How to track multiple Microsoft Entra resource types with one delta query

Microsoft Graph delta query is usually associated with a single resource collection. You call endpoints such as /users/delta, /groups/delta, or /applications/delta, complete the initial synchronization, and then save a delta link for that collection.

There is, however, an interesting exception for Microsoft Entra directory data. The directoryObject: delta endpoint can track several directory object types through one delta query and one state token.

In this article, I will show how the endpoint works and how it can be used to maintain a unified local inventory of users, groups, and devices.

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