Method: permissions.patch

Updates a permission using patch semantics.

Warning: Concurrent permissions operations on the same file are not supported; only the last update is applied.

HTTP request

PATCH https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/permissions/{permissionId}

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
fileId

string

The ID for the file or shared drive.
permissionId

string

The ID for the permission.

Query parameters

Parameters
removeExpiration

boolean

Whether to remove the expiration date.
supportsAllDrives

boolean

Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives.
supportsTeamDrives
(deprecated)

boolean

Deprecated: Use supportsAllDrives instead.
transferOwnership

boolean

Whether changing a role to owner downgrades the current owners to writers. Does nothing if the specified role is not owner.
useDomainAdminAccess

boolean

Issue the request as a domain administrator; if set to true, then the requester will be granted access if the file ID parameter refers to a shared drive and the requester is an administrator of the domain to which the shared drive belongs.
enforceExpansiveAccess

boolean

Whether the request should enforce expansive access rules.

Request body

The request body contains an instance of Permission.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of Permission.

Authorization scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docs
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file

Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide.