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EmployeeHireDate Setup issue

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Hi experts,
 
i am creating user creation flow in Entra,ID is creating the successflly through Azure connector ,i want map EmployeeHireDate ,how can do it ,i try with update user ,not resolve .kindly share me the best apporach
 
 
 
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    chiaraalina 2,489 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
     
    The EmployeeHireDate attribute is a "special" Microsoft Entra ID property and is not exposed through the standard Create User or Update User actions in Power Automate. The most reliable approach is to update it using Microsoft Graph after the user is created.
     
    1. Create the user using the Microsoft Entra ID connector.
    2. Use HTTP with Microsoft Entra ID/or a custom Graph call to update the user.
    3. Send a PATCH request to:
      PATCH
      https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{userId}
      {
      "employeeHireDate": "2026-08-01T00:00:00Z"
      }
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    Ellis Karim 12,221 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
     
    It is possible to update employeeHireDate using the Entra ID Update User action, if you specify this as an Additional Property.
     
     
    For this to work you will need the appropriate Entra ID role (e.g. User Administrator role).
     
     
    However, I recommend that you avoid giving Entra ID admin roles (like User Administrator) to the account running your flow. This gives that account too much power.
     
    Instead, use an App Registration and the Microsoft Graph API as mentioned by @chiaraalina. You still need to be careful and make sure you only grant the App Registration the exact API permissions it needs and nothing more. But this approach is much safer from a security point of view (e.g. principle of least privilege, granular authorisation, and compliance etc).
     
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