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Integrate modern identity capabilities into your apps

Build your apps with the Microsoft identity platform enterprises trust.

Azure AD is now part of Microsoft Entra

Step into tomorrow with Microsoft Entra, the new family of multicloud identity and access products to help you secure access for a connected world.

What is the Microsoft identity platform?

Build authentication and authorization into your apps with the Microsoft identity platform. Create apps users can sign in to with their existing accounts and authorize access to APIs.

A simplified diagram of the Microsoft Identity platform.

Microsoft identity platform for developers

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Reach more customers

Enable users to sign in to your app or website with their Microsoft accounts or social accounts and accelerate adoption of your app.

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Secure your app

The Microsoft identity platform offers integration of modern innovations in identity and security like passwordless authentication and conditional access.

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Connect to Microsoft Graph

Customize and extend your apps to APIs. Create richer apps, services, or workflows through a single endpoint, Microsoft Graph.

Microsoft identity platform

With the Microsoft identity platform, you can get your app to market more securely with minimum friction. Build on a platform that gives you access to powerful data and functionality through a single endpoint, using open industry standards.

Integrate your app with the Microsoft identity platform

The Microsoft identity platform helps you build apps your users and customers can sign in to using their Microsoft identity or social account and provides authorized access to your own APIs or Microsoft APIs.

Add sign-in with Microsoft accounts

Give users a simple, secure way to sign in to your app or website with their Microsoft work, school, or personal account.

Add sign-in with social accounts

Allow users to register and sign in with an existing social account or personal email address.

Build secure authentication into your app

Protect your customers and help safeguard access to your app against advanced threats. Implement Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) security controls such as multifactor authentication.

Single-page app (SPA)

Web app that signs in users

Web app that calls web APIs

Help protect web API

Desktop app that calls web APIs

Daemon app that calls web APIs

Mobile app that calls web APIs

Take a deep dive into the Microsoft identity platform in Azure AD

Additional Microsoft identity platform resources

Concepts

See recommendations and best practices for authentication methods in Azure AD.

Code samples

Get samples for the Microsoft identity platform endpoint to use in your apps.

Support

Understand the support options available for developers using Azure AD.

Events

Join us for Microsoft identity platform developer community events.

Quickstarts

Get step-by-step instructions, starting with getting an Azure AD tenant.

Stay up to date

Get the latest news about the Microsoft identity platform.

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