EmployeeHireDate Setup issue

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i am creating user creation flow in Entra,ID is creating the successflly through Azure connector ,i want map EmployeeHireDate ,how can do it ,i try with update user ,not resolve .kindly share me the best apporach

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chiaraalina 2,498 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hi @MA-30071734-0

The EmployeeHireDate attribute is a "special" Microsoft Entra ID property and is not exposed through the standard Create User or Update User actions in Power Automate. The most reliable approach is to update it using Microsoft Graph after the user is created.

Create the user using the Microsoft Entra ID connector.

Use HTTP with Microsoft Entra ID/or a custom Graph call to update the user.

Send a PATCH request to:
PATCH
https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{userId}
{

"employeeHireDate": "2026-08-01T00:00:00Z"

}

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MA-30071734-0 4 on at

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Hi,

Thanks for the response i have the tried the same as you suggested but i getting the as Bad Request kindly help me on it and also add the screenshot of my flow.Thanks in advance

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Ellis Karim 12,236 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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@MA-30071734-0,

It is possible to update employeeHireDate using the Entra ID Update User action, if you specify this as an Additional Property.

For this to work you will need the appropriate Entra ID role (e.g. User Administrator role).

However, I recommend that you avoid giving Entra ID admin roles (like User Administrator) to the account running your flow. This gives that account too much power.

Instead, use an App Registration and the Microsoft Graph API as mentioned by @chiaraalina. You still need to be careful and make sure you only grant the App Registration the exact API permissions it needs and nothing more. But this approach is much safer from a security point of view (e.g. principle of least privilege, granular authorisation, and compliance etc).

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11manish 3,849 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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The recommended solution is to create the user using the Microsoft Entra ID connector and then update employeeHireDate using the Microsoft Graph API with a PATCH /users/{id} request. This is Microsoft's preferred approach for attributes that are not exposed by the standard connector.

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Thanks for response , with additional prameter i can update hiredate,

to Invoke entra http connector i am gettting the error.

Permission i have allowed as application and delegated permissions to Graph API.

User.ReadWrite.All

Directory.ReadWrite.All

User-LifeCycleInfo.ReadWrite.All

Still getting the error.

{"error":{"code":"Authorization_RequestDenied","message":"Insufficient privileges to complete the operation.","innerError":{"date":"2026-08-02T14:21:20","request-id":"846b5990-ca5a-446e-8e7c-1f32eaf640ab","client-request-id":"846b5990-ca5a-446e-8e7c-1f32eaf640ab"}}}

i also get to know how to get know which Enterperise application use this Permission ,please confirm the name of the application in the entra so then i check it.

Thanks

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chiaraalina 2,498 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hi @MA-30071734-0

This should work:

1. Add Microsoft Graph Permissions (you already did that)

2. Grant admin consent

3. Create a Client Secret

Go to Certificates & Secrets -> New client secret -> Copy Value

In Power Automate

4. Request an Access Token
Use HTTP Action
Method: POST

Headers:
  Content-Type application/x-www-form-urlencoded
URI: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TenantId}/oauth2/v2.0/token
Body:
client_id={ClientId from App registration}&
client_secret={SecretValue}&
scope=https://graph.microsoft.com/.default&
grant_type=client_credentials

5. Update employeeHireDate
Use HTTP Action
Method: POST

Headers:
  Authorization Bearer body('HTTP_-_Token')['access_token']
  Content-Type application/json
URI: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{userId}
Body:
{
"employeeHireDate": "2026-08-01T00:00:00Z"
}

Let me know if it works!

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Ellis Karim 12,236 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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@MA-30071734-0

Seeing that you already have the role to create user accounts, then it makes sense to simply use the Entra ID Update User action:

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