How to bulk import Azure AD B2C external user userType Member

Hello reneton,

Unfortunately, as of now, there isn't a direct, built-in method to bulk import external users with the "Member" user type in Azure AD B2C using a CSV file.

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Regards,

Abiola

I am currently doing the same thing in our company. We are configuring B2C Direct between all our offices around the world and each one has their own tenant.

It sounds like you are on the correct path. You next step is to use Cross tenant Synchronization

We were able to choose what users can be synced and the other tenant users can be synced.

FYI: Our requirements was that the external users are managed by their home tenant and they use their own licenses from their home tenant.

This also got rid of a lot of little annoying little problems.

Another cool thing is that in this sync scenario, if the external user leaves and their profile is deleted from their home tenant is also deletes it on your end.

The way you are doing it means you are having to insert their name, last name, email and so on and so on.

By using sync, you select the users from the external tenant to be added as an external Member and then it just adds it. No need to type out all their info. Its so much quicker.

You can up to 5 users at a time.

To answer your question. No you cant import with a .CSV. However, my method means you can add like 20 users in the time your take to add one user manually.

Hope this helps.

Hello reneton and Shadab Basha,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A and thank you for posting your questions here.

I understand that you are having issues on how to bulk import Azure AD B2C external user userType Member.

Yes, Azure AD B2C does not natively support bulk importing external users via CSV. However, you can achieve similar outcomes using programmatic approaches like the Microsoft Graph API, PowerShell scripts, or leveraging cross-tenant synchronization.

@reneton you have two options:

• Use Microsoft Graph API with PowerShell to process CSV files and bulk-create users. - https://zcusa.951200.xyz/en-us/graph/api/user-post-users?view=graph-rest-1.0
• For a scalable solution, explore Cross-Tenant Synchronization if users are managed externally. - https://zcusa.951200.xyz/en-us/azure/active-directory/enterprise-users/cross-tenant-synchronization

@Shadab Basha use this option:

• Automate importing users from your existing system to Azure AD B2C by exporting them to a CSV and processing it with PowerShell or a custom script. - https://zcusa.951200.xyz/en-us/azure/active-directory-b2c/custom-policy-overview

The links provides you with more details and step guide to achieve your goal.

I hope this is helpful! Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any other questions.

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