When working with M365 Search, it’s great to follow the principle of least privilege. The ExternalItem.ReadWrite.OwnedBy gives you a way to restrict an application to a single connection. The problem is that the documentation (mslearn and graph permissions) does not shed any light on how to use this permission. In our project we were about to give up and grant the bolder ExternalItem.ReadWrite.All and then we tried a few things and found a way.

Do you want to monitor the storage capacity of your SharePoint Online Environment in an automated way? In this blog post, I will show you how to use Graph to read the storage capacity programmatically and avoid running out of storage space. Hey SharePoint Admin, have you also gazed at this storage chart in Active Sites section and scratched your head? Sure, it is good, but you cannot use it for automated monitoring.