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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Configure SharePoint API permissions for your External Content Q&A Genius Results OAuth 2.0 application

Add the AllSites.FullControl SharePoint API delegated permission to your External Q&A Genius Results OAuth 2.0 application in Microsoft Azure portal and grant admin consent to allow the application to access this permission. The OAuth 2.0 application for External Q&A Genius Results requires the delegated permission to search your Microsoft SharePoint Online sites.

Before you begin

The Now Assist in AI Search ServiceNow® Store application must be installed on your instance. For details on installing this application, see Install Now Assist in AI Search.

You need to have an OAuth 2.0 application configured in Microsoft Azure portal for External Content Q&A Genius Results. For details on this procedure, see Configure OAuth application in Microsoft Azure.

You must have permissions to change the OAuth 2.0 application's settings in Microsoft Azure portal.

Role required: admin

Procedure

  1. Access your OAuth 2.0 application's settings in Microsoft Azure portal.

    1. Log in to https://portal.azure.com/.

    2. In the Azure services section, select App registrations.

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Microsoft Azure portal with App registrations service highlighted.
3.  Select **All applications** or **Owned applications**.
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Microsoft Azure portal with All applications and Owned applications categories highlighted.
4.  In the search field, enter the name or application \(client\) ID of the OAuth 2.0 application you created for External Content Q&A Genius Results, then select that application's display name from the list of results.
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Microsoft Azure portal with search term and matching application display name highlighted.
    To learn how to configure an OAuth 2.0 application for External Content Q&A Genius Results, see [Configure OAuth application in Microsoft Azure](../../integrate-applications/integration-hub/configure-oauth-application-in-microsoft-azure.md).

  1. Add an AllSites.FullControl SharePoint API delegated permission to your OAuth 2.0 application.

    1. In the menu, select Manage > API permissions.
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Microsoft Azure portal application page with API permissions menu item highlighted.
2.  Under the **Configured permissions** heading, select **Add a permission**.
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Microsoft Azure portal application page with Add a permission link highlighted.
3.  In the **Request API permissions** window's **Select an API** section, select **Microsoft APIs**, then select the **SharePoint** API.
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Microsoft Azure portal Request API permissions page with Microsoft APIs category highlighted.
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Microsoft Azure portal Request API permissions page with SharePoint API highlighted.
4.  When prompted, select **Delegated permissions** as the type of permission to add.
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Microsoft Azure portal Request API permissions page with delegated permissions type highlighted.
5.  In the **Select permissions** section, select **AllSites** > **AllSites.FullControl**, then select **Add permissions**.
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Microsoft Azure portal Request API permissions page with AllSites category, AllSites.FullControl selected permission, and Add permissions button highlighted.
    The new AllSites.FullControl SharePoint API permission appears in the list of configured permissions with status `Not granted for ServiceNow`.

6.  Under the **Configured permissions** heading, select **Grant admin consent for ServiceNow**.
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Microsoft Azure portal application page with Grant admin consent for ServiceNow link highlighted.
7.  In the **Grant admin consent confirmation** dialog box, select **Yes**.
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Microsoft Azure portal application page with Grant admin consent confirmation dialog box's Yes button highlighted.
    The AllSites.FullControl SharePoint API permission's status changes to `Granted for ServiceNow`.

What to do next

Configure the OAuth 2.0 settings in your ServiceNow AI Platform® instance that are needed for External Content Q&A Genius Results. For details on this procedure, see Configure OAuth settings for External Content Q&A Genius Results.

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