Get-EntraUserSponsor  
	Retrieve a user's sponsors (users or groups).
Syntax
		GetQuery
	 
	Get-EntraUserSponsor
    -UserId <String>
    [-All]
    [-Filter <String>]
    [-Top <Int32>]
    [-Property <String[]>]
    [<CommonParameters>]
	
		GetById
	 
	Get-EntraUserSponsor
    -UserId <String>
    -SponsorId <String>
    [-All]
    [-Property <String[]>]
    [<CommonParameters>]
	Description
The Get-EntraUserSponsor cmdlet retrieve a user's sponsors (users or groups). The sponsor feature tracks who is responsible for each guest user by assigning a person or group, ensuring accountability.
In delegated scenarios with work or school accounts, the signed-in user needs a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role with microsoft.directory/users/sponsors/read permission. The least privileged supported roles are:
- Guest Inviter
 - Directory Readers
 - Directory Writers
 - User Administrator
 
Examples
Example 1: Get the user sponsors
Connect-Entra -Scopes 'User.Read.All'
Get-EntraUserSponsor -UserId 'SawyerM@contoso.com' -All |
Select-Object Id, DisplayName, '@odata.type', CreatedDateTime | Format-Table -AutoSize
id                                   displayName                 @odata.type                createdDateTime
--                                   -----------                 -----------                ---------------
cccccccc-2222-3333-4444-dddddddddddd Angel Brown(Fabrikam)       #microsoft.graph.user      3/7/2024 3:10:31 AM
eeeeeeee-4444-5555-6666-ffffffffffff Fabrikam Helpdesk Group     #microsoft.graph.group     8/7/2024 2:52:47 PM
This example shows how to list user sponsors.
- The 
-UserIdparameter specifies the User ID or User Principal Name. 
Example 2: Get top one sponsor
Connect-Entra -Scopes 'User.Read.All'
Get-EntraUserSponsor -UserId 'SawyerM@contoso.com' -Top 1 |
Select-Object Id, DisplayName, '@odata.type', CreatedDateTime | Format-Table -AutoSize
id                                   displayName                 @odata.type                createdDateTime
--                                   -----------                 -----------                ---------------
cccccccc-2222-3333-4444-dddddddddddd Angel Brown(Fabrikam)       #microsoft.graph.user      3/7/2024 3:10:31 AM
This example retrieves the top sponsor for the specified user. You can use -Limit as an alias for -Top.
- The 
-UserIdparameter specifies the User ID or User Principal Name. 
Example 3: Retrieve the assigned sponsor for a specific user by their SponsorId 
	Connect-Entra -Scopes 'User.Read.All'
Get-EntraUserSponsor -UserId 'SawyerM@contoso.com' -SponsorId 'cccccccc-2222-3333-4444-dddddddddddd' |
Select-Object Id, DisplayName, '@odata.type', CreatedDateTime | Format-Table -AutoSize
id                                   displayName                 @odata.type                createdDateTime
--                                   -----------                 -----------                ---------------
cccccccc-2222-3333-4444-dddddddddddd Angel Brown(Fabrikam)       #microsoft.graph.user      3/7/2024 3:10:31 AM
eeeeeeee-4444-5555-6666-ffffffffffff Fabrikam Helpdesk Group     #microsoft.graph.group     8/7/2024 2:52:47 PM
This example retrieves the assigned sponsor for the specified user.
- The 
-UserIdparameter specifies the User ID or User Principal Name. - The 
-SponsorIdparameter specifies the specific user's sponsor ID to retrieve (user or group ID). 
Parameters
-All
List all pages.
Parameter properties
| Type: | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | 
| Default value: | False | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named | 
| Mandatory: | False | 
| Value from pipeline: | False | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-Filter
Specifies an OData v4.0 filter statement. This parameter controls which objects are returned.
Parameter properties
| Type: | System.String | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
					GetQuery 
					
				 
				| Position: | Named | 
| Mandatory: | False | 
| Value from pipeline: | True | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-Property
Specifies properties to be returned.
Parameter properties
| Type: | System.String[]  | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
| Aliases: | Select | 
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named | 
| Mandatory: | False | 
| Value from pipeline: | False | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-SponsorId 
		Specifies the specific user's sponsor ID to retrieve (user or group ID).
Parameter properties
| Type: | System.String | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named | 
| Mandatory: | True | 
| Value from pipeline: | True | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-Top
Specifies the maximum number of records to return.
Parameter properties
| Type: | System.Int32 | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
| Aliases: | Limit | 
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named | 
| Mandatory: | False | 
| Value from pipeline: | True | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
-UserId 
		Specifies the ID (as a UserPrincipalName or UserId) of a user in Microsoft Entra ID.
Parameter properties
| Type: | System.String | 
| Default value: | None | 
| Supports wildcards: | False | 
| DontShow: | False | 
| Aliases: | ObjectId, UPN, Identity, UserPrincipalName | 
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named | 
| Mandatory: | True | 
| Value from pipeline: | True | 
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True | 
| Value from remaining arguments: | False | 
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.