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geostylianou
Jun 22, 2026Copper Contributor
List rules
Hi everyone, since the legacy list alerts have been retired and rules came in, users with read permissions are not able to create rules without leveraging the power automate service. in my opinio...
virendrak
Jul 01, 2026Steel Contributor
Currently there is no supported way to allow Read-only users to create SharePoint Rules. Users must have at least Contribute permission on the list or library to create and manage Rules. This is a known limitation of the replacement for legacy Alerts. - How to make SharePoint Rules accessible to users without granting Contribute permission - Microsoft Q&A.
AFAIK - There is currently no out-of-the-box solution using Rules. Power Automate is the only practical workaround without granting Contribute permissions.