Overview#
Lists every guest (userType eq 'Guest') through Microsoft Graph (GET /users with $select=signInActivity) and evaluates the most recent interactive or non-interactive sign-in. Guests are flagged as NeverSignedIn, Inactive (last sign-in older than -DaysInactive) or PendingInvitation (invitation not accepted after -DaysInactive days). The result is exported to CSV. Optionally the flagged accounts can be disabled or deleted; both actions honour -WhatIf / -Confirm and prompt for confirmation by default.
Safety: Makes changes only when you pass an explicit switch; supports -WhatIf and -Confirm. Run Get-Help .\Get-EntraStaleGuestUsers.ps1 -Full for the complete help text.
Parameters#
| Parameter | What it does |
|---|---|
-DaysInactive | Days without a sign-in (or without accepting the invitation) after which a guest is reported. Default 90. |
-DisableAccounts | Disables every flagged guest (PATCH /users/{id} accountEnabled=false). Cannot be combined with -RemoveAccounts. |
-RemoveAccounts | Deletes every flagged guest (DELETE /users/{id}). Deleted users stay recoverable for 30 days. Cannot be combined with -DisableAccounts. |
-OutputPath | Path of the CSV report. Defaults to .\Reports\EntraStaleGuests_yyyyMMdd-HHmm.csv. |
-PassThru | Also emits the report objects to the pipeline. |
Examples#
PS> .\Get-EntraStaleGuestUsers.ps1Reports guests with no sign-in in the last 90 days plus invitations pending for more than 90 days.
PS> .\Get-EntraStaleGuestUsers.ps1 -DaysInactive 180 -DisableAccounts -WhatIfShows which guests inactive for 180 days would be disabled, without changing anything.
PS> .\Get-EntraStaleGuestUsers.ps1 -DaysInactive 365 -RemoveAccounts -OutputPath C:\Temp\RemovedGuests.csv -VerboseDeletes guests that have been inactive for a year, asking for confirmation per account, and records the outcome in the CSV.
Permissions, modules and notes#
Author : Omer Eltayeb Blog : https://www.oeltayeb.com GitHub : https://github.com/omer-eltayeb Version : 1.0.0 Requires : PowerShell 5.1 or 7.x, Microsoft.Graph.Authentication Permissions : User.Read.All and AuditLog.Read.All for the report. User.ReadWrite.All is requested only with -DisableAccounts or -RemoveAccounts (the signed-in user also needs the User Administrator role). Notes : Reading signInActivity requires Microsoft Entra ID P1 or P2. Sign-ins before April 2020 are not tracked, so very old guests can show as NeverSignedIn. Deleted guests can be restored for 30 days from Microsoft Entra admin center > Users > Deleted users.
Full source#
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Finds guest accounts that never signed in, have been inactive for a number of days, or never accepted their invitation.
.DESCRIPTION
Lists every guest (userType eq 'Guest') through Microsoft Graph (GET /users with $select=signInActivity) and
evaluates the most recent interactive or non-interactive sign-in. Guests are flagged as NeverSignedIn,
Inactive (last sign-in older than -DaysInactive) or PendingInvitation (invitation not accepted after
-DaysInactive days). The result is exported to CSV. Optionally the flagged accounts can be disabled or
deleted; both actions honour -WhatIf / -Confirm and prompt for confirmation by default.
.PARAMETER DaysInactive
Days without a sign-in (or without accepting the invitation) after which a guest is reported. Default 90.
.PARAMETER DisableAccounts
Disables every flagged guest (PATCH /users/{id} accountEnabled=false). Cannot be combined with -RemoveAccounts.
.PARAMETER RemoveAccounts
Deletes every flagged guest (DELETE /users/{id}). Deleted users stay recoverable for 30 days. Cannot be combined with -DisableAccounts.
.PARAMETER OutputPath
Path of the CSV report. Defaults to .\Reports\EntraStaleGuests_yyyyMMdd-HHmm.csv.
.PARAMETER PassThru
Also emits the report objects to the pipeline.
.EXAMPLE
PS> .\Get-EntraStaleGuestUsers.ps1
Reports guests with no sign-in in the last 90 days plus invitations pending for more than 90 days.
.EXAMPLE
PS> .\Get-EntraStaleGuestUsers.ps1 -DaysInactive 180 -DisableAccounts -WhatIf
Shows which guests inactive for 180 days would be disabled, without changing anything.
.EXAMPLE
PS> .\Get-EntraStaleGuestUsers.ps1 -DaysInactive 365 -RemoveAccounts -OutputPath C:\Temp\RemovedGuests.csv -Verbose
Deletes guests that have been inactive for a year, asking for confirmation per account, and records the outcome in the CSV.
.NOTES
Author : Omer Eltayeb
Blog : https://www.oeltayeb.com
GitHub : https://github.com/omer-eltayeb
Version : 1.0.0
Requires : PowerShell 5.1 or 7.x, Microsoft.Graph.Authentication
Permissions : User.Read.All and AuditLog.Read.All for the report. User.ReadWrite.All is requested only with
-DisableAccounts or -RemoveAccounts (the signed-in user also needs the User Administrator role).
