Configure Service Graph Connector for Microsoft Intune using SGC Central

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated February 27, 2026
  • 5 minutes to read
  • Use the playbook available with the SGC Central application to set up the Service Graph Connector for Microsoft Intune for pulling in Microsoft Intune data into the CMDB.

    Before you begin

    Install Service Graph Connector for Microsoft Intune version 2.5.0 or later from the ServiceNow Store. For ServiceNow Store installation steps, see Install a ServiceNow Store application.
    Obtain the following information from your Microsoft Intune administrator:
    • Client ID
    • Client Secret
    • Token URL
    For the connector to access the data in Microsoft Intune, the credential information is required to use the Microsoft Graph API. Therefore, you must grant the following Graph API permissions from the App registrations page in the Microsoft portal:
    • DeviceManagementManagedDevices.Read.All (Type: Application)
    • DeviceManagementApps.Read.All (Type: Application)
    • User.Read.All (Type: Application)
    Dependencies and requirements:
    • The Integration Commons for CMDB store app, which is automatically installed.
    • The CMDB CI class models store app, which is automatically installed. See CMDB CI Class Models.
    • Datastream Action plugin (com.glide.hub.action_type.datastream), which is automatically installed.
    • ITOM Licensing plugin (com.snc.itom.license). For more information, see Request Discovery.
    • ServiceNow IntegrationHub Zip step (com.glide.hub.action_step.zip), which is automatically installed.
    • ServiceNow IntegrationHub JSON Parser step (com.glide.hub.action_step.jsonparser), which is automatically installed.
    • The SGC Central application (sn_sgc_central), which is automatically installed.
    Role required: The following table shows the roles required for each stage of the playbook.
    Table 1. Role required for each playbook stage
    Stage Role
    Prerequisites admin
    Setup SGC-Admin (sn_cmdb_int_util.sgc_admin) or admin
    Note:
    The admin user role is required to run background scripts, to provide access to global tables to the SGC-Admin user, and to configure advanced data sources. For information about the user roles for Service Graph Connectors, see Service Graph Connector user roles.

    About this task

    The playbook experience for onboarding connectors is activated with SGC Central in the Service Graph Workspace or CMDB Workspace. To configure the SGC Central application, see Configuring SGC Central and for more information on how to interact with a playbook, see Interact with Playbook.

    For more details on permissions, see Service Graph Connector for Microsoft Intune - Troubleshooting connection issues on ServiceNow Community and Microsoft Graph permissions reference on the Microsoft documentation site.

    Procedure

    1. Use one of the following methods to open SGC Central:
      • Navigate to Workspaces > Service Graph Workspace, and from the left navigation panel, select the Ingestion icon to open the SGC Central view.
      • Navigate to Workspaces > CMDB Workspace > SGC Central.
    2. On the Overview page, select Create connection.
      Tip:
      Alternatively, you can select Create connection on the All connections page.
    3. On the Create connection window, select the Microsoft Intune connector type and then select Create connection.
    4. Complete the initial prerequisites when setting up a connection for the first time using a connector.
      Note:
      This step is required only during the first-time setup. See Perform initial setup tasks when creating a connection in SGC Central.
    5. Select the data source type.
      1. In the Setup stage of the playbook, select the Select data source type activity.
      2. Select a data source type:
        • Advanced data sources: Advanced data sources offer faster data import and better performance, and include software publisher details. Select this option if you have a large number of Microsoft Intune devices.
          Note:
        • Regular data sources: The standard option, which doesn't include software publisher details.
      3. Select Continue.
    6. Enter connection details and test the API connection for importing Microsoft Intune data.
      1. In the Setup stage of the playbook, select the Create and test connection activity.
      2. On the form, fill in the fields.
        Table 2. Create and test connection form
        Field Description
        Connection Name Name to identify the Microsoft Intune connection record.

        For example, SG-Intune connection.

        Connection URL Base URL to connect to your Microsoft Intune application.
        Based on the region of your Microsoft Intune application, enter the connection URL in one of the following formats:
        • Global
          https://graph.microsoft.com
        • US Government
          https://graph.microsoft.us
        • China
          https://microsoftgraph.chinacloudapi.cn
        • Germany
          https://graph.cloudapi.de/
        OAuth Client ID Client ID of the Microsoft Intune application as noted in the Before you begin section.
        OAuth Client Secret Client secret of the Microsoft Intune application as noted in the Before you begin section.
        OAuth Token URL Callback URL for the Microsoft Intune application.
        Based on the region of your Microsoft Intune application, enter the token URL in one of the following formats:
        • Global
          https://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenantid>/oauth2/v2.0/token
        • US Government
          https://login.microsoftonline.us/<tenantid>/oauth2/v2.0/token
        • China
          https://login.partner.microsoftonline.cn/<tenantid>/oauth2/v2.0/token
        • Germany
          https://login.microsoftonline.de/<tenantid>/oauth2/v2.0/token
        Where <tenantid> is the tenant ID of your Microsoft Intune application.
        Use MID server Option to use the MID Server for connecting to the Microsoft Intune instance.
        Note:
        A MID Server is required only if a direct connection between the ServiceNow and Microsoft Intune instances isn’t possible.
        Mid Selection MID Server for the connection.

        This field appears only when you select the Use MID Server check box.

      3. Select Create and test connection.
      4. Once the connection test is complete, select Continue.
    7. Configure the connection properties to enable the connector to access resources.
      1. In the Setup stage of the playbook, select the Configure properties activity.
      2. In the Configure properties section, update the connection properties for advanced and regular data sources if required.
      3. Select Continue.
    8. Configure the report trigger job for advanced data sources.
      The Activate report trigger job activity appears only if you selected Advanced data sources in step 5.b. The advanced data sources require device reports and software reports to be triggered in the Microsoft environment before related jobs and scheduled imports are run.
      1. In the Setup stage of the playbook, select the Activate report trigger job activity.
      2. Fill in the fields on the Scheduled Script Execution form.
        Table 3. Scheduled Script Execution form
        Field Description
        Name Specify a name for the report trigger job.
        Active Select this check box to activate the report trigger job.
        Run Specify the schedule for the job to be run.
        Time Specify the time when the job should run.
        Run as Specify the user role required to run the report trigger job.
        Note:
        After you configure the report trigger job, all related jobs and the device and software reports scheduled imports are automatically scheduled to run in a specific sequence a few hours later (typically 3–4 hours). You can review the scheduled imports that are already activated and their scheduled time in step 9.
      3. Select Continue.
    9. Configure the import schedule to import data at regular intervals.
      1. In the Setup stage of the playbook, select the Configure import schedule activity.
      2. Expand the Parent scheduled data import within the Import schedules list to select the Connection Name-SG-Intune Devices import schedule.
      3. Select the Active check box, and then fill in the run schedule and time details.

        For more information, see Schedule a data import.

      4. Select Save.
        Alternatively, select Execute Now to execute the import schedule immediately.
      5. Select Continue.
    10. In the Setup stage of the playbook, select the Confirm connection setup activity to verify whether the connection was configured.

    What to do next

    Select View all connections to review the connection details. The configured connection appears in the Installed connections list.