What is the Graph API?
There are several services that are a part of Microsoft 365, such as SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive, Teams, and so on. Each service has REST endpoints. For any application development purpose, if we need to connect more than one service, then we need to connect individual REST service endpoints and perform authentication with each endpoint. So, as a developer, you need to discover and understand various aspects of each service, such as its endpoints, authentication mechanism, permission models, and data formats.
Microsoft Graph is a unique gateway to access data with one single endpoint to access all Microsoft 365 services. Additionally, with the Azure AD authentication mechanism, you can provide access to application users that consume the Graph API.
Microsoft Graph offers three interfaces for developers to consume in their applications:
- A REST API: A REST-based API through which you can perform CRUD operations using a single endpoint, https:/...