Pnpjs: Sharepoint rest api - remove external user

Created on 5 May 2020 · 5Comments · Source: pnp/pnpjs

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[x] Enhancement
[ ] Bug
[x] Question
[ ] Documentation gap/issue

Hello,

I'd like to know if it's possible to remove an external user from a folder.

I granted access to the folder with the SP.Web.ShareObject method which accepts the peoplePickerInput parameter (whereyou can define all the users to invite).

I found the SP.Web.UnshareObject method but it accepts only the item url parameter, so you cannot specify the users.

pnp.sp.web.unshareObject("https://mysite.sharepoint.com/sites/dev/Docs/test.txt").then((result: SharingResult) => {

    console.log(result);
}).catch(e => {
    console.error(e);
});

Is there any solution for this ?

Thanks.

enhancement question

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CaffeLatte0

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That sounds correct. Unshare doesn't retract permissions from a specific user but stops document sharing to any previously added shares. It's the projection of the following action in the UI:

which has no option to exclude person-wise.

In the UI it's also not possible to exclude a specific individual but to remove the share or share link completely.

Maybe using custom permissions is the case to consider?

However, I'm not deeply familiar with the modern sharing feature. But after a brief look into the calls and UI I got the impression described above.

koltyakov on 5 May 2020

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That sounds correct. Unshare doesn't retract permissions from a specific user but stops document sharing to any previously added shares. It's the projection of the following action in the UI:

which has no option to exclude person-wise.

In the UI it's also not possible to exclude a specific individual but to remove the share or share link completely.

Maybe using custom permissions is the case to consider?

However, I'm not deeply familiar with the modern sharing feature. But after a brief look into the calls and UI I got the impression described above.

koltyakov on 5 May 2020

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@koltyakov

Hello Andrew,

Thanks for your reply.

Normally the site owners can do that as you can see from here:

But I couldn't find the related method.

CaffeLatte0 on 5 May 2020

I got it, thanks, I chose an incorrect share type which doesn't support removing individuals.
Specific people sharing allows such an action. The removing is happening using the same method as for sharing with inviteesToRemove property in the payload.
Looks like something which we do not cover at the moment and which can be added as an enhancement: