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WeibchenL
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Feb 23, 2024
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Help - API method /breakroleinheritance not working

Hello everyone,   I need help with the breakroleinheritance method, which isn't working. Error Code 404 states that the ressource can't be found (free translated). All articles I looked through say...
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    ganeshsanap
    Feb 23, 2024

    WeibchenL Try using API like below based on item ID: 

     

    _api/web/lists/GetByTitle('Documents')/items(5)/BreakRoleInheritance(CopyRoleAssignments=true, ClearSubscopes=true)

     

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WeibchenL
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Feb 23, 2024
If I change the content inside the brackets, it says that it cannot find it. Also, it would be ideal if the folder (item)ID could be used somehow, which does not seem to be possible if i take a part uf the URI for server relative URL.

As I do understand my error description, it does find the folder in which I want to break the roleinheritance but the error occurs because it can't find the ressource breakroleinheritance. Does that make any sense?
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ganeshsanap
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Feb 23, 2024

WeibchenL Try using API like below based on item ID: 

 

_api/web/lists/GetByTitle('Documents')/items(5)/BreakRoleInheritance(CopyRoleAssignments=true, ClearSubscopes=true)

 

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    WeibchenL
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    Feb 23, 2024
    I really don't know how, I tried so many combinations, also I couldn't get it to work with your first response. But based on item ID it worked!

    Thank you so much, I could bake you a cake.
    Maybe I will if you ever visit Palatinate (Region in Germany) xD
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      ganeshsanap
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      Feb 23, 2024

      WeibchenL You are welcome, I am glad it worked for you!

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