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Grant external user edit access to SharePoint folder.

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I have a flow in which when an external user send an email we will create a new folder on SharePoint and then grant edit access to user so they can upload files.
I have created the flow which creates the folder but how to grant access to users I can not figure out.

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  • GT-24071437-0 Profile Picture
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    Re: Grant external user edit access to SharePoint folder.

    Greetings

     

    Has any solution been found for this issue for external users, as I just tried it, and it doesn't work

  • Crazy Rasik Profile Picture
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    Re: Grant external user edit access to SharePoint folder.

    @chaule have you got any solution about the same yet because I am facing the same issue.

  • chaule Profile Picture
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    Re: Grant external user edit access to SharePoint folder.

    I tried this and it worked for existing users but not new external users.  Any ideas why?

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
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    Hi @v-duann-msft 

    Thanks it worked. One more thing I want to send the link to the created folder to the external user in a customized email. Also once the files are uploaded to the created folder I need to send email notification to a user.
    How can I do this?

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    v-duann-msft Profile Picture
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    Re: Grant external user edit access to SharePoint folder.

    Hi @Anonymous 

     

    Thank you for posting.

     

    According to your description, you would like to grant edit access to external users while receiving new email. If any misunderstanding, please kindly let me know.

     

    We can use ‘Grant access to an item or a folder’ action to achieve your purpose.

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    Once tested, I’m able to create new folder and assign it’s permission to external user.

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    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/sharepointonline/#grant-access-to-an-item-or-a-folder

     

    Hope the content above may help you.

     

    Best regards,

    Anna

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