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title: "Connect Dastra and Microsoft Entra ID - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New Task\" fires in Dastra, your agent runs \"Add User to Group\" in Microsoft Entra ID."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/dastra-to-microsoft-entra-id"
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# Connect Dastra and Microsoft Entra ID

When **New Task** fires in [Dastra](https://apiant.ai/connections/dastra), your agent runs **Add User to Group** in [Microsoft Entra ID](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-entra-id), or **New Group** in Microsoft Entra ID to **Create a Task** in Dastra. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Dastra **1** trigger Dastra **17** actions Microsoft Entra ID **2** triggers Microsoft Entra ID **14** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want Dastra and Microsoft Entra ID to do together?

Give your AI client this address.

`https://mcp.apiant.ai`

One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser.

### Set it up in your client

### Claude Code

Run this in the directory you want to work in.

`claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai`

Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.

[Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code)

### Claude, web and desktop

Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app

Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Any other MCP client

Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

Example flows

## What Dastra and Microsoft Entra ID can do together

### From Dastra to Microsoft Entra ID

- When **New Task** in Dastra then **Add User to Group** in Microsoft Entra ID
- When **New Task** in Dastra then **Create User** in Microsoft Entra ID

### From Microsoft Entra ID to Dastra

- When **New Group** in Microsoft Entra ID then **Create a Task** in Dastra
- When **New User** in Microsoft Entra ID then **Update task** in Dastra

Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships.

Everything your agent can do with Dastra and Microsoft Entra ID

## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 31 actions

- Trigger

**New Task**

Triggers when a new task is created in the chosen Dastra workspace.

- Action

**Add asset**

Creates an asset (software, building, network, data store and so on) in a Dastra workspace and returns the new asset record.

- Action

**Add data processing**

Creates a new data processing activity in your Dastra record of processing activities, in the organizational unit you choose.

- Action

**Attach an Actor to a Data Processing**

Links one or more actors (vendors, internal services, third parties, data controllers) to a data processing activity in your Dastra register, as recipients, data controllers, stakeholders or referents.

- Action

**Create an Actor**

Creates an actor (a vendor, partner, processor or other third party) in a Dastra workspace and returns the new actor record.

- Action

**Create a Task**

Creates a task in a Dastra workspace, with its priority, dates, assignee, project and links to other Dastra records.

- Action

**Delete actor**

Deletes an actor (a controller, processor or other third party) from a Dastra workspace.

- Action

**Delete task**

Deletes a task from a Dastra workspace.

- Action

**Get actor**

Returns one actor (vendor, processor, controller or other third party) from a Dastra workspace by its id, including its contact details, tags, contracts and custom field values.

- Action

**Get data processing**

Returns a data processing activity from your Dastra register of processing activities, including its purposes, recipients, data subject rights and custom fields.

- Action

**Get task**

Returns a single Dastra task by its id, including its state, priority, deadline, assignee and custom field values.

- Action

**List assets**

Returns the assets (software, buildings, networks, data stores and other resources) in a Dastra workspace, optionally filtered by type, state, owner, tag, organizational unit or a search text.

- Action

**List tasks**

Returns the tasks in a Dastra workspace, optionally filtered by state, priority, assignee, project, linked object, dates or search text.

- Action

**Search Actor**

Returns the actors (vendors, data controllers, third parties and other organizations or people) in a Dastra workspace that match the search text and filters.

- Action

**Search Data Processing**

Searches the data processing activities in a Dastra workspace by text and optional filters, returning every matching activity with its full record.

- Action

**Update actor**

Updates an existing actor (vendor, partner or person) in a Dastra workspace. Fields you leave blank keep their current values.

- Action

**Update data processing**

Updates an existing data processing activity in a Dastra workspace, changing only the fields you fill in, and returns the updated record.

- Action

**Update task**

Updates an existing Dastra task. Fields you leave blank keep their current values.

- Trigger

**New Group**

Triggers when a new group is created in your Microsoft Entra ID directory.

- Trigger

**New User**

Triggers when a new user is created in your Microsoft Entra ID directory.

- Action

**Add User to Group**

Adds a user as a member of a group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory.

- Action

**Create Group**

Creates a new security group or Microsoft 365 group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory.

- Action

**Create User**

Creates a new user in your Microsoft Entra ID directory with a starting password.

- Action

**Delete Group**

Deletes a group from your Microsoft Entra ID directory.

- Action

**Delete User**

Deletes a user from your Microsoft Entra ID directory. Deleted users can be restored for 30 days.

- Action

**Disable User**

Disables an existing user's account so they can no longer sign in. The user and their data are kept.

- Action

**Find Group**

Returns the groups whose name matches the name you give, either exactly or by how it starts, plus the first match on its own.

- Action

**Find User**

Finds a user in your Microsoft Entra ID directory whose email address or sign-in name matches the one you give. Returns nothing when no user matches.

- Action

**Get Group**

Fetches a group by ID. An error occurs if the group is not found.

- Action

**Get User**

Returns a user's profile from your Microsoft Entra ID directory by object ID or sign-in name.

- Action

**List Group Members**

Returns all direct members of a group: users, nested groups, devices and service principals.

- Action

**Remove User from Group**

Removes a user from a group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory.

- Action

**Update Group**

Updates the name, description or settings of a group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. Fields left blank are not changed.

- Action

**Update User**

Updates the profile details of an existing user in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. Fields left blank are not changed.

## Each app on its own

- [ **Dastra** Dastra is a simple and guided data protection solution to make your entire organization accountable for...](https://apiant.ai/connections/dastra)
- [ **Microsoft Entra ID** Microsoft Entra ID is a cloud-based identity and access management service that lets employees access...](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-entra-id)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Dastra

- [ **Dastra to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dastra-to-hubspot)
- [ **Dastra to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dastra-to-salesforce)
- [ **Dastra to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/dastra-to-slack)
- [ **Dastra to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dastra-to-google-sheets)
- [ **Dastra to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/dastra-to-gmail)
- [ **Dastra to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/dastra-to-google-calendar)

## More into Microsoft Entra ID

- [ **HubSpot to Microsoft Entra ID** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-microsoft-entra-id)
- [ **Google Sheets to Microsoft Entra ID** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-microsoft-entra-id)
- [ **Gmail to Microsoft Entra ID** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-microsoft-entra-id)
- [ **Google Calendar to Microsoft Entra ID** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-microsoft-entra-id)
- [ **Google Drive to Microsoft Entra ID** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-microsoft-entra-id)
- [ **Mailchimp to Microsoft Entra ID** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-microsoft-entra-id)

Questions

## Dastra and Microsoft Entra ID, answered

###

### What can start an automation from Dastra?

Any of Dastra's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Task. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

###

### What can your agent do in Microsoft Entra ID when something happens in Dastra?

Any of Microsoft Entra ID's 14 actions, including Create Group, Create User, Update Group and Update User. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from Microsoft Entra ID to Dastra?

Yes. When something happens in Microsoft Entra ID, your agent can act in Dastra too. This page covers both directions: Microsoft Entra ID's triggers and Dastra's actions are listed here as well.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for Dastra or Microsoft Entra ID?

No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running.

###

### Can my AI client use Dastra and Microsoft Entra ID without building an automation?

Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both.

###

### What happens when something fails?

Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