Notes : Reading signInActivity requires Microsoft Entra ID P1 or P2. Sign-ins before April 2020 are not
tracked, so very old guests can show as NeverSignedIn. Deleted guests can be restored for 30 days
from Microsoft Entra admin center > Users > Deleted users.
.LINK
https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/user-list
.LINK
https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/signinactivity
#>
#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules Microsoft.Graph.Authentication
[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true, ConfirmImpact = 'High', DefaultParameterSetName = 'Report')]
param(
[Parameter()]
[ValidateRange(1, 3650)]
[int]$DaysInactive = 90,
[Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Disable')]
[switch]$DisableAccounts,
[Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Remove')]
[switch]$RemoveAccounts,
[Parameter()]
[string]$OutputPath,
[Parameter()]
[switch]$PassThru
)
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
#region Helpers
function Connect-GraphIfNeeded {
<# Connects to Microsoft Graph only when there is no usable session for the required scopes. #>
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string[]]$Scopes
)
$context = Get-MgContext
$missingScopes = @()
if ($null -ne $context) {
$missingScopes = @($Scopes | Where-Object { $context.Scopes -notcontains $_ })
}
if ($null -eq $context -or $missingScopes.Count -gt 0) {
Write-Verbose "Connecting to Microsoft Graph with scopes: $($Scopes -join ', ')"
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes $Scopes -NoWelcome -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null
}
else {
Write-Verbose "Reusing existing Microsoft Graph session for $($context.Account)."
}
}
function Invoke-GraphPaged {
<# GET helper that follows @odata.nextLink and returns every item in 'value'. #>
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$Uri,
[Parameter()]
[hashtable]$Headers
)
$results = New-Object -TypeName System.Collections.Generic.List[object]
$nextLink = $Uri
while (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($nextLink)) {
$requestParams = @{ Method = 'GET'; Uri = $nextLink; OutputType = 'PSObject'; ErrorAction = 'Stop' }
if ($null -ne $Headers) { $requestParams['Headers'] = $Headers }
$response = Invoke-MgGraphRequest @requestParams
if ($null -ne $response.PSObject.Properties['value']) {
foreach ($item in $response.value) { $results.Add($item) }
}
elseif ($null -ne $response) {
$results.Add($response)
}
$nextLink = $response.'@odata.nextLink'
}
return $results
}
function ConvertTo-UtcDateTime {
<# Normalises a Graph date value (ISO 8601 string or [datetime]) to a UTC [datetime]; returns $null when empty. #>
param(
[Parameter()]
[object]$Value
)
if ($null -eq $Value -or [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace([string]$Value)) { return $null }
if ($Value -is [datetime]) { return $Value.ToUniversalTime() }
$styles = [System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles]::AssumeUniversal -bor [System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles]::AdjustToUniversal
return [datetime]::Parse([string]$Value, [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::InvariantCulture, $styles)
}
function Get-GuestDomain {
<# Returns the guest's home domain from the mail address, falling back to the user_domain#EXT#@tenant UPN format. #>
param(
[Parameter()]
[string]$Mail,
[Parameter()]
[string]$UserPrincipalName
)
if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Mail) -and $Mail.Contains('@')) {
return $Mail.Split('@')[-1].ToLowerInvariant()
}
if ($UserPrincipalName -match '^(.+)_([^_]+)#EXT#@') {
return $Matches[2].ToLowerInvariant()
}
return $null
}
#endregion Helpers
#region Main
$requiredScopes = @('User.Read.All', 'AuditLog.Read.All')
if ($DisableAccounts -or $RemoveAccounts) { $requiredScopes += 'User.ReadWrite.All' }
if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($OutputPath)) {
$reportFolder = Join-Path -Path (Get-Location).Path -ChildPath 'Reports'
$OutputPath = Join-Path -Path $reportFolder -ChildPath ('EntraStaleGuests_{0}.csv' -f (Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd-HHmm'))
}
$outputFolder = Split-Path -Path $OutputPath -Parent
if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($outputFolder) -and -not (Test-Path -Path $outputFolder)) {
New-Item -Path $outputFolder -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
}
try {
Connect-GraphIfNeeded -Scopes $requiredScopes
}
catch {
throw "Unable to connect to Microsoft Graph: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
$selectProperties = 'id,displayName,userPrincipalName,mail,createdDateTime,externalUserState,externalUserStateChangeDateTime,accountEnabled,signInActivity,companyName'
# No $top on purpose: when signInActivity is selected Graph caps the page size (500 instead of 999) and larger pages
# have intermittently come back without signInActivity, so the default page size of 100 is the safe choice.
$uri = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users?`$filter=userType eq 'Guest'&`$select=$selectProperties&`$count=true"
Write-Verbose 'Retrieving guest users with sign-in activity.'
try {
# ConsistencyLevel=eventual together with $count=true enables the advanced query path for the users endpoint.
$guests = Invoke-GraphPaged -Uri $uri -Headers @{ 'ConsistencyLevel' = 'eventual' }
}
catch {
throw "Failed to list guest users. signInActivity requires Microsoft Entra ID P1/P2 and AuditLog.Read.All. $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
Write-Verbose "Evaluating $($guests.Count) guest accounts."
$now = [datetime]::UtcNow
$threshold = $now.AddDays(-$DaysInactive)
$results = New-Object -TypeName System.Collections.Generic.List[object]
$processed = 0
foreach ($guest in $guests) {
$processed++
if ($processed % 100 -eq 0) {
Write-Progress -Activity 'Evaluating guest accounts' -Status "$processed of $($guests.Count)" -PercentComplete (($processed / $guests.Count) * 100)
}
$created = ConvertTo-UtcDateTime -Value $guest.createdDateTime
$lastSignIn = $null
if ($null -ne $guest.signInActivity) {
$interactive = ConvertTo-UtcDateTime -Value $guest.signInActivity.lastSignInDateTime
$nonInteractive = ConvertTo-UtcDateTime -Value $guest.signInActivity.lastNonInteractiveSignInDateTime
# The most recent of the two timestamps counts as "last seen"; both are null when the guest never signed in.
$lastSignIn = $interactive
if ($null -ne $nonInteractive -and ($null -eq $lastSignIn -or $nonInteractive -gt $lastSignIn)) { $lastSignIn = $nonInteractive }
}
$status = $null
if ($guest.externalUserState -eq 'PendingAcceptance') {
if ($null -ne $created -and $created -lt $threshold) { $status = 'PendingInvitation' }
}
elseif ($null -eq $lastSignIn) {
# Recently created guests get the full grace period before they are reported as never signed in.
if ($null -eq $created -or $created -lt $threshold) { $status = 'NeverSignedIn' }
}
elseif ($lastSignIn -lt $threshold) {
$status = 'Inactive'
}
if ($null -eq $status) { continue }
$daysSinceLastSignIn = $null
if ($null -ne $lastSignIn) { $daysSinceLastSignIn = [int][math]::Floor(($now - $lastSignIn).TotalDays) }
$daysSinceCreated = $null
if ($null -ne $created) { $daysSinceCreated = [int][math]::Floor(($now - $created).TotalDays) }
$results.Add([PSCustomObject]@{
DisplayName = $guest.displayName
UserPrincipalName = $guest.userPrincipalName
Mail = $guest.mail
GuestDomain = Get-GuestDomain -Mail $guest.mail -UserPrincipalName $guest.userPrincipalName
CompanyName = $guest.companyName
Status = $status
AccountEnabled = [bool]$guest.accountEnabled
ExternalUserState = $guest.externalUserState
CreatedDateTime = $created
DaysSinceCreated = $daysSinceCreated
LastSignInDateTime = $lastSignIn
DaysSinceLastSignIn = $daysSinceLastSignIn
ActionTaken = 'None'
Id = $guest.id
})
}
Write-Progress -Activity 'Evaluating guest accounts' -Completed
if (($DisableAccounts -or $RemoveAccounts) -and $results.Count -gt 0) {
$action = 'Disable guest account'
if ($RemoveAccounts) { $action = 'Delete guest account (recoverable for 30 days)' }
$processed = 0
foreach ($row in $results) {
$processed++
Write-Progress -Activity $action -Status $row.UserPrincipalName -PercentComplete (($processed / $results.Count) * 100)
if ($DisableAccounts -and -not $row.AccountEnabled) {
$row.ActionTaken = 'AlreadyDisabled'
continue
}
if (-not $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($row.UserPrincipalName, $action)) { continue }
$userUri = 'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{0}' -f $row.Id
try {
if ($RemoveAccounts) {
Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method DELETE -Uri $userUri -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null
$row.ActionTaken = 'Deleted'
}
else {
Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method PATCH -Uri $userUri -Body @{ accountEnabled = $false } -ContentType 'application/json' -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null
$row.ActionTaken = 'Disabled'
}
Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 200
}
catch {
$row.ActionTaken = 'Failed'
Write-Warning ('{0} failed for {1}: {2}' -f $action, $row.UserPrincipalName, $_.Exception.Message)
}
}
Write-Progress -Activity $action -Completed
}
if ($results.Count -gt 0) {
$results | Export-Csv -Path $OutputPath -NoTypeInformation -Encoding UTF8
}
else {
Write-Warning ('No guest accounts exceeded the {0}-day threshold; no CSV was written.' -f $DaysInactive)
}
Write-Host ''
Write-Host 'Stale guest summary' -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host (' Guests evaluated : {0}' -f $guests.Count)
Write-Host (' Flagged (>{0} days) : {1}' -f $DaysInactive, $results.Count) -ForegroundColor Yellow
foreach ($group in ($results | Group-Object -Property Status | Sort-Object -Property Name)) {
Write-Host (' {0,-18}: {1}' -f $group.Name, $group.Count)
}
if ($DisableAccounts -or $RemoveAccounts) {
foreach ($group in ($results | Group-Object -Property ActionTaken | Sort-Object -Property Name)) {
Write-Host (' Action {0,-11}: {1}' -f $group.Name, $group.Count)
}
}
Write-Host (' Report : {0}' -f $OutputPath)
if ($PassThru) {
$results
}
#endregion Main