Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery: Prerequisites, Backup, and Restore in Detail

This article provides a comprehensive overview of Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery, a new native capability for backing up and restoring directory objects like users, groups, applications, and policies. It covers prerequisites including required licenses (Entra ID P1 or higher) and roles (Backup Administrator and Backup Reader). The article explains that backups occur automatically once per day, are retained for five days, and are immutable. It details supported objects, how to perform recovery using difference reports or direct restore, and discusses limitations such as handling deleted objects. This is a technical guide for IT professionals managing Microsoft Entra environments.