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Microsoft Graph Filesystem

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Microsoft Graph Filesystem

The Microsoft Graph filesystem provides access to OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams document libraries through Airflow's ObjectStoragePath interface.

Supported URL formats:

  • msgraph://connection_id/drive_id/path/to/file
  • sharepoint://connection_id/drive_id/path/to/file
  • onedrive://connection_id/drive_id/path/to/file
  • msgd://connection_id/drive_id/path/to/file

Connection Configuration

Create a Microsoft Graph connection in Airflow with the following parameters:

  • Connection Type: msgraph
  • Host: Tenant ID
  • Login: Client ID
  • Password: Client Secret

The connection form provides additional configuration fields:

  • Tenant ID: Azure AD tenant identifier
  • Drive ID: Specific drive to access (optional - leave empty for general access)
  • Scopes: OAuth2 scopes (default: https://graph.microsoft.com/.default)

Additional OAuth2 parameters supported via connection extras:

  • scope: OAuth2 access scope
  • token_endpoint: Custom token endpoint URL
  • redirect_uri: OAuth2 redirect URI for authorization code flow
  • token_endpoint_auth_method: Client authentication method (default: client_secret_basic)
  • code_challenge_method: PKCE code challenge method (e.g., 'S256')
  • username: Username for password grant flow
  • password: Password for password grant flow

Connection extra field configuration example:

.. code-block:: json

{
    "drive_id": "b!abc123...",
    "scope": "https://graph.microsoft.com/.default",
    "token_endpoint": "https://login.microsoftonline.com/your-tenant/oauth2/v2.0/token",
    "redirect_uri": "http://localhost:8080/callback",
    "token_endpoint_auth_method": "client_secret_post"
}

Usage Examples

Reading Files ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: python

from airflow.sdk.io.path import ObjectStoragePath

# Access a file in OneDrive
path = ObjectStoragePath("onedrive://my_conn/drive123/Documents/data.csv")

# Read file content
with path.open("r") as f:
    content = f.read()

Directory Operations ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: python

# List directory contents in SharePoint
sharepoint_path = ObjectStoragePath("sharepoint://sp_conn/site_drive/Shared Documents/")

for item in sharepoint_path.iterdir():
    print(f"Found: {item.name}")
    if item.is_file():
        print(f"  Size: {item.stat().st_size} bytes")

File Operations ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: python

# Copy file between drives
source = ObjectStoragePath("msgraph://conn1/drive1/source.txt")
target = ObjectStoragePath("msgraph://conn2/drive2/backup/source.txt")
source.copy(target)

# Move file
old_path = ObjectStoragePath("onedrive://conn/drive/temp/file.txt")
new_path = ObjectStoragePath("onedrive://conn/drive/archive/file.txt")
old_path.move(new_path)

# Delete file
file_to_delete = ObjectStoragePath("msgraph://conn/drive/old_data.csv")
file_to_delete.unlink()

Writing Files ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: python

# Write new file
output_path = ObjectStoragePath("sharepoint://sp_conn/docs/reports/report.txt")

with output_path.open("w") as f:
    f.write("Generated report data\n")
    f.write(f"Created at: {datetime.now()}\n")

Drive Discovery ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

When you need to find the correct drive ID for your URLs, you can use the Microsoft Graph API operators:

.. code-block:: python

from airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.operators.msgraph import MSGraphAsyncOperator

# List all drives for a user
list_drives = MSGraphAsyncOperator(
    task_id="list_drives",
    conn_id="msgraph_conn",
    url="me/drives",
    result_processor=lambda response: [
        {"id": drive["id"], "name": drive["name"]} for drive in response["value"]
    ],
)

URL Scheme Mapping

The different URL schemes map to specific Microsoft Graph endpoints:

  • msgraph:// - General Microsoft Graph access
  • onedrive:// - OneDrive personal and business drives
  • sharepoint:// - SharePoint document libraries
  • msgd:// - Shortened form of msgraph://

All schemes use the same underlying Microsoft Graph API and authentication.

Requirements

The Microsoft Graph filesystem requires:

  • msgraphfs Python package
  • Valid Azure AD application registration with appropriate permissions
  • Microsoft Graph API access for your tenant

Required Microsoft Graph permissions:

  • Files.Read - To read files
  • Files.ReadWrite - To read and write files
  • Sites.Read.All - To access SharePoint sites (if using sharepoint:// URLs)

Cross-References

  • :doc:Microsoft Graph API Operators </operators/msgraph> - For API operations and drive discovery

Reference

For further information, look at:

  • Microsoft Graph Files API <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/onedrive>__
  • msgraphfs Python package <https://pypi.org/project/msgraphfs/>__
  • Use the Microsoft Graph API <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/use-the-api/>__