Remove all folder permissions for user(s)/group(s)
Note: Virto Workflows for Office 365 is no longer sold. The add-in and the SharePoint 2013 workflows it adds actions to stopped working in SharePoint Online on April 2, 2026, when Microsoft retired SharePoint Add-ins and SharePoint 2013 workflows. This documentation is kept for reference.
This activity removes all permission assignments from specified folder for user(s)/group(s).
SharePoint Designer phrase
Remove all permissions for the following user(s)/group(s) from this folder in current list.
Parameters
Input parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| siteUrl | 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 |
| The following user(s)/group(s) | User login, e-mail, group name, group ID | “user@domain”, “domain\user”. It allows multiple values separated by a semicolon. |
| this folder | Folder path inside selectedlist/document library | Folder 001; Top Folder/Sub folder 1/sub folder2 |
| current list | Name or Url of chosen list. If the value field is empty,current list will be used. | Tasks; [%Workflow Context:List Name%] /Lists/ Tasks |
Example
