How to change the default group from the option "Allow Access Requests" in Access Requests Settings page of a SharePoint Online site

Question

Hello, Is there any option available to remove the defult site owners group from the Access Requests Settings and add any other SharePoint group in the Access Requests settings page.

The option for updating the email address only allows to include one email address. This is known and design from Microsoft. I would like to remove and change the group option highlighted in blue. Is there any way to change this using Powershell command. Please provide your inputs on this. Regards, Tamil

Answer 1

Hi @tamilarasan l,

Unfortunately, it is impossible in SharePoint Online currently. This is by design that only site owners group or one specific email address can receive access requests on a site. We have no way (OOTB or development by yourself) to change this.

I suggest you can share your idea in this portal: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/06735c62-321c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472, Microsoft will take your idea into consideration if it is highly voted. Also, you can upvote the similar ideas to yours like this: Access request settings.

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