microsoftgraph / microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-java

byDriveItemId.patch() returns 204 No Content and fails on OneDrive Personal Accounts

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Description

Describe the bug

Using the graph sdk client I can't update (rename, move, or change any metadata) when I'm specifiying an itemId, instead of the path to the actual file.

Expected behavior

Works the same as on OneDrive Business.

How to reproduce
package com.microsoft;

import com.azure.core.credential.AccessToken;
import com.azure.core.credential.TokenCredential;
import com.azure.core.credential.TokenRequestContext;
import com.microsoft.graph.models.DriveItem;
import com.microsoft.graph.serviceclient.GraphServiceClient;
import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;

public class App {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        final GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(
                new TokenCredential() {
                    @Override
                    public Mono<AccessToken> getToken(TokenRequestContext request) {
                        return Mono.just(new AccessToken(
                                "***",
                                OffsetDateTime.now().plusDays(1)));
                    }
                });
        final DriveItem newMetadata = new DriveItem();
        newMetadata.setName("000");
        final DriveItem result = graphClient
                .drives().byDriveId("097…")
                .items().byDriveItemId("97…!s0c…")
                .patch(newMetadata);
        if (result instanceof DriveItem) {
            System.out.println(result.getName());
        } else {
            System.out.println("Patch returned null");
        }
    }
}
SDK Version

No response

Latest version known to work for scenario above?

Microsoft Graph REST API before 2025-11-12.

Known Workarounds

Using drives/{driveId}/root:/path/to/file to patch, but according to the documentation page using Item IDs is preferred, also this option isn't exposed in the Java Sdk.

Debug output
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> PATCH /v1.0/drives/097…/items/97…!s8… HTTP/1.1
> Accept: application/json
> Content-Type: application/json
> Transfer-Encoding: chunked
> Host: graph.microsoft.com
> Connection: Keep-Alive
> Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate
> Authorization: ********
> Prefer: Include-Feature=AddToOneDrive
< HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
< Cache-Control: max-age=0, private
< Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000
< request-id: d90b78b1-b92c-4038-8c44-f1dd39f9c8cd
< client-request-id: d90b78b1-b92c-4038-8c44-f1dd39f9c8cd
< x-ms-ags-diagnostic: {"ServerInfo":{"DataCenter":"Germany West Central","Slice":"E","Ring":"4","ScaleUnit":"007","RoleInstance":"FR2PEPF00000F84"}}
< SPLogId: 65a8f6a1-e0bf-f000-6d60-d5c4d2d3abfd
< Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:53:07 GMT
Configuration

No response

Other information

This started failing around 2025-11-12.

Also: rclone/rclone#9150
https://github.com/iterate-ch/cyberduck/pull/17882
https://github.com/iterate-ch/onedrive-java-client/pull/53

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the GraphServiceClient item-ID PATCH call shown in the reproduction and compare its behavior with the documented path-based workaround. Reproduce the update against a OneDrive Personal account, then verify that item-ID updates return the expected DriveItem rather than an unusable 204 response; no repository file or test is named.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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