Message Centre
The question it answers: Which Message Centre posts announce changes that need action, by when, and which are major changes?
Upcoming changes Microsoft announced in the Message Centre - posts with an action deadline first.
At a glance
Section titled “At a glance”| Where in the app | Tenant › Service Health & Message Centre |
| Shown as | a tab of Service Health & Message Centre |
| Workload | Tenant |
| Kind | Table |
| Data | Built from the tenant data IntensiveReports keeps in memory and refreshes in the background, so it opens at once. |
| Licence | No extra licence needed. |
| Report id (API and MCP) | tenant.service-health.message-centre |
Columns
Section titled “Columns”| Column | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Id | Id | Link |
| Title | Title | Text |
| Services | ServicesString | Text |
| Category | CategoryDisplay | Text |
| Major change | IsMajorChange | YesNo |
| Act by | ActionRequiredByDateTime | Date |
| Deadline | DaysUntilActionRequired | Status |
| Last update | LastModifiedDateTime | Date |
Filters
Section titled “Filters”| Filter | Key (API) | On when the page opens |
|---|---|---|
| Only posts with an action deadline or major changes | actionable | Yes |
What it needs
Section titled “What it needs”Licence: No extra licence needed.
Application permissions on the IntensiveReports app registration (all permissions):
| Permission | API | What it allows | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ServiceMessage.Read.All | Microsoft Graph | Read service messages |
Data sources it reads
GET /v1.0/admin/serviceAnnouncement/messages
Through the API and MCP
Section titled “Through the API and MCP”GET /ir-api/v1/reports/tenant.service-health.message-centre?size=100GET /ir-api/v1/reports/tenant.service-health.message-centre?filter=actionableAn AI assistant reads it with the MCP tool get_report and the id tenant.service-health.message-centre. The client needs the Read grant for Tenant. See Using the API.