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Audit Logs: PendingExternalUserProfile

OperationNameDescriptionSampleRule
Create PendingExternalUserProfileCreation of a pending external user profile pre-staging an external user's attributes (can surface in Teams search) before they consent.NN
Delete PendingExternalUserProfileDeletion of a pending (pre-provisioned, not-yet-redeemed) external B2B user profile object.NN
Hard Delete PendingExternalUserProfilePermanent deletion of a pending external user profile (external user not yet consented).NN

Create PendingExternalUserProfile

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Source
Microsoft Entra ID audit log
Audit Category
PendingExternalUserProfile

Description

Records the creation of a pending external user profile, a directory placeholder that pre-stages an external user's profile attributes (display name, company name, job title, department, phone number) in the tenant before that external user has consented to share their data. These profiles can surface in Microsoft Teams search, supporting external-collaboration scenarios, so pre-provisioning external identities is worth tracking for unexpected external-access staging.

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Delete PendingExternalUserProfile

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Source
Microsoft Entra ID audit log
Audit Category
PendingExternalUserProfile

Description

Records the deletion of a pending external user profile, the pre-provisioned placeholder object created in the directory for an external (B2B) identity that has not yet redeemed an invitation or been added as a full guest. Removal of a pre-staged external identity may precede or accompany changes to external collaboration access.

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Hard Delete PendingExternalUserProfile

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Source
Microsoft Entra ID audit log
Audit Category
PendingExternalUserProfile

Description

Records the permanent (hard) deletion of a pendingExternalUserProfile object, which represents an external user in the Microsoft Entra tenant who has not yet consented to share their data with the tenant. The resource is defined only on the Microsoft Graph beta endpoint.

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Computed Fields in AuditLogs #

Some rules create fields that are not native AuditLogs columns. Use these source paths when searching the schema.

  • Initiating* values come from InitiatedBy: InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName, InitiatedBy.user.displayName, or InitiatedBy.user.id; application actors use InitiatedBy.app.displayName or InitiatedBy.app.appId.
  • Change details come from TargetResources[].modifiedProperties. Expand TargetResources before using displayName, oldValue, or newValue.

Sources: the AuditLogs table reference and Graph directoryAudit resource.