Bulk download groups in Microsoft Entra ID

You can download a list of all the groups in your organization to a comma-separated values (CSV) file in the portal for Microsoft Entra ID. All admins and nonadmin users can download group lists.

Bulk download groups

To download all groups in your organization:

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center and in the left-hand navigation pane, select the Groups tab and then All groups.

    Screenshot of the Microsoft Entra admin center Groups blade showing the All groups list with column headers and actions.

  2. Select Download groups.

    Screenshot of the Groups page with the Download groups button highlighted in the toolbar.

  3. Enter a filename and select Start download.

    Screenshot of the Download groups dialog prompting for a filename before starting the bulk operation.

  4. Select the Click here to view the status of each operation link to navigate to the Bulk operations blade.

    Screenshot of a success notification confirming the bulk groups download was submitted with a link to view status.

  5. Select the filename to download the CSV file containing all groups with the specified columns.

If you experience errors, you can download and view the results file on the Bulk operation results page. The file contains the reason for each error. The file submission must match the provided template and include the exact column names. For more information about bulk operations limitations, see Bulk download service limits.

Check download status

You can see the status of all your pending bulk requests on the Bulk operation results page.

Screenshot that shows the Check status option on the Bulk operation results page.

Bulk download service limits

Note

When performing bulk operations, such as import or create, you can encounter a problem if the bulk operation doesn't complete within the hour. To work around this issue, we recommend splitting the number of records processed per batch. For example, before starting an export you could limit the result set by filtering on a group type or user name to reduce the size of the results. By refining your filters, essentially you limit the data returned by the bulk operation. For more information, see Bulk operations service limitations.

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