# Check if user is a member of SharePoint group

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-workflow-automation-app/virto-workflows-for-office-365/sharepoint-permissions-processing/check-if-user-is-a-member-of-sharepoint-group/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-workflow-automation-app/virto-workflows-for-office-365/sharepoint-permissions-processing/check-if-user-is-a-member-of-sharepoint-group/)
Product: Virto Workflow Automation App
Updated: 2026-08-12


This condition checks that user is member of specified SharePoint group. SharePoint Designer phrase

![SharePoint Designer phrase for the Check if user is a member of SharePoint group condition in Virto Workflows](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/check_if_user_is_a_member_of_sharepoint_group_1.jpg)

## **Parameters**

Input parameters


| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| The following user(s) | User login name, e-mail. Allowed multiple users or groups separated ';'. | “mycompany\john; john@gmail.com” |
| This group | Name or id of the SharePoint group. | Home Owners, Home Viewers, 5 |
| SiteURL (optional) | The URL of the site collection to which the user account is being added.Default value is current site url. | https://contoso/SiteUrl; https://contoso/Sites/SiteUrl;[%Workflow Context:Current Site URL%]/subSite |
| Variable | Override current permissions | No – a new permission will be added to existed permissionsYes – a new permission will override (remove) all oldpermissions |


Example

![Workflow example using the Check if user is a member of SharePoint group condition inside an App Step](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/check_if_user_is_a_member_of_sharepoint_group_2-1.png)

**Note:**We recommend you to run all Virto Permissions actions inside App Step to avoid failing of your subsequent actions inside the workflow.

Example

![Second workflow example of the Check if user is a member of SharePoint group condition in Virto Workflows](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/check_if_user_is_a_member_of_sharepoint_group_3.png)