Allow addition of members to mail-enabled security groups via Graph API

[Francis_Ollivier]

That would be very useful indeed - and if would allow us to do it withing PowerAutomate as well like before.

[KatrinF]

Thanks for raising this topic, @rakhesh!
I would also appreciate enabling management of memberships for distribution lists again! I had been using Graph API for this purpose for months until it suddenly stopped working.

[jorrin1455]

Used this in multiple flows which are now broken. Would really like to get this back.

[Bill_Hanson]

This and we also need the ability to manage standard distribution lists.

Currently considering converting hundreds of distribution lists to 365 groups just to be able to manage them again.

[olavrb]

1+ for this.

I have an Automation Account PowerShell script that uses Microsoft.Graph to automate the task of adding group membership from one or multiple source groups, to one given destination group. This makes it easy to automate group membership based on a mix of group types and dynamic rules.

• Permissions is currently Run As account, with additional Microsoft.Graph permissions given to the app registration.
• Input variables is group object ids only. So for every new scenario I just add a new schedule to this one Automation Account runbook. :)

Latest "mission" is to automate calendar permissions using a dynamic user group as source, and a mail enabled security group as destination (for group members). Where destination group is given calendar permissions.

But would you know it, adding group members to a mail enabled security group is not possible with Microsoft Graph. Too bad. Would you be so kind, Microsoft, to add this capability to the Microsoft Graph API?

[yatishmadhav]

Hi all ... +1. This is a feature that would be great - Microsoft, Please add the functionality of managing mail enabled security groups via the MS Graph API. Thank you

[orbis_user]

Seems Microsoft is hesitant to allow the Graph API to action anything in the Exchange workload, as there are no meaningful Power Auto triggers or actions available for that service.  You have to do everything using PS via Azure Automation actions.  It's not terrible, but seems unnecessary.

Why can't we use PowerAuto to manage Exchange mailbox properties and mail enabled groups?  I really cannot justify junking up the list of M365 Groups to include one for every mail+security group in the domain.

[yatishmadhav]

Hi all. I wonder if there is an progress on this from Microsoft? Or if there is any workaround? Thank you

[StefM66]

This feature will be very helpful for our Identity Management project. Thank you.

[tresnoface]

Please bring this feature to mange distro/security groups back into the Graph API. I have tons of scripts that I am having to use really janky workarounds which are not idea. Thanks!

[AlexBadiu]

This feature is very important for setting up a clear governance and facilitate the communication. Please bring this feature back. 

[David_Montalvo]

I view this as a necessary feature. Distribution Lists and Mail Enabled Security Groups are a still valid options within Exchange. I don’t see why management of these group types through Graph or Power Automate cannot be restored; this was evidently available in the past.

Not all groups need the collaborative aspects of Modern Groups, DLs and Mail-enabled SGs still serve a function, and should be manageable using the same options. 

[Cristiano_R]

If automate is to be used to enhance the Microsoft 365 administration experience going forward then we definitely need DLs and Mail enabled Security Groups to be manageable through it too.

It is absurd that I can use an onboarding form and a flow to automate user creation, manage it's security groups and assign licenses but can't add to a simple DL, thus requiring a human intervention just the same.

What's the point of having only a semi-automated process? Should we petition to rename it to Power Semi-automate?

[DougPChandler]

With everything moving to Graph, we need a consistent way of updating Groups, not if it is this type then do Graph, otherwise do some other way...

[David_Montalvo]

I can't agree more

[Piatta]

Would be great to get this working with Power Automate! It would be good for ISMS.

[ykohler]

Bumping the idea since it is indeed a great idea and I don't understand why all other "groups" can be updated via PA but not those 

[lboonekamp]

This should work both for adding and removing users. It seems odd that this could previously be achieved.