How do I change the iconColor of a Sharepoint GraphAPI.DriveItem

Martin Clarke 35 Reputation points
2023-11-23T22:08:26.0666667+00:00

From Sharepoint, a user is able to set the color of a folder, eg:
Folder with color changed

From GraphAPI, the DriveItem shows this color: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/drives/<driveid>/items/<itemid> API Response

Attempting to patch this value: {"decorator": {"iconColor": "darkOrange"}} Returns this response:

{
    "error": {
        "code": "generalException",
        "message": "General exception while processing",
        "innerError": {
            "date": "2023-11-23T22:01:55",
            "request-id": "b5618811-6f98-4cf8-9a2a-b81d35fe559d",
            "client-request-id": "00d0e876-c8f6-a2e9-5de7-878a69ba7805"
        }
    }
}

The driveItem documentation doesn't mention this property. Is there any way to change this value via an API?

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  1. RaytheonXie_MSFT 40,476 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2023-11-24T02:33:57.7566667+00:00

    Hi @Martin Clarke,

    Per my research, currently there is no such api to change icon color. This is a new feature in SharePoint Online. SharePoint only support to change the color from UI.

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    Since it turns out to be a by-design one. It is highly recommended that you can vote this ticket. Many features of our current products are designed and upgraded based on customers’ feedback. With requirements like this increase, the problem may well be released in the future. Thanks for your understanding.


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