Get-MsolServicePrincipal - Get Service Principals

The Get-MsolServicePrincipal cmdlet in PowerShell gets service principals from Microsoft Office 365.

The syntax to retrieve the service principals from Azure Active Directory is given below.

Get-MsolServicePrincipal
   [-SearchString <String>]
   -ObjectId <Guid>
   -ServicePrincipalName <String>
   -AppPrincipalId <Guid>
   [-All]
   [-MaxResults <Int32>]
   [-TenantId <Guid>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

In this article, we will discuss how to use the Get-MsolServicePrincipal cmdlet in PowerShell to get a service principal or a list of service principals from Azure Active Directory.

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1 How to Get All Service Principals in Azure Active Directory

2 How to Get a Service Principal by Name

3 How to Get a Service Principal Name using an App Principal ID

4 Conclusion

5 Related Links

How to Get All Service Principals in Azure Active Directory

To get all service principals in Azure Active Directory, use the Get-MsolServicePrincipal cmdlet in PowerShell.

Get-MsolServicePrincipal

This command displays all the existing service principals in the Office 365 tenant.

Display All Service Principals in Office 365 tenant

How to Get a Service Principal by Name

To get a service principal by using a name, use the Get-MsolServicePricipal cmdlet with the -ServicePrincipalName parameter.

The -ServicePrincipalName parameter specifies the name of the service principal or service principals to get.

Get-MsolServicePrincipal -ServicePrincipalName "ShellGeekApp/ShellApp.com"

This command gets a service principal that has a service principal name that starts with “ShellGeekApp/ShellApp.com“.

PS C:\> Get-MsolServicePrincipal -ServicePrincipalName "ShellGeekApp/ShellApp.com"                                           

ExtensionData         : System.Runtime.Serialization.ExtensionDataObject
AccountEnabled        : True
Addresses             : {}
AppPrincipalId        : b11edafd-3e79-4695-9d2a-c59e78966d35
DisplayName           : ShellGeek App
ObjectId              : ed85a14d-780e-4bed-aaf0-96c720085082
ServicePrincipalNames : {b11edafd-3e79-4695-9d2a-c59e78966d35, ShellGeekApp/ShellApp.com}
TrustedForDelegation  : False

How to Get a Service Principal Name using an App Principal ID

To get a service principal that has a specific application principal ID, use the Get-MsolServicePrincipal cmdlet with the -AppPrincipalId parameter.

The -AppPrincipalId parameter specifies the unique application ID of the service principal to get.

Get-MsolServicePrincipal -AppPrincipalId b11edafd-3e79-4695-9d2a-c59e78966d35

This command returns a service principal name that has a specific application principal ID.

PS C:\> Get-MsolServicePrincipal -AppPrincipalId b11edafd-3e79-4695-9d2a-c59e78966d35                                        

ExtensionData         : System.Runtime.Serialization.ExtensionDataObject
AccountEnabled        : True
Addresses             : {}
AppPrincipalId        : b11edafd-3e79-4695-9d2a-c59e78966d35
DisplayName           : ShellGeek App
ObjectId              : ed85a14d-780e-4bed-aaf0-96c720085082
ServicePrincipalNames : {b11edafd-3e79-4695-9d2a-c59e78966d35, ShellGeekApp/ShellApp.com}
TrustedForDelegation  : False

Conclusion

I hope the above article on how to use the Get-MsolServicePrincipal cmdlet in PowerShell to get service principal names in Azure Active Directory is helpful to you.

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