← All Roles

People Administrator

Enabled
Versionv1
Date Added2026-06-21
Categoryidentity
Assignment Modeallowed
Built-inYes
Template ID024906de-61e5-49c8-8572-40335f1e0e10

Description

Manage profile photos of users and people settings for all users in the organization.

Details

Assign the People Administrator role to users who need to do the following tasks:

  • Update profile photos for all users including administrators
  • Update people settings for all users, such as pronouns, name pronunciation, and profile card settings

Directory Actions5

  • microsoft.office365.webPortal/allEntities/standard/read
  • microsoft.peopleAdmin/organization/allProperties/read
  • microsoft.peopleAdmin/organization/allProperties/update
  • microsoft.people/users/photo/read
  • microsoft.people/users/photo/update

Graph API Permissions4

Microsoft do not provide a direct mapping between Directory actions and Graph API permissions, despite this being necessary for delegated (interactive) access. MSAdminRoles.com has meticulously compiled a list of the Graph API permissions that each built-in admin role enables you to utilise. Please note this listing is not 100% accurate. Graph API permissions and Entra RBAC operate as two independent authorisation planes and do not map to each other on a one-to-one basis.

  • Directory.Read.All
  • People.Read.All
  • PeopleSettings.Read.All
  • PeopleSettings.ReadWrite.All