Microsoft Graph: presence resource type
Documents presence as a resource containing a user's availability and activity, change notifications, get and set presence methods, status message methods, work-location signals, and availability and activity values such as available, busy, doNotDisturb, focusing, inACall, inAMeeting, offline, presenting, outOfOffice, and presenceUnknown.
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| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presence | Choose presence when the user needs a transient availability, co-attendance, last-seen, or active-viewer signal attached to a person, group, file, channel, task, or conversation. | Presence badges identify the person or group, status label, recency, and source in text, not color alone. | Microsoft Graph models presence as availability plus activity, supports change notifications, and exposes values such as available, busy, doNotDisturb, focusing, in a call, in a meeting, offline, presenting, out of office, and unknown. |
Comparisons supported by this source
- Presence vs mentions vs notification center vs activity log
Microsoft Graph models presence as availability plus activity, supports change notifications, and exposes values such as available, busy, doNotDisturb, focusing, in a call, in a meeting, offline, presenting, out of office, and unknown.
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