Use this operation to view the advanced permissions on a shared file or folder in Edge Drive.
Request
Syntax
GET <webservice>/drive/file/{fileOrfolderID}/permissions HTTP/1.1
Host: <host name>
Accept: {application/xml | application/json}
Authtoken: <authentication token>
where <webservice> is the root path used to route the API requests to the Web Server.
For more information, see Available Web Services for REST API.
Request Headers
Name | Description |
---|---|
Host | The host name of the Web Server or Web Console used in the API request. |
Accept | The format of the response. Valid values are: application/xml or application/json. |
Authtoken | The authentication token received after successfully logging on. For details on receiving an authentication token, see Authentication. |
Request Parameter
Name | Description | Required |
---|---|---|
fileOrfolderID | The GUID of the file or folder. GUID is a unique identifier for a file or folder and remains the same even when you rename or move the file or folder to another path. To retrieve the GUID of the file, see Viewing File or Folder Properties. | Yes |
Response
Response Parameters
Parameter | Description | Element |
---|---|---|
allowPermissions | Specifies the permissions that are allowed for the user. Valid values are:
| permissions |
denyPermissions | Specifies the permission that are denied to the user. Valid values are:
| permissions |
userType | Applies only to private shares. Specifies the type of entity to which the file or folder is being shared. Valid values are: 1 - user 2 - email address 3 - CommCell user group 4 - external AD user group | userInfo |
userGroupId | The system-generated ID assigned to the user group associated with the user. | userGroup |
userGroupName | The name of the user group associated with the user. | userGroup |
externalGroupName | Domain/username in an external group to which you want to set the permission. | externalGroup |
inheritFromParent | Value 1 indicates that permissions are inherited from the parent folder. | Api_GetPermissionsResp |
isPermissionSet | Value 1 indicates that explicit permissions are set. | Api_GetPermissionsResp |
errorCode | The possible error codes. Valid values are:
| App_GenericResponse |
errorString | The description of the error code. Not all error codes have an error message. | App_GenericResponse |
Examples
Sample Request
GET <webservice>/drive/file/83dd41f4d7b848429daf15b668ea5f9a/permissions HTTP/1.1
Host: client.mydomain.com
Accept: application/json
Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc6
0f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f
8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f
40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef7
68fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f323
3d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8
Sample Response
<Api_GetPermissionsResp inheritFromParent="1" isPermissionSet="0"> <permissions> <allowPermissions val="1" /> <userInfo userType="3"> <userGroup userGroupId="8" newName="" userGroupName="TestGroup" /> </userInfo> </permissions> <permissions> <allowPermissions val="1" /> <userInfo userType="3"> <userGroup userGroupId="9" newName="" userGroupName="TestGroup2" /> </userInfo> </permissions> <permissions> <denyPermissions val="1" /> <userInfo userType="4"> <externalGroup externalGroupName="domain\user1" newName="" groupId="10" /> </userInfo> </permissions> <error />
</Api_GetPermissionsResp>