Service principals

  • Last update on June 6th, 2024

This report provides a detailed list of Entra ID apps, including “App registrations” and “Enterprise apps”, with access to your tenant data. It offers an overview of all applications in your tenant, displaying in a single panel the information accessible for each app when selected in the Microsoft Admin Center.

Key columns in the service principals report

Service principals display name: the registered name of the app on your tenant.

Application name: the actual name of the application.

Is app registration: identifies apps built by your organization. You can also find these apps listed in the App registrations report.

Publisher: the entity that created the app.

Built-in: identifies apps that are natively integrated within your tenant. Set this column to false to exclude them.

Enabled: indicates whether the app is active. Apps can be disabled to isolate them from your tenant.

Verified: indicates if an app publisher has completed verification with Microsoft. Verified publishers are considered more secure and reliable. (Note: This information is only available for “Enterprise apps”.)

Owners: displays the number of owners for each app.

Delegated permission grants: indicates the number of permissions an admin has delegated to the app. For more detailed information, refer to the “Service principal delegated permissions” report.

Application permissions (app role assignments): shows the number of consents required by the app, such as requests to access a list of users or to read your mailbox. These permissions are the same as those granted through admin consent in the “Permissions” section of the Microsoft Admin Center. Detailed information is available in the “Application permissions” report.

Home page: lists the URL of the app's homepage, if available.

Type: indicates the type of service principal, e.g., “Application”.

Sign-in: this indicates the usage of service principal sign-in activity within a tenant. It provides details on the last time a service principal was used. For further details, please consult the Microsoft documentation.

This report aims to provide a detailed and accessible overview of the apps within your tenant, facilitating better management and oversight of app properties and permissions.