Python API

MSGraph

class RPA.MSGraph.MSGraph(client_id: Optional[str] = None, client_secret: Optional[str] = None, token: Optional[Token] = None, refresh_token: Optional[str] = None, redirect_uri: Optional[str] = None, vault_backend: bool = False, vault_secret: Optional[str] = None, file_backend_path: Optional[Path] = WindowsPath('/temp'))

The MSGraph library wraps the O365 package, giving robots the ability to access the Microsoft Graph API programmatically.

OAuth Configuration

Graph’s API primarily authenticates via the OAuth 2.0 authorization code grant flow or OpenID Connect. This library exposes the OAuth 2.0 flow for robots to authenticate on behalf of users. A user must complete an initial authentication flow with the help of our OAuth Graph Example Bot.

For best results, register an app in Azure AD and configure it as so:

  • The type is “Web App”.

  • Redirect URI should be https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/nativeclient

  • The app should be a multi-tenant app.

  • Accounts in any organizational directory is checked.

  • Has relevant permissions enabled, check the Microsoft Graph permissions reference for a list of permissions available to MS Graph apps.

ROBOT_LIBRARY_DOC_FORMAT = 'REST'
ROBOT_LIBRARY_SCOPE = 'GLOBAL'
authorize_and_get_token(authorization_url: str) → str

Exchanges the OAuth authorization URL obtained from Generate OAuth Authorization URL for an access token. This library maintains the user access token for current requests and returns the refresh token to be stored in a secure location (e.g., the Robocorp Control Room Vault).

Parameters

authorization_url – The full URL retrieved by the user after completing authorization to Microsoft.

Returns

A refresh token which should be stored securely for future sessions.

configure_msgraph_client(client_id: str, client_secret: str, refresh_token: Optional[str] = None, redirect_uri: Optional[str] = None) → Optional[str]

Configures the MS Graph client. If a refresh token is known, it can be provided to obtain a current user token to authenticate with. A new refresh token is returned if one is provided.

Parameters

  • client_id – Application client ID.

  • client_secret – Application client secret.

  • refresh_token – Authorization refresh token obtained from prior OAuth flows.

  • redirect_uri – Must be provided with client ID and client secret if not using the default.

Returns

A new refresh token if one was provided, or None.

create_sharepoint_list(list_data: dict, site: Site) → SharepointList

Creates a sharepoint list and returns the instance.

Parameters

  • list_data – Dictionary with the data for the new list.

  • site – Site instance obtained from Get Sharepoint Site.

Returns

SharePoint List that was created.

SharepointList objects have additional properties that can be accessed with dot-notation, see examples below.

download_file_from_onedrive(target_file: Union[File, str], to_path: Optional[Union[str, Path]] = None, name: Optional[str] = None, resource: Optional[str] = None, drive: Optional[Union[Drive, str]] = None) → Path

Downloads a file from Onedrive.

The downloaded file will be saved to a local path.

Parameters

  • target_file – DriveItem or file path of the desired file.

  • to_path – Destination folder of the downloaded file, defaults to the current directory.

  • name – New name for the downloaded file, with or without extension.

  • resource – Name of the resource if not using default.

  • drive – A Drive object or Drive ID as a string. If not provided, will use the default drive.

Returns

Path to the downloaded file.

Downloads file from the share link.

The downloaded file will be saved to a local path.

Parameters

  • share_url – URL of the shared file

  • to_path – Destination folder of the downloaded file, defaults to the current directory.

  • name – New name for the downloaded file, with or without extension.

Returns

The Path to the downloaded file.

download_file_from_sharepoint(target_file: Union[File, str], site: Site, to_path: Optional[Union[str, Path]] = None, name: Optional[str] = None, drive: Optional[Union[Drive, str]] = None) → Path

Downloads file from SharePoint.

The downloaded file will be saved to a local folder.

Parameters

  • target_file – DriveItem or file path of the desired file.

  • site – Site instance obtained from Get Sharepoint Site.

  • to_path – Destination folder of the downloaded file, defaults to the current directory.

  • name – New name for the downloaded file, with or without extension.

  • drive – A Drive object or a Drive ID as a string.

