Delete a sharing permission from a file or folder
Namespace: microsoft.graph
Important
APIs under the /beta
version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.
Remove access to a DriveItem.
Only sharing permissions that are not inherited can be deleted.
The inheritedFrom property must be null
.
Permissions
One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.
Permission type | Permissions (from least to most privileged) |
---|---|
Delegated (work or school account) | Files.ReadWrite, Files.ReadWrite.All, Sites.ReadWrite.All |
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) | Files.ReadWrite, Files.ReadWrite.All |
Application | Files.ReadWrite.All, Sites.ReadWrite.All |
HTTP request
DELETE /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
DELETE /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
DELETE /me/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
DELETE /sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
DELETE /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
Optional request headers
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
if-match | string | If this request header is included and the eTag (or cTag) provided does not match the current tag on the item, a 412 Precondition Failed response is returned and the item will not be deleted. |
Response
If successful, this method returns 204 No Content
response code.
Example
This example removes the permission identified as {perm-id} from the item {item-id} in the current user's OneDrive.
DELETE https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/me/drive/root/items/{item-id}/permissions/{perm-id}
Response
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Remarks
- Drives with a driveType of
personal
(OneDrive Personal) cannot create or modify permissions on the root DriveItem.