#Enable Backup for Entra External ID

To back up Entra External ID data, you can choose to create a service app, or use a custom Azure app with required permissions. For details on creating a custom Azure app in your tenant, refer to Create a Custom Azure App.

Complete the steps below:

1. Before you enable the backup service for Entra External ID, go to AvePoint Online Services to configure a service app profile for that Microsoft 365 tenant. For detailed instructions on creating a service app profile, refer to Create a Service App and Grant Consent.

   NOTE

   The user creating the service app profile and granting consent must be a member of your tenant's domain, instead of an external user.

2. After the service app is ready, go to the Backup page of the Cloud Backup for IaaS + PaaS to configure the backup scope for Entra External ID. Note that if you have multiple tenants to protect, you must create a service app for each of them.

3. For details on configuring the backup scope, refer to Create a New Backup Scope for Entra External ID.

4. For details on the support list, refer to Entra External ID.