Returns

Path to the downloaded file.

download_folder_from_onedrive(target_folder: Union[Folder, str], to_path: Optional[Union[str, Path]] = None, resource: Optional[str] = None, drive: Optional[Union[Drive, str]] = None) → Path

Downloads a folder from OneDrive with all of its contents, including subfolders.

Caution when downloading big folder structures. The downloaded folder will be saved to a local path.

Parameters

  • target_folder – DriveItem or path of the desired folder.

  • to_path – Destination folder where the download will be saved to, defaults to the current directory.

  • resource – Name of the resource if not using default.

  • drive – A Drive object or Drive ID as a string. If not provided, will use the default drive.

Returns

Path to the downloaded folder.

find_onedrive_file(search_string: str, target_folder: Optional[Union[Folder, str]] = None, include_folders: Optional[bool] = False, resource: Optional[str] = None, drive: Optional[Union[Drive, str]] = None) → List[DriveItem]

Returns a list of files found in OneDrive based on the search string. If a folder is not specified, the search is done in the entire drive and may include items that were shared with the user. It is possible to pass root as the target folder in order to avoid this behavior.

The files returned are DriveItem objects and they have additional properties that can be accessed with dot-notation, see List Files In Onedrive Folder for details.

Parameters

  • search_string – String used to search for file in Onedrive. Values may be matched across several fields including filename, metadata, and file content.

  • target_folder – Folder where to search for files.

  • include_folders – Boolean indicating if should return folders as well.

  • resource – Name of the resource if not using default.

  • drive – A Drive object or Drive ID as a string. If not provided, will use the default drive.

Returns

List of DriveItems found based on the search string.

generate_oauth_authorization_url(client_id: Optional[str] = None, client_secret: Optional[str] = None, redirect_uri: Optional[str] = None, scopes: Optional[list] = None) → str

Generates an authorization URL which must be opened by the user to complete the OAuth flow. If no scopes are provided, the default scope is used which is all scopes defined in the Get Scopes keyword.

Parameters

  • client_id – Application client ID.

  • client_secret – Application client secret.

  • redirect_uri – Can be provided with client ID and client secret if not using the default.

  • scopes – A list of scopes in the form required by the API. Use the helper function Get scopes.

Returns

The URL the user must follow to complete their portion of the OAuth flow.

get_drive_instance(resource: Optional[str] = None, drive_id: Optional[str] = None) → Drive

Returns the specified drive from the specified resource. If either is not provided, defaults are returned.

Parameters

  • resource – Name of the resource if not using default.

  • drive_id – The Drive ID as a string.

Returns

The requested Drive object.

get_file_instance(drive: Union[Drive, str], file: Union[File, str]) → File

Returns a File object from the provided drive. If a File object is provided, it is reobtained from the API.

Parameters

  • drive – A Drive object or Drive ID as a string. If not provided, will use the default drive.

  • file_path – A File object or path as a string.

get_folder_instance(drive: Optional[Union[Drive, str]] = None, folder: Optional[Union[Folder, str]] = None) → Folder

Returns a folder object from the provided drive. If a folder object is provided, it is reobtained from the API.

Parameters

  • drive – A Drive object or Drive ID as a string. If not provided, will use the default drive.

  • folder – A Folder object or folder path as a string.

get_items_from_sharepoint_list(list_name: str, site: Site) → Table

Returns the items on a SharePoint list as a table. The list is found by it’s display name.

Parameters

  • list_name – Display name of the SharePoint list.

  • site – Site instance obtained from Get Sharepoint Site.

Returns

Table or list of dicts of the items.

get_me() → User

Returns the MS Graph object representing the currently logged in user. A User object is returned. Properties of the user can be accessed like so:

get_scopes(*scopes: str) → list

Returns the proper scope definitions based on the provided “scope helpers”, which are enumerated below. You can pass none to get all scopes. Basic is included in all other scopes. The provided object can be passed to the scopes parameter when calling Generate OAuth Authorization URL.

