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Restore folder permissions inheritance

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 restores inheriting permission from parent for specified folder.

SharePoint Designer phrase

Restore inheriting permissions on this folder in current list.

SharePoint Designer phrase for the Restore folder permissions inheritance workflow activity

Parameters

Input parameters

ParameterDescriptionExample
this folderFolder path inside selected list/document libraryFolder 001; Top Folder/Sub folder 1/sub folder2
current listName or Url of chosen list. If the value field is empty,current list will be used.Tasks; [%Workflow Context:List Name%] /Lists/ Tasks
siteUrlThe 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

Example

Workflow example configuring the Restore folder permissions inheritance activity with its input parameters

Updated on October 28, 2026