locateDevice action
Namespace: microsoft.graph
Important: Microsoft Graph APIs under the /beta version are subject to change; production use is not supported.
Note: The Microsoft Graph API for Intune requires an active Intune license for the tenant.
Locate a device
This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.
| Global service | US Government L4 | US Government L5 (DOD) | China operated by 21Vianet |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Permissions
One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.
| Permission type | Permissions (from least to most privileged) |
|---|---|
| Delegated (work or school account) | DeviceManagementManagedDevices.PrivilegedOperations.All |
| Delegated (personal Microsoft account) | Not supported. |
| Application | DeviceManagementManagedDevices.PrivilegedOperations.All |
HTTP Request
POST /deviceManagement/managedDevices/{managedDeviceId}/locateDevice
POST /deviceManagement/comanagedDevices/{managedDeviceId}/locateDevice
POST /deviceManagement/deviceHealthScripts/{deviceHealthScriptId}/deviceRunStates/{deviceHealthScriptDeviceStateId}/managedDevice/locateDevice
POST /deviceManagement/deviceManagementScripts/{deviceManagementScriptId}/deviceRunStates/{deviceManagementScriptDeviceStateId}/managedDevice/locateDevice
POST /deviceManagement/deviceComplianceScripts/{deviceComplianceScriptId}/deviceRunStates/{deviceComplianceScriptDeviceStateId}/managedDevice/locateDevice
POST /deviceManagement/deviceManagementScripts/{deviceManagementScriptId}/deviceRunStates/{deviceManagementScriptDeviceStateId}/managedDevice/users/{userId}/managedDevices/{managedDeviceId}/locateDevice
POST /deviceManagement/deviceManagementScripts/{deviceManagementScriptId}/deviceRunStates/{deviceManagementScriptDeviceStateId}/managedDevice/detectedApps/{detectedAppId}/managedDevices/{managedDeviceId}/locateDevice
Request headers
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
| Accept | application/json |
Request body
Do not supply a request body for this method.
Response
If successful, this action returns a 204 No Content response code.
Example
Request
Here is an example of the request.
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/deviceManagement/managedDevices/{managedDeviceId}/locateDevice
Response
Here is an example of the response. Note: The response object shown here may be truncated for brevity. All of the properties will be returned from an actual call.
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content