Sharepoint List Creation via Graph

Question

Good day, What is the difference between the "Microsoft Graph -> Sites.ReadWriteAll" permission and the "Sharepoint -> Sites.ReadWriteAll" permission. We're trying to create a new Sharepoint list using the graph API, and the response says "Access denied" Does granting the permission automatically allow it to create lists, or are there other settings that the administrator needs to allow?

Answer 1

Hello Jericho Viejo,

Thanks for reaching out!

The "Microsoft Graph -> Sites.ReadWriteAll" permission is a Microsoft Graph API permission that grants read and write access to all SharePoint sites. It allows you to create, read, update, and delete lists, among other operations, on all SharePoint sites in a tenant using the Microsoft Graph API.

The "SharePoint -> Sites.ReadWriteAll" permission is a SharePoint REST API permission that grants read and write access to all SharePoint sites. It allows you to create, read, update, and delete lists, among other operations, on all SharePoint sites in a tenant using the SharePoint REST API.

To create a SharePoint List using MS Graph API, you need to consent Sites.Manage.All permissions as per the documentation.
Hope this helps.

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