- HTTP request
- Path parameters
- Query parameters
- Request body
- Response body
- Authorization scopes
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Inserts a permission for a file or shared drive.
Warning:Concurrent permissions operations on the same file are not supported; only the last update is applied.
HTTP request
 POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/permissions 
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| fileId |   The ID for the file or shared drive. | 
Query parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| emailMessage |   A plain text custom message to include in notification emails. | 
| enforceSingleParent |   Deprecated: See  | 
| moveToNewOwnersRoot |   This parameter will only take effect if the item is not in a shared drive and the request is attempting to transfer the ownership of the item. If set to  | 
| sendNotificationEmails |   Whether to send notification emails when sharing to users or groups. This parameter is ignored and an email is sent if the  | 
| supportsAllDrives |   Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. | 
| supportsTeamDrives |   Deprecated: Use  | 
| useDomainAdminAccess |   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 |   Whether the request should enforce expansive access rules. | 
Request body
The request body contains an instance of  Permission 
 
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Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of  Permission 
 
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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 .

