Check-in changes to a DriveItem resource

Check-in a checked out DriveItem resource, which makes the version of the document available to others.

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

POST /drives/{driveId}/items/{itemId}/checkin
POST /groups/{groupId}/drive/items/{itemId}/checkin
POST /me/drive/items/{item-id}/checkin
POST /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{itemId}/checkin
POST /users/{userId}/drive/items/{itemId}/checkin

Request body

In the request body, provide a JSON object with the following parameters.

Name	Value	Description
checkInAs	string	Optional. The desired status of the document after the check-in operation is complete. Can be published or unspecified.
comment	string	A check-in comment that is associated with the version.

Example

This example checks in a file identified by {item-id}.

POST /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/checkin
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "comment": "Updating the latest guidelines"
}

Response

If successful, the API call returns a 204 No Content.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Remarks