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Restore list item 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 list item. SharePoint Designer phrase

SharePoint Designer phrase for the Restore list item permissions inheritance workflow activity

Parameters

Input parameters

ParameterDescriptionExample
Current itemItem ID. If the value field is empty, current item ID willbe used.[%Variable:ItemID%], Current Item:ID
Current listTitle or Url of chosen list. IfTasks
the value field is empty, current list will be used.[%Workflow Context:List Name%]/Lists/ Tasks
Site URL (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

Example

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

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

Example

Restore list item permissions inheritance action placed inside an App Step in the workflow

Updated on October 28, 2026