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curious7
Jun 02, 2026Brass Contributor
Restoring a user to Azure API Management instance who had registered using Azure B2C
I am trying to restore a Azure API Management user account that I had backed up and has identity.provider and intentity.id backed up. When I restore this user using the ARM endpoint using URI similar...
Kidd_Ip
Jun 03, 2026MVP
Seems because Azure API Management automatically generates a password for restored users unless explicitly removed. This results in the user having both Basic and AadB2C authentication methods. To avoid Basic auth, you must restore the user without a password property so only the external identity (AadB2C) remains.learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5909027/restoring-a-user-to-azure-api-management-instance