Method: permissions.update
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Updates a permission with 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/v3/files/{fileId}/permissions/{permissionId}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
fileId |
string
The ID of the file or shared drive.
|
permissionId |
string
The ID of 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 to transfer ownership to the specified user and downgrade the current owner to a writer. This parameter is required as an acknowledgement of the side effect.
|
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/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.
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Last updated 2025-04-18 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-04-18 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: permissions.update\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nUpdates a permission with patch semantics.\n\n**Warning:** Concurrent permissions operations on the same file are not supported; only the last update is applied.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`PATCH https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/permissions/{permissionId}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|----------------|----------------------------------------------|\n| `fileId` | `string` The ID of the file or shared drive. |\n| `permissionId` | `string` The ID of the permission. |\n\n### Query parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `removeExpiration` | `boolean` Whether to remove the expiration date. |\n| `supportsAllDrives` | `boolean` Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. |\n| `supportsTeamDrives` **(deprecated)** | `boolean` Deprecated: Use `supportsAllDrives` instead. |\n| `transferOwnership` | `boolean` Whether to transfer ownership to the specified user and downgrade the current owner to a writer. This parameter is required as an acknowledgement of the side effect. |\n| `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. |\n| `enforceExpansiveAccess` | `boolean` Whether the request should enforce expansive access rules. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body contains an instance of [Permission](/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/permissions#Permission).\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [Permission](/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/permissions#Permission).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file`\n\nSome scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the [Authorization guide](/workspace/guides/configure-oauth-consent)."]]
