# Grant Permission on list item

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-workflow-automation-app/virto-workflows-for-office-365/sharepoint-permissions-processing/grant-permission-on-list-item/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-workflow-automation-app/virto-workflows-for-office-365/sharepoint-permissions-processing/grant-permission-on-list-item/)
Product: Virto Workflow Automation App
Updated: 2026-08-12


This activity grants permission on the list item. You can override or append user grant permissions. Value of permission field by default can be one of the following values:

None  
Guest  
Reader  
Contributor  
Web  
designer  
Administrator  
Editor  
System

SharePoint Designer phrase

![SharePoint Designer phrase for the Grant permission on list item activity in Virto Workflows](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/grant_permission_on_list_item_1.jpg)

The activity supports multi permission assignment. Use ‘,’ or ‘;’ separator to grant several permission.

## **Parameters**

Input parameters


| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| The following | Permission level string. Multi permission assignments are supported. Use ‘,’ or ‘;’ separator to grant several permission.Example: | Guest, Reader, Editor, etc. |
| Current item | Item ID. If the value field is empty, current item ID will be used. | [%Variable:ItemID%], Current Item:ID |
| Current list | Title or Url of chosen list. If the value field is empty, current list will be used. | Tasks[%Workflow Context:List Name%]/Lists/ Tasks |
| SiteURL (optional) | The URL of a source SharePoint site. If the value field is empty, current site will be used. | https://contoso/SiteUrl; https://contoso/Sites/SiteUrl;[%Workflow Context:Current Site URL%]/subSite |
| User(s)/group(s) | User login, e-mail, group name, group ID | “user@domain”, “domain\user”. It allows multiple values separated by a semicolon. |
| Variable | Override current permissions | No – a new permission will be added to existed permissionsYes – a new permission will override (remove) all old permissions |


Example

![Workflow example using the Grant permission on list item activity inside an App Step](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/grant_permission_on_list_item_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 Grant permission on list item activity assigning permission levels](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/grant_permission_on_list_item_3.png)