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How to get the life cycle policy of a Microsoft Entra ID group using Get-MgGroupLifecyclePolicy

Fetching a Microsoft Entra ID group's life cycle policy

Viewing and managing Microsoft Entra ID group life cycle policies is essential for automating group expiration, renewal, and cleanup, ensuring efficient governance and compliance. IT administrators often need to retrieve these group life cycle policies to monitor enforcement and make necessary adjustments. While the Get-MgGroupLifecyclePolicy PowerShell command in Microsoft Graph allows admins to fetch life cycle policy details, it requires a lot of scripting and manual effort.

Get the life cycle policy of a Microsoft Entra ID group using Microsoft Graph PowerShell

Prerequisites

Before running the Get-MgGroupLifecyclePolicy cmdlet, ensure the following requirements are met:

The Microsoft Graph PowerShell module is installed. If it’s not installed, use the following command:
Install-Module Microsoft.Graph -Scope CurrentUser
Connect to Microsoft Graph PowerShell with the necessary permissions to read group details:
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Group.Read.All"

Using the Get-MgGroupLifecyclePolicy cmdlet to get a Microsoft Entra ID group's life cycle policy

Use the Get-MgGroupLifecyclePolicy cmdlet in Microsoft Graph PowerShell to retrieve Microsoft Entra ID groups' life cycle policies. The syntax is as follows:


                                    Get-MgGroupLifecyclePolicy
                                    [-ExpandProperty <String[]>] 

                                    [-Property <String[]>] 

                                    [-Filter <String>] 

                                    [-Search <String>] 

                                    [-Skip <Int32>] 

                                    [-Sort <String[]>] 

                                    [-Top <Int32>] 

                                    [-ResponseHeadersVariable <String>] 

                                    [-Headers <IDictionary>] 

                                    [-PageSize <Int32>] 

                                    [-All] 

                                    [-CountVariable <String>] 

                                    [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] 

                                    [<CommonParameters>]

Example use case and script using the Get-MgGroupLifecyclePolicy cmdlet

Example: How to get the life cycle policy of a Microsoft Entra ID group


                                    Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Groups 

                                    Get-MgGroupLifecyclePolicy

Supported parameters

The table below lists key parameters that can be used with the Get-MgGroupLifecyclePolicy cmdlet to efficiently retrieve Microsoft Entra ID groups.

Parameters	Description
-All	This lists all pages.
-GroupLifecyclePolicyID	This is the unique identifier of a group's life cycle policy.
-CountVariable	This specifies a count of the total number of items in a collection. By default, this variable will be set in the global scope.
-Filter	This filters the items by property values.
-GroupID	This is the unique identifier of a group.

Challenges of using Graph PowerShell scripts to retrieve a Microsoft Entra ID group's life cycle policy

IT administrators must shift from Azure AD PowerShell to Microsoft Graph PowerShell, and this might require strong PowerShell scripting skills.
The throttling limits in the Microsoft Graph API could affect performance, especially when handling large amounts of user data.
Extracting and exporting the data generated for reporting and auditing purposes require extra scripting.
The lack of a simple interface makes it hard for beginners to use PowerShell.

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Fetching a Microsoft Entra ID group's life cycle policy
Get the life cycle policy of Microsoft Entra ID groups using Microsoft Graph PowerShell
Challenges of using Graph PowerShell scripts to retrieve a Microsoft Entra ID group's life cycle policy
Why use ADManager Plus for management and reporting?

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