Microsoft Entra External ID documentation

With Microsoft Entra External ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) External Identities, you can collaborate with partners and guests (B2B) or add customer identity and access (CIAM) management to your customer-facing apps.

Microsoft Entra External ID for customers (CIAM)

Overview

Learn basic customer tenant concepts and processes.

Microsoft Entra External ID for partners (B2B)

Overview

Learn basic B2B concepts and processes.

Quickstarts by app type in the customer tenant

Web app

A "classic" web app that runs on a server.

Web API

Web API that is called from a web app or from a web client.

Daemon app

Daemon or server app that runs without a user interface.

Desktop app

App with a native user interface that runs on a desktop, laptop or notebook.

Mobile app

App with a native user interface that runs on a mobile device.