---
name: Add Mike as owner on all Entra apps
description: Apps created via management SP have no user owner — must add Mike manually or publisher verification fails
type: feedback
originSessionId: 045c6ef2-5711-4aca-b86f-55506c9b6ada
---
After creating any Entra app registration via the ComputerGuru-Management service principal, always add Mike (f34ebe40-9565-4135-af4c-2e808df57a25) as an owner immediately.

**Why:** Apps created via client credentials have no user owner. Microsoft requires a user owner to perform publisher verification (MPN badge). Without this step, the portal shows "A verified publisher cannot be added to this application."

**How to apply:** After every `POST /v1.0/applications` call, immediately run:
```bash
curl -sk -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/applications/{APP_OBJ_ID}/owners/\$ref" \
  -d '{"@odata.id":"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/directoryObjects/f34ebe40-9565-4135-af4c-2e808df57a25"}'
```

Mike's user object ID: `f34ebe40-9565-4135-af4c-2e808df57a25`