  • basic

  • mailbox

  • mailbox_shared

  • message_send

  • message_send_shared

  • message_all

  • message_all_shared

  • address_book

  • address_book_shared

  • address_book_all

  • address_book_all_shared

  • calendar

  • calendar_shared

  • calendar_all

  • calendar_shared_all

  • users

  • onedrive

  • onedrive_all

  • sharepoint

  • sharepoint_dl

  • settings_all

  • tasks

  • tasks_all

  • presence

Parameters

scopes – Scopes requested. If left empty, all scopes will be returned.

Returns

A list of Scopes which can be passed to authorization keywords.

get_sharepoint_site(*args: str, resource: Optional[str] = '') → Site

Returns a SharePoint site.

Parameters

  • args – The SharePoint site to retrieve, see documentation for different methods of defining the site.

  • resource – Name of the resource if not using default.

Returns

SharePoint Site instance.

There are multiple ways of retrieving a SharePoint site:

The return is of type Site and it has additional properties that can be accessed with dot-notation. See examples below.

list_files_in_onedrive_folder(target_folder: Optional[Union[Folder, str]] = None, include_folders: Optional[bool] = False, resource: Optional[str] = None, drive: Optional[Union[Drive, str]] = None) → List[DriveItem]

Returns a list of files from the specified OneDrive folder.

The files returned are DriveItem objects and they have additional properties that can be accessed with dot-notation.

Parameters

  • target_folder – Path of the folder in Onedrive. If none is provided, will return files from the root of Onedrive.

  • include_folders – Boolean indicating if should return folders as well.

  • resource – Name of the resource if not using default.

  • drive – A Drive object or Drive ID as a string. If not provided, will use the default drive.

Returns

List of DriveItems in the folder.

list_files_in_sharepoint_site_drive(site: Site, include_folders: Optional[bool] = False, drive: Optional[Union[Drive, str]] = None, target_folder: Optional[Union[Folder, str]] = None) → List[DriveItem]

List files in the SharePoint Site drive.

If the drive is not set, the default Document Library will be used. The drive can be obtained from the keyword List Sharepoint Site Drives.

The files returned are DriveItem objects and they have additional properties that can be accessed with dot-notation, see List Files In Onedrive Folder for details.

Parameters

  • site – Site instance obtained from Get Sharepoint Site.

  • include_folders – Boolean indicating if should return folders as well.

  • drive – A Drive object or Drive ID as a string. If not provided, will use the default drive.

  • target_folder – Path of the folder in the Sharepoint drive. If none is provided, will return files from the root of the drive.

Returns

List of DriveItems present in the Site drive.

list_sharepoint_site_drives(site: Site) → List[Drive]

Get a list of Drives available in the SharePoint Site.

Parameters

site – Site instance obtained from Get Sharepoint Site.

Returns

List of Drives present in the SharePoint Site.

refresh_oauth_token(refresh_token: Optional[str] = None) → str

Refreshes the user token using the provided refresh_token. The user token is retained in the library and a new refresh token is returned. If no token is provided, this keyword assumes the Robocorp Vault is being used as a backend and attempts to refresh it based on that backend.

Parameters

refresh_token – The refresh token to use to refresh the session.

Returns

A refresh token which should be stored securely for future sessions.

search_for_users(search_string: str, search_field: str = 'displayName', resource: str = 'users') → List[User]

Returns a list of User objects from the Active Directory based on the provided search string.

User objects have additional properties that can be accessed with dot-notation, see Get Me for additional details.

Parameters

  • search_string – Text to search for.

  • search_field – Where to search. Defaults to display name.

  • resource – Name of the resource if not using default.

upload_file_to_onedrive(file_path: str, target_folder: Optional[Union[Folder, str]] = None, resource: Optional[str] = None, drive: Optional[Union[Drive, str]] = None) → DriveItem

Uploads a file to the specified OneDrive folder.

The uploaded file is returned as a DriveItem object and it has additional properties that can be accessed with dot-notation, see List Files In Onedrive Folder for details.

Parameters

  • file_path – Path of the local file being uploaded.

  • target_folder – Path of the folder in Onedrive.

  • resource – Name of the resource if not using default.

  • drive – A Drive object or Drive ID as a string. If not provided, will use the default drive.

Returns

The newly created DriveItem.