Power Apps Mobile User Creator for Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

A low-code mobile app built with Power Apps that allows you to create users in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) on the go, using Power Automate and Microsoft Graph API.

Overview

This project enables IT admins, HR teams, or onboarding staff to create Entra ID users from their phone — no need to access the Azure portal. It's built using:

• Power Apps for the UI
• Power Automate for backend processing
• Microsoft Graph API to interact with Entra ID
• Azure App Registration for secure API access

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Tools & Technologies

Tool	Purpose
Power Apps	Front-end mobile app
Power Automate	Flow that handles user creation logic
Microsoft Graph	API to create Entra ID users
Azure AD App Reg	Secure token-based authentication

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Features

• Mobile-friendly form for user creation
• Automatically triggers Microsoft Graph API
• Uses secure OAuth 2.0 token for access
• Instant user provisioning in Microsoft Entra ID
• Toggle to enable/disable account creation

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App Fields

The app form includes:

• First Name
• Last Name
• User Principal Name (UPN)
• Mail Nickname
• Department
• Job Title
• Mobile Phone
• Business Phone
• Office Location
• Enable Account toggle

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Flow Logic (Power Automate)

1. Triggered from Power Apps with form data
2. Uses HTTP action to call Microsoft Graph
3. Authenticates using client credentials from Azure App Registration
4. Sends a POST request to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users

Sample JSON Payload

{
  "accountEnabled": true,
  "displayName": "John Doe",
  "mailNickname": "jdoe",
  "userPrincipalName": "jdoe@yourdomain.com",
  "passwordProfile": {
    "forceChangePasswordNextSignIn": true,
    "password": "P@ssword123"
  },
  "givenName": "John",
  "surname": "Doe",
  "department": "Sales",
  "jobTitle": "Manager",
  "mobilePhone": "+123456789",
  "officeLocation": "NYC",
  "businessPhones": [
    "+123456789"
  ]
}

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Azure App Registration Setup

1. Go to Azure Portal > App registrations
2. Create a new registration
3. Add API permissions:
   • User.ReadWrite.All
   • Directory.ReadWrite.All
4. Grant admin consent
5. Create a client secret
6. Use the client ID, tenant ID, and secret in Power Automate's HTTP action

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Power Apps Code Snippet

ClearCollect(
    businessPhoneCol,
    { Value: BusinessNumberTextInput2_1.Text }
);

MicrosoftEntraID.CreateUser(
    Enabletoggle.Value,
    DisplayNameTextInput2_3.Text,
    MailNickNameTextInput2_4.Text,
    {
        password: "P@ssword123",
        forceChangePasswordNextSignIn: true
    },
    UserPrincipalNameTextInput2_5.Text,
    {
        givenName: FirstNameTextInput1_2.Text,
        surname: SurnameTextInput2.Text,
        department: DepartmentTextInput2_4.Text,
        jobTitle: JobTitleTextInput2_2.Text,
        mobilePhone: MobileNumberTextInput1_1.Text,
        officeLocation: officeLocationTextInput2_3.Text,
        businessPhones: businessPhoneCol
    }
);

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Final Output

Once submitted, a new user is created in Entra ID within seconds. Ideal for:

• Field onboarding
• Remote IT teams
• Events or training sessions

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Tags

#PowerApps #MicrosoftGraph #AzureAD #EntraID #LowCode #PowerAutomate #ITAutomation