Get-MgApplication

What is Get-MgApplication?

Get-MgApplication is a Microsoft Graph PowerShell cmdlet used to retrieve Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) application registrations from your tenant. These applications include enterprise apps, custom app registrations, service principals, and integrations created for authentication, automation, or SaaS access.

It helps admins list apps, fetch app details, and query registrations based on filters like display name, creation time, or search keywords.

Why Use Get-MgApplication?

Get-MgApplication is useful because it enables automation and reporting around app registrations, such as:

• Auditing tenant applications for security or compliance
• Finding unused or stale apps based on created date or naming patterns
• Tracking app ownership and configuration
• Supporting automation workflows like exporting app inventories or validating apps before updates
• Reducing manual admin-center effort, especially in large tenants with hundreds of apps

Prerequisites

Before using this cmdlet, make sure you have Microsoft Graph PowerShell installed and connected:

Install-Module Microsoft.Graph -Scope CurrentUser
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Application.Read.All"

If you plan to update or delete apps later, use Application.ReadWrite.All.

How to use Get-MgApplication?

You can run Get-MgApplication with no parameters to list apps, or use -ApplicationId, -Filter, -Search, and -Property for targeted results.

Basic syntax (essential parameters):

Get-MgApplication [-Property <String[]>] [-ConsistencyLevel <String>]

Get-MgApplication Examples

• Get All Applications

Get-MgApplication

Retrieves all application registrations in your tenant.

• Get a Specific Application by ID

Get-MgApplication -ApplicationId <application-id>

• Get Applications Using Search Parameter

 Get-MgApplication -ConsistencyLevel eventual -Search "DisplayName:Test"

Returns apps whose display name matches the search string.

• Get Applications By Display Name Using Filter Parameter

Get-MgApplication -ConsistencyLevel eventual -Filter "startsWith(DisplayName, 'My first')"

Lists apps whose DisplayName begins with “My first”.

• Get Applications By Created Date Using Filter Parameter

Get-MgApplication -Filter "createdDateTime ge 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z"

Retrieves apps created on or after Jan 1, 2023.

• Get Applications Created In The Last 5 Months Using Filter Parameter

$last5months = (Get-Date).AddMonths(-5).ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ")
Get-MgApplication -Filter "createdDateTime ge $last5months | select-object DisplayName, AppId, CreatedDateTime

Filters apps created in the last five months and attempts to output selected properties.

Summary

Key Point	Details
Cmdlet Name	Get-MgApplication
Purpose	Retrieves application registrations from Microsoft Entra ID
Required Scope	Application.Read.All (or Application.ReadWrite.All)
Primary Parameters	ApplicationId, Filter, Search, Property, ConsistencyLevel
Automation Benefit	Enables app inventory, auditing, filtering, and reporting at scale
Use Case	Security reviews, lifecycle cleanup, app reporting, automation workflows