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sacker
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

/set_access_inheritance

Hi all

 

Did someone test that API ?

set_access_inheritance

 

To foul to test now, but.. is it the way that we asked, for disabling inheritance of permissions for subfolders ??

 

Any feedback ?

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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    7 years ago
    I'm not sure I understand your question. Can you elaborate? This endpoint should change the inheritance policy of a shared folder in a team shared Dropbox. Have you tried it, and if so, did you run in to any issues with it? Thanks in advance!
  • sacker's avatar
    sacker
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 years ago

    Hi

    thanks for the response

    No i did not take time to test it, but i will surely do ...

     

    My question is simple :

    Does that API permit to stop inheritance of the permissions in a folder, and thus take back permission for a group, that has been given on a high level folder.

    Example :

    Teamfolder1 - Group A and GRoupB READ PErmission

          SHFolder1 - GroupA and GROUPB Modified Permission

          Folder2 - Group A and GROUPB READ PERMISSION (inherited)

          SHFolder3 - GroupA NO PERMISSION - Group B READ PErmission (Using /set_access_inheritance, and sharing to GROUP B)

     

     

    As i wask asking around, and reading forums, i understood it was not possible to disable inheritance at all.

     

    Sebastien

     

     

  • sacker's avatar
    sacker
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 years ago

    I'm trying to launch that API.

    It works only on a shared folder, not on a simple Subfolder of a shared_folder (we must provide a sharedfolder ID, folder ID does not work).

    But, i think may be i don't have the "new team space" you are talking about, because i get an error back : (409) Conflict.

     

    How can i check if i'm in the case you mention ? How can i apply to that new configuration (and what does it imply on my existing folder structure ?)

    We have a dropbox business advanced subscription

     

    Thanks

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