To configure Manifest to include Group Claims in Auth Token 1. Go to Azure Active Directory to configure the Manifest. Click on Azure Active Directory, and go to App registrations to find your application: 2. Click on your application (or search for it if you have a lot of apps) and edit the Manifest by clicking on it. 3. Locate the "groupMembershipClaims" setting. Set its value to either "SecurityGroup" or "All". To help you decide which: "SecurityGroup" - groups claim will contain the identifiers of all security groups of which the user is a member. "All" - groups claim will contain the identifiers of all security groups and all distribution lists of which the user is a member Now your application will include group claims in your manifest and you can use this fact in your code. References: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/waws/2017/03/13/azure-app-service-authentication-aad-groups/