catalog/packages/{id} Returns detailed metadata, including properties and manifest information.

These endpoints enable:

  • Automated reporting
  • Easier integrations with internal tools
  • Better visibility into what’s deployed across your organization
What’s not changing?
  • There are no changes to existing admin UI workflows
  • There are no changes to current policies
  • No additional licenses are required — the APIs are available with an existing Microsoft 365 license

🚀 Strengthening Security in Microsoft Purview & Microsoft 365: Important Update Coming Soon

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To further enhance the security and integrity of how Microsoft Purview interacts with Microsoft 365 services—such as Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams—Microsoft is modernizing how role management works within Purview.

Beginning mid‑February through late March 2026, Microsoft Purview will automatically map certain high‑privileged Purview admin roles to three newly created Microsoft Entra roles. This alignment strengthens identity and permission boundaries and ensures that all high‑impact actions (like search or export) are performed only by users with validated permissions in Entra.

đź“… Rollout Timeline

General Availability (Worldwide)
⏳ Begins: Mid‑February 2026
⏳ Complete: Late March 2026

The best part? No customer action is required.

Role assignments will synchronize automatically from Purview to Entra within minutes, ensuring that permissions flow securely and consistently across Microsoft 365.

đź“ť How to Prepare

  • No action is required—synchronization is fully automated.
  • Be aware that new Purview‑specific Entra roles may appear in audit logs.
  • Avoid assigning these roles directly in Entra.
  • Review your internal documentation and update governance workflows if needed.
  • For deeper technical detail, refer to Microsoft Purview documentation.

🏢 Impact on Your Environment

âś” Who Is Affected

Organizations with admins assigned to high‑privileged Purview roles.

✔ What You’ll See

  • New Purview‑specific Entra roles appearing in audit logs
  • Auto‑generated Entra role assignments, managed solely by Purview
  • No disruption to existing workflows or permissions

âś” What You Need To Do

  • No action required
  • DO NOT manually assign these roles in Entra
  • Update documentation or internal governance policies if referencing these roles
  • Inform your security/compliance teams about the new audit log entries

Compliance & Security Notes

  • No new compliance concerns identified
  • Mapping ensures consistent identity + permission enforcement across M365
  • Supports least‑privileged access by validating roles in both Purview and Entra