Get and Set User Profile Properties using Console Application in SharePoint Online

Get and Set User Profile Properties using Console Application in SharePoint Online

File -> New -> Project -> Installed -> Templates -> Visual C# -> Windows -> Console Application ->Enter Name (UserProfilePropertySync)

Go to UserProfilePropertySync -> References -> Add Referece

Add below three dlls. Make sure add 16 version dlls.

using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client;

using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime;

using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.UserProfiles;

Make sure here we are adding 16th version dlls.

Go to UserProfilePropertySync -> Open Program.cs

add below code

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using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Threading.Tasks;

using System.Security;

using System.Net;

using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client;

using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.UserProfiles;

namespace UserProfilePropertySync

{

    class Program

    {

        static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            try

            {

                string tenantAdminUrl = GetString("Enter your tenant admin url (https://tenantname-admin.sharepoint.com): ");

                string tenantAdminUser = GetString("Enter your tenant admin user (user@tenantname.onmicrosoft.com): ");

                PersonProperties personProperties = null;

                SecureString tenantAdminPassword = GetPassword();

                string userToUpdate = "i:0#.f|membership|" + tenantAdminUser;

                using (ClientContext clientContext = new ClientContext(tenantAdminUrl))

                {

                    clientContext.Credentials = new SharePointOnlineCredentials(tenantAdminUser, tenantAdminPassword);

                    PeopleManager peopleManager = new PeopleManager(clientContext);

                    string userProfileProperty = "AboutMe";

                    personProperties = peopleManager.GetPropertiesFor(userToUpdate);

                    clientContext.Load(personProperties, p => p.UserProfileProperties);

                    clientContext.ExecuteQuery();

                    foreach (var property in personProperties.UserProfileProperties)

                    {

                        if (property.Key == userProfileProperty)

                            Console.WriteLine("Current value of the {0} property for user {1}:{2}", userProfileProperty, userToUpdate, property.Value.ToString());

                    }

                    string newAboutMeValue = GetString(String.Format("Enter a new value to be set for property {0}:", userProfileProperty));

                    Console.WriteLine("Setting new value...");

                    peopleManager.SetSingleValueProfileProperty(userToUpdate, userProfileProperty, newAboutMeValue);

                    personProperties = peopleManager.GetPropertiesFor(userToUpdate);

                    clientContext.Load(personProperties, p => p.UserProfileProperties);

                    clientContext.ExecuteQuery();

                    foreach (var property in personProperties.UserProfileProperties)

                    {

                        if (property.Key == userProfileProperty)

                        {

                            Console.WriteLine("Current value of the {0} property for user {1}:{2}", userProfileProperty, userToUpdate, property.Value.ToString());

                        }

                    }

                }

                Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.");

                Console.Read();

            }

            catch (Exception ex)

            {

                Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;

                Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Exception!"), ex.ToString());

                Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.");

                Console.Read();

                throw;

            }

        }

        public static string GetString(string question)

        {

            string userInput = string.Empty;

            try

            {

                Console.Write(question);

                userInput = Console.ReadLine();

            }

            catch (Exception e)

            {

                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);

                userInput = string.Empty;

            }

            return userInput;

        }

        public static SecureString GetPassword()

        {

            SecureString sStrPwd = new SecureString();

            try

            {

                Console.Write("Enter the SharePoint Tenant Admin password: ");

                for (ConsoleKeyInfo keyInfo = Console.ReadKey(true); keyInfo.Key != ConsoleKey.Enter; keyInfo = Console.ReadKey(true))

                {

                    if (keyInfo.Key == ConsoleKey.Backspace)

                    {

                        if (sStrPwd.Length > 0)

                        {

                            sStrPwd.RemoveAt(sStrPwd.Length - 1);

                            Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.CursorLeft - 1, Console.CursorTop);

                            Console.Write(" ");

                            Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.CursorLeft - 1, Console.CursorTop);

                        }

                    }

                    else if (keyInfo.Key != ConsoleKey.Enter)

                    {

                        Console.Write("*");

                        sStrPwd.AppendChar(keyInfo.KeyChar);

                    }

                }

                Console.WriteLine("");

            }

            catch (Exception e)

            {

                sStrPwd = null;

                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);

            }

            return sStrPwd;

        } 

    }

}

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Press F5 to run and enter required input.