Getting started with Microsoft Graph for Intune
Microsoft Graph turns repetitive portal work into a few lines of PowerShell. The hard part is not the code, it is choosing the right permissions and understanding what the data actually represents.
By Simon Hoque
- Publication date
- 10 August 2026
- Last updated
- Updated 10 August 2026
- Estimated reading time
- 8 min read
Install the module and sign in
Install-Module Microsoft.Graph -Scope CurrentUser # Request the smallest scope that answers your questionConnect-MgGraph -Scopes "DeviceManagementManagedDevices.Read.All"Get-MgContext | Select-Object Account, TenantId, ScopesYour first device query
$devices = Get-MgDeviceManagementManagedDevice -All $devices | Where-Object { $_.OperatingSystem -eq "Windows" } | Select-Object DeviceName, ComplianceState, OsVersion, LastSyncDateTime | Sort-Object LastSyncDateTime -Descending | Select-Object -First 20v1.0 versus beta
A number of Intune properties only exist in the beta endpoint. Beta is useful for exploration but can change without notice, so pin production automation to v1.0 wherever the data exists there.
| Endpoint | Use for | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| v1.0 | Automation you depend on | Stable |
| beta | Exploration and new properties | May change |
Where to go next
Once reading works, wrap your query in a function, output structured objects rather than formatted text, and only then think about scheduling it as unattended automation with app-only authentication.
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