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How to get a Microsoft Entra ID contact's thumbnail photo using Microsoft Graph PowerShell

Contacts in Microsoft Entra ID represent external individuals that your organization interacts with. Having identification like a thumbnail photo can help admins validate contacts and ensure accurate records. This can be accomplished by running the Get-MgUserContactPhoto cmdlet in Microsoft Graph PowerShell.

Retrieving the thumbnail using Microsoft Graph PowerShell

Prerequisites

Before using the Get-MgUserContactPhoto cmdlet, ensure the following:

  • If the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module is not installed, install it using this script:
    Install-Module Microsoft.Graph -Scope CurrentUser
  • Connect to Microsoft Graph PowerShell with the following permission to retrieve the thumbnail of a contact:
    ProfilePhoto.Read.All

Retrieving the thumbnail using the Get-MgUserContactPhoto cmdlet

Run the following commands in Microsoft Graph PowerShell to retrieve the thumbnail photo of a contact:

Get-MgUserContactPhoto
-ContactId <String>
-UserId <String>
[-ExpandProperty <String[]>]
[-Property <String[]>]
[-ResponseHeadersVariable <String>]
[-Headers <IDictionary>]
[-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
[<CommonParameters>]

Supported parameters

The following table contains some parameters that can be used along with the Get-MgUserContactPhoto cmdlet to retrieve a contact's thumbnail photo.

Parameters Description
-ContactID The unique identifier of a contact.
-UserID The unique identifier of a user.
-ExpandProperty Expands related entities.
-Property Selects properties to be returned.
-ResponseHeadersVariable Captures HTMP response headers into a variable.
-Headers Optional headers that will be added to the request.

Limitations of using Microsoft Graph PowerShell to retrieve a contact's thumbnail photo

  • Scripts require strong technical prowess, and admins often spend a lot of time honing their skills and debugging errors.
  • Even an insignificant error, such as a missed colon or space, could lead to a series of errors.
  • Sufficient permissions are required in Microsoft Entra ID to execute certain scripts.

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