# Grant Permission on site

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


This activity grants permission on the site. You can override or append user or group 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 site activity in Virto Workflows](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/grant_permission_on_site_1.jpg)

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

"Approve, Read, View Only".

## **SharePoint Workflow Designer Phrase**

Grant this level permission on site url to this members. Override current permissions: No

## **Parameters**

Input parameters


| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| The following | Permission level string. Multi permission assignments are supported. Use ‘,’ or ‘;’ separator to grant several permissions.Example: | Guest, Reader, Editor, etc. |
| SiteURL (optional) | The URL of a source SharePoint site. If the value field is empty, current sitewill 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 oldpermissions |


Example

![Workflow example using the Grant permission on site activity inside an App Step](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/grant_permission_on_site_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 site activity assigning permission levels](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/grant_permission_on_site_3.png)