Azure AD Application Permissions

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Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 requires that you grant permissions to Azure AD applications to back up and restore data from/to your Microsoft Office 365 organizations.

For more information about permissions in Azure, see this Microsoft article.

Requirements for Modern App-Only Authentication

The following table lists permissions for Azure AD applications that are granted automatically by Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 when you add organizations using the modern app-only authentication method.

If you prefer to use a custom application of your own, make sure to grant all the permissions listed in this table manually.

API	Permission name	Type	Usage	Description
Microsoft Graph	Directory.Read.All	Application	Backup	Querying Azure AD for organization properties, the list of users and groups and their properties.
	Directory.Read.All	Delegated1	Restore	Querying Azure AD for organization properties, the list of users and groups and their properties.
	Group.Read.All	Application	Backup	Querying Azure AD for the list of groups and group sites.
	Group.ReadWrite.All	Application2	Restore	Recreating in Azure AD an associated group in case of a deleted team site restore. This permission is only required for restore of SharePoint site data through REST API and PowerShell.
	Group.ReadWrite.All	Delegated1	Restore	Recreating in Azure AD an associated group in case of teams restore.
	offline_access	Delegated1	Restore	Obtaining a refresh token from Azure AD.
	Sites.ReadWrite.All	Application	Backup	Querying Azure AD for the list of sites and getting download URLs for files and their versions.
	TeamSettings.ReadWrite.All	Application	Backup	Accessing archived teams to backup.
	TeamSettings.ReadWrite.All	Application2	Restore	Restoring teams to the archived state.
Office 365 Exchange Online	EWS.AccessAsUser.All	Delegated1	Restore	Accessing mailboxes as the signed-in user (impersonation) through EWS to restore.
	full_access_as_app	Application	Backup	Reading mailboxes content to backup.
	full_access_as_user	Delegated1	Restore	Reading the current state and restoring mailboxes content. This permission is only required when you add an organization in the Germany region.
SharePoint	AllSites.FullControl	Delegated1	Restore	Reading the current state and restoring SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts content.
	Sites.FullControl.All	Application	Backup	Reading sites and OneDrive accounts content to backup.
	Sites.FullControl.All	Application2	Restore	Reading the current state and restoring SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts content.
	User.Read.All	Application	Backup	Reading OneDrive accounts to backup (getting site IDs).
	User.Read.All	Application2	Restore	Resolving OneDrive accounts to restore (getting site IDs).
	User.ReadWrite.All	Delegated1	Restore	Resolving OneDrive accounts to restore (getting site IDs).

1 Permissions of the Delegated type are used for data restore using the device code flow.

2 Permissions of the Application type are used for data restore using an application certificate.

Checking Permissions for Office 365 Exchange Online API

To check Office 365 Exchange Online API permissions, do the following:

Sign in to the Azure portal.
Go to Azure Active Directory > App registrations, and select an application.
Select API permissions > Add a permission > APIs my organization uses.
Select Office 365 Exchange Online API in the list, check its permissions and configure them, if needed.

Backup Application Permissions

The following table lists required permissions for Azure AD applications that you add as backup applications.

API	Permission name	Type	Usage	Description
Microsoft Graph	Sites.ReadWrite.All	Application	Backup	Getting download URLs for files and their versions.
SharePoint	Sites.FullControl.All			Reading sites and OneDrive accounts content to backup.
SharePoint	User.Read.All			Reading OneDrive accounts to backup (getting site IDs).

Required Azure AD Application Settings

For data restore using an Azure AD application, the following settings must be specified for the application in Microsoft Azure:

In the Azure AD application settings, the Treat application as a public client option must be set to Yes. For more information on application settings, see this Microsoft article.

Note that this option is not available in Microsoft Azure for the Germany region. In this region, you must register Azure AD applications used for backup and restore as applications of the Public client/Native type.

In the Azure AD application settings, a redirect URI must be specified for the application. For more information, see this Microsoft article.

When creating a new Azure AD application automatically, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 specifies http://localhost/ as a redirect URI.

Required User Account Roles for Azure AD Applications

The account that the Azure AD application will use to log in to Microsoft Office 365 must be assigned the following roles:

Global Administrator — required for adding organizations with modern app-only authentication and creating backup applications.
Global Administrator or Exchange Administrator — required for data restore with Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange.
Global Administrator or SharePoint Administrator — required for data restore with Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint and Veeam Explorer for Microsoft OneDrive for Business.
Global Administrator or Teams Administrator — required for data restore with Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams.
Global Administrator — required for establishing a connection to a service provider in the Office 365 Backup as a Service scenario.

Requirements for Modern Authentication with Legacy Protocols Allowed

The following table lists required permissions that must be granted to Azure AD applications to perform a backup for organizations with modern authentication with legacy protocols allowed.

API	Permission name	Type	Usage	Description
Microsoft Graph	Directory.Read.All	Application	Backup	Querying Azure AD for organization properties, the list of users and groups and their properties.
	Group.Read.All			Querying Azure AD for the list of groups and group sites.
	TeamSettings.ReadWrite.All			Accessing archived teams to backup.
Exchange	full_access_as_app			Reading mailboxes content to backup.
SharePoint	Sites.FullControl.All			Reading sites and OneDrive accounts content to backup.
SharePoint	User.Read.All			Reading OneDrive accounts to backup (getting site IDs).