Get protectionRuleBase

2025-07-23

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Important

APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.

Get a protection rule that's associated with a protection policy. You can use this operation to get mailbox, drive, and site protection rules.

An inclusion rule indicates that a protection policy should contain protection units that match the specified rule criteria. The initial status of a protection rule upon creation is active. After the rule is applied, the state is either completed or completedWithErrors.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service	US Government L4	US Government L5 (DOD)	China operated by 21Vianet
✅	❌	❌	❌

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	BackupRestore-Configuration.Read.All	BackupRestore-Configuration.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	BackupRestore-Configuration.Read.All	BackupRestore-Configuration.ReadWrite.All

HTTP request

GET /solutions/backupRestore/sharePointProtectionPolicies/{sharePointProtectionPolicyId}/siteInclusionRules/{siteProtectionRuleId}
GET /solutions/backupRestore/oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies/{oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicyId}/driveInclusionRules/{driveProtectionRuleId}
GET /solutions/backupRestore/exchangeProtectionPolicies/{exchangeProtectionPolicyId}/mailboxInclusionRules/{mailboxProtectionRuleId}

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and a protectionRuleBase object in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: Get siteInclusionRule associated with a SharePoint protection policy

The following example shows how to get a siteInclusionRule associated with a sharePointProtectionPolicy.

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/solutions/backupRestore/sharePointProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/siteInclusionRules/61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Solutions.BackupRestore.SharePointProtectionPolicies["{sharePointProtectionPolicy-id}"].SiteInclusionRules["{siteProtectionRule-id}"].GetAsync();

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  //other-imports
)


// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
siteInclusionRules, err := graphClient.Solutions().BackupRestore().SharePointProtectionPolicies().BySharePointProtectionPolicyId("sharePointProtectionPolicy-id").SiteInclusionRules().BySiteProtectionRuleId("siteProtectionRule-id").Get(context.Background(), nil)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

SiteProtectionRule result = graphClient.solutions().backupRestore().sharePointProtectionPolicies().bySharePointProtectionPolicyId("{sharePointProtectionPolicy-id}").siteInclusionRules().bySiteProtectionRuleId("{siteProtectionRule-id}").get();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let siteProtectionRule = await client.api('/solutions/backupRestore/sharePointProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/siteInclusionRules/61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461')
	.version('beta')
	.get();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);


$result = $graphServiceClient->solutions()->backupRestore()->sharePointProtectionPolicies()->bySharePointProtectionPolicyId('sharePointProtectionPolicy-id')->siteInclusionRules()->bySiteProtectionRuleId('siteProtectionRule-id')->get()->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.BackupRestore

Get-MgBetaSolutionBackupRestoreSharePointProtectionPolicySiteInclusionRule -SharePointProtectionPolicyId $sharePointProtectionPolicyId -SiteProtectionRuleId $siteProtectionRuleId

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python

result = await graph_client.solutions.backup_restore.share_point_protection_policies.by_share_point_protection_policy_id('sharePointProtectionPolicy-id').site_inclusion_rules.by_site_protection_rule_id('siteProtectionRule-id').get()

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Location: https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/solutions/backupRestore/sharePointProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/siteInclusionRules('61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461')

{
   "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.siteProtectionRule",
   "id":"61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461",
   "status" : "completed",
   "createdBy":{
      "application":{
         "id":"1fec8e78-bce4-4aaf-ab1b-5451cc387264"
      },
      "user":{
         "id":"845457dc-4bb2-4815-bef3-8628ebd1952e"
      }
   },
   "createdDateTime":"2015-06-19T12:01:03.45Z",
   "lastModifiedBy":{
      "application":{
         "id":"1fec8e78-bce4-4aaf-ab1b-5451cc387264"
      },
      "user":{
         "id":"845457dc-4bb2-4815-bef3-8628ebd1952e"
      }
   },
   "lastModifiedDateTime":"2015-06-19T12:01:03.45Z",
   "isAutoApplyEnabled": false,
   "siteExpression": "((displayName -contains 'Finance')  -or  (displayName -contains 'Legal'))"
}

Example 2: Get a driveInclusionRule associated with an OneDriveForBusiness protection policy

he following example shows how to get a driveInclusionRule associated with an oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicy.

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/solutions/backupRestore/oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/driveInclusionRules/61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Solutions.BackupRestore.OneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies["{oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicy-id}"].DriveInclusionRules["{driveProtectionRule-id}"].GetAsync();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  //other-imports
)


// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
driveInclusionRules, err := graphClient.Solutions().BackupRestore().OneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies().ByOneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicyId("oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicy-id").DriveInclusionRules().ByDriveProtectionRuleId("driveProtectionRule-id").Get(context.Background(), nil)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

DriveProtectionRule result = graphClient.solutions().backupRestore().oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies().byOneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicyId("{oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicy-id}").driveInclusionRules().byDriveProtectionRuleId("{driveProtectionRule-id}").get();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let driveProtectionRule = await client.api('/solutions/backupRestore/oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/driveInclusionRules/61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461')
	.version('beta')
	.get();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);


$result = $graphServiceClient->solutions()->backupRestore()->oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies()->byOneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicyId('oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicy-id')->driveInclusionRules()->byDriveProtectionRuleId('driveProtectionRule-id')->get()->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.BackupRestore

Get-MgBetaSolutionBackupRestoreOneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicyDriveInclusionRule -OneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicyId $oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicyId -DriveProtectionRuleId $driveProtectionRuleId

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python

result = await graph_client.solutions.backup_restore.one_drive_for_business_protection_policies.by_one_drive_for_business_protection_policy_id('oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicy-id').drive_inclusion_rules.by_drive_protection_rule_id('driveProtectionRule-id').get()

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Location: https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/solutions/backupRestore/oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/driveInclusionRules('61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461')

{
   "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.driveProtectionRule",
   "id":"61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461",
   "status" : "active",
   "createdBy":{
      "application":{
         "id":"1fec8e78-bce4-4aaf-ab1b-5451cc387264"
      },
      "user":{
         "id":"845457dc-4bb2-4815-bef3-8628ebd1952e"
      }
   },
   "createdDateTime":"2015-06-19T12:01:03.45Z",
   "lastModifiedBy":{
      "application":{
         "id":"1fec8e78-bce4-4aaf-ab1b-5451cc387264"
      },
      "user":{
         "id":"845457dc-4bb2-4815-bef3-8628ebd1952e"
      }
   },
   "lastModifiedDateTime":"2015-06-19T12:01:03.45Z",
   "isAutoApplyEnabled": false,
   "driveExpression": "(memberOf -any (group.id -in ['b418eb4a-ea72-42bd-8f0b-d0bbf794bec7']))"
}

Example 3: Get a mailboxInclusionRule associated with an Exchange protection policy

he following example shows how to get a mailboxInclusionRule associated with an exchangeProtectionPolicy.

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/solutions/backupRestore/exchangeProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/mailboxInclusionRules/61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Solutions.BackupRestore.ExchangeProtectionPolicies["{exchangeProtectionPolicy-id}"].MailboxInclusionRules["{mailboxProtectionRule-id}"].GetAsync();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  //other-imports
)


// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
mailboxInclusionRules, err := graphClient.Solutions().BackupRestore().ExchangeProtectionPolicies().ByExchangeProtectionPolicyId("exchangeProtectionPolicy-id").MailboxInclusionRules().ByMailboxProtectionRuleId("mailboxProtectionRule-id").Get(context.Background(), nil)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

MailboxProtectionRule result = graphClient.solutions().backupRestore().exchangeProtectionPolicies().byExchangeProtectionPolicyId("{exchangeProtectionPolicy-id}").mailboxInclusionRules().byMailboxProtectionRuleId("{mailboxProtectionRule-id}").get();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

let mailboxProtectionRule = await client.api('/solutions/backupRestore/exchangeProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/mailboxInclusionRules/61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461')
	.version('beta')
	.get();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);


$result = $graphServiceClient->solutions()->backupRestore()->exchangeProtectionPolicies()->byExchangeProtectionPolicyId('exchangeProtectionPolicy-id')->mailboxInclusionRules()->byMailboxProtectionRuleId('mailboxProtectionRule-id')->get()->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.BackupRestore

Get-MgBetaSolutionBackupRestoreExchangeProtectionPolicyMailboxInclusionRule -ExchangeProtectionPolicyId $exchangeProtectionPolicyId -MailboxProtectionRuleId $mailboxProtectionRuleId

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python

result = await graph_client.solutions.backup_restore.exchange_protection_policies.by_exchange_protection_policy_id('exchangeProtectionPolicy-id').mailbox_inclusion_rules.by_mailbox_protection_rule_id('mailboxProtectionRule-id').get()

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

The following example shows the response.

Http/1.1 200 OK
Content-Location: https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/solutions/backupRestore/exchangeProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/mailboxInclusionRules('61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461')

{
   "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.mailboxProtectionRule",
   "id":"61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461",
   "status" : "active",
   "createdBy":{
      "application":{
         "id":"1fec8e78-bce4-4aaf-ab1b-5451cc387264"
      },
      "user":{
         "id":"845457dc-4bb2-4815-bef3-8628ebd1952e"
      }
   },
   "createdDateTime":"2015-06-19T12:01:03.45Z",
   "lastModifiedBy":{
      "application":{
         "id":"1fec8e78-bce4-4aaf-ab1b-5451cc387264"
      },
      "user":{
         "id":"845457dc-4bb2-4815-bef3-8628ebd1952e"
      }
   },
   "lastModifiedDateTime":"2015-06-19T12:01:03.45Z",
   "isAutoApplyEnabled": false,
   "mailboxExpression": "(memberOf -any (group.id -in ['b418eb4a-ea72-42bd-8f0b-d0bbf794bec7']))"
}

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Get protectionRuleBase

Permissions

HTTP request

Request headers

Request body

Response

Examples

Example 1: Get siteInclusionRule associated with a SharePoint protection policy

Request

Response

Example 2: Get a driveInclusionRule associated with an OneDriveForBusiness protection policy

Request

Response

Example 3: Get a mailboxInclusionRule associated with an Exchange protection policy

Request

Response

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