> ## Documentation Index
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# Grant document permissions

> Grant document permissions to users or groups



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api/openapi.yaml post /v1/documents/{documentId}/permissions
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Omni API
  description: >
    The Omni REST API provides programmatic access to your Omni instance for
    managing users, documents, queries, schedