Enum Access

  • DriveApp.Access is an enum used to define user access levels for files and folders in Google Drive, beyond individual permissions.

  • You can set file or folder sharing permissions using methods like setSharing() along with the DriveApp.Access and DriveApp.Permission enums.

  • Several access levels are available: ANYONE, ANYONE_WITH_LINK, DOMAIN, DOMAIN_WITH_LINK, and PRIVATE, each controlling who can access the content.

  • Domain administrators in Google Workspace can restrict the use of ANYONE and ANYONE_WITH_LINK sharing options for their users.
Access

An enum representing classes of users who can access a file or folder, besides any individual users who have been explicitly given access. These properties can be accessed from DriveApp.Access.

To call an enum, you call its parent class, name, and property. For example, DriveApp.Access.ANYONE. 

// Creates a folder that anyone on the Internet can read from and write to.
// (Domain administrators can prohibit this setting for users of a Google
// Workspace domain.)
const folder = DriveApp.createFolder('Shared Folder');
folder.setSharing(DriveApp.Access.ANYONE, DriveApp.Permission.EDIT);

Properties

PropertyTypeDescription
ANYONEEnumAnyone on the Internet can find and access. No sign-in required.

Domain administrators can prohibit this setting for users of a Google Workspace domain. If the setting is disabled, passing this value to File.setSharing(accessType, permissionType) throws an exception.
ANYONE_WITH_LINKEnumAnyone who has the link can access. No sign-in required.

Domain administrators can prohibit this setting for users of a Google Workspace domain. If the setting is disabled, passing this value to File.setSharing(accessType, permissionType) throws an exception.
DOMAINEnumPeople in your domain can find and access. Sign-in required.

This setting is available only for users of a Google Workspace domain. For other types of Google accounts, passing this value to File.setSharing(accessType, permissionType) throws an exception.
DOMAIN_WITH_LINKEnumPeople in your domain who have the link can access. Sign-in required.

This setting is available only for users of a Google Workspace domain. For other types of Google accounts, passing this value to File.setSharing(accessType, permissionType) throws an exception.
PRIVATEEnumOnly people explicitly granted permission can access. Sign-in required.