Description

Unable to create an AD App from a manifest file using the m365 aad app add command. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, Looking for guidance on how to move forward.

Steps to reproduce

1. In the Azure Portal, create an AD App with the default settings and some name.
2. Navigate to that app and download the manifest file
3. Update the name of the app within the manifest to something unique
4. Run these commands from the same location the file was created in

$json= Get-Content 'testmanifest.json'
m365 aad app add --manifest $json

Expected results

App should be created in the Azure Tenant with the specified name

Actual results

Error running script:
Error: Error while parsing the specified manifest: SyntaxError: Unexpected token a in JSON at position 3

Diagnostics

Error: Error while parsing the specified manifest: SyntaxError: Unexpected token a in JSON at position 3

CLI for Microsoft 365 version

v5.1.0

nodejs version

v16.14.2

Operating system (environment)

Windows

Shell

PowerShell

cli doctor

{
"os": {
"platform": "win32",
"version": "Windows 10 Enterprise",
"release": "10.0.19042"
},
"cliVersion": "5.1.0",
"nodeVersion": "v16.14.2",
"cliAadAppId": "31359c7f-bd7e-475c-86db-fdb8c937548e",
"cliAadAppTenant": "common",
"authMode": "DeviceCode",
"cliEnvironment": "",
"cliConfig": {},
"roles": [],
"scopes": [
"AllSites.FullControl",
"AppCatalog.ReadWrite.All",
"AuditLog.Read.All",
"ChannelMember.ReadWrite.All",
"ChannelMessage.Read.All",
"ChannelMessage.Send",
"ChannelSettings.ReadWrite.All",
"Chat.Read",
"Chat.ReadWrite",
"Directory.AccessAsUser.All",
"Directory.ReadWrite.All",
"Group.ReadWrite.All",
"IdentityProvider.ReadWrite.All",
"Mail.ReadWrite",
"Mail.Send",
"Place.Read.All",
"Policy.Read.All",
"Reports.Read.All",
"ServiceHealth.Read.All",
"ServiceMessage.Read.All",
"ServiceMessageViewpoint.Write",
"Tasks.ReadWrite",
"Team.Create",
"TeamMember.ReadWrite.All",
"TeamsApp.ReadWrite.All",
"TeamsAppInstallation.ReadWriteForUser",
"TeamSettings.ReadWrite.All",
"TeamsTab.ReadWrite.All",
"TermStore.ReadWrite.All",
"User.Invite.All",
"User.ReadWrite.All",
"profile",
"openid",
"email"
]
}

Additional Info

Suspect I'm doing something wrong in loading the json. Using this example from the docs:

m365 aad app add --manifest @testmanifest.json

Results in this error:

ParserError:
Line |
1 | m365 aad app add --manifest @testmanifest.json
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| The splatting operator '@' cannot be used to reference variables in an expression. '@testmanifest' can
| be used only as an argument to a command. To reference variables in an expression use '$testmanifest'.