Using Sites.Selected search or query for a specific file name in a subfolder within a specific library.

Question

I have tried a variety of http get requests. With sites.selected permissions on an Azure App I can drill to a specific file name to retrieve its url, but I can't use a wildcard to find it, unless I know the exact subfolder it is in.

Is there a way to use Microsoft Graph Sites.Selected permissions perform a search or query for a part of a file name inside a sharepoint site and within subfolders?

Answer 1

Hi @DarylD ,

Per my test, when using Microsoft Graph Sites.Selected permissions search a file with the search api, we will get access dennied error.
So Sites.Selected permission is not enough to seach a file. You need to grant at least Files.Read.All to searh a file in the site

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Answer 2

Hi @DarylD ,

According to the documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/search-api-overview?view=graph-rest-1.0#scope-search-based-on-entity-types. You need to grant at least Files.Read.All permission on your app to search files.