Microsoft Graph API Beta Version in Use

    AvePoint Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 leverages Microsoft Graph beta APIs (the APIs in preview) for some operations that are currently unsupported by version v1.0. The features using the following beta APIs may be affected if Microsoft introduces changes to their beta APIs.

    Refer to the table below for the beta version API methods of Microsoft Graph that we use in AvePoint Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365.

    Category
    API Method
    Is it available in the 1.0 version?
    Then, why do we use the Beta version?
    Group membership
    Get all group owners
    Yes
    This method in the Beta version can be used to detect the Exchange Online license.
    Get all group members
    Yes
    Channel message
    Get all channel messages
    Yes
    These methods in the 1.0 version currently do not support the Delegated permission type. If you are not using service account authentication, Cloud Backup will use the version 1.0 Graph APIs for channel messages.
    Get a channel message
    Yes
    Get all channel message replies
    Yes
    Get a reply to a channel message
    Yes
    ChatMessages: delta
    Yes