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Add user groups to a Space with read or edit via API

  • 25 January 2019
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G

Lets assume we have a Space for which we need to add a couple of groups with different access types(view or edit).


Is there a way we can add these user groups using an API. I was not able to figure out using Content Management APIs.

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izzy
Userlevel 7
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Check out this fabulous post by the one and only @jesse.carah:



Manage Space Access with the API

J

@Girish_G I found that when the space is inheriting, you cannot add other content_metadata_access to it. I needed to remove inheritance, then add the 1 group I wanted to grant access.



I would up doing something like:



# content_metadata id for my space is 1567





sdk.update_content_metadata(1567, {inherits: false})


cma = Hash(


  content_metadata_id: 1567,  


  permission_type: "edit",


  group_id: 15


)


sdk.create_content_metadata_access(cma)
noah.kawasaki
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@Girish_G yep, @JoeR is totally right. What Joe is doing from that update_content_metadata call is the equivalent of toggling these options in the UI on a Space’s settings:


02%20PM



Here’s another example of Ruby code that creates a nested space and gives a group edit access to it. I added some comments that should give some context into what you might want to do for your case:



...





# Space body


space_body = {


  name: "Nested Space Test",


  parent_id: 1


}





# Create Space and save relevant variables


new_space = sdk.create_space(space_body).to_attrs


new_space_cm_id = new_space[:content_metadata_id].to_s


new_space_id = new_space[:id]





# Print to console to check out


puts "\nNew Space Info:\n#{new_space}"


puts "\nNew Space ID: #{new_space_id}"


puts "\nNew Space CM ID: #{new_space_cm_id}\n"





# Turn off inheritance


sdk.update_content_metadata(new_space_cm_id, {inherits: false})





# Body for content access to add


content_body = {


  content_metadata_id: new_space_cm_id,


  permission_type: "edit",


  group_id: 4


}





# Add content access


content_access = sdk.create_content_metadata_access(content_body).to_attrs





# Did it work?


puts "\nCreate Content Metadata Access Response:\n#{content_access}"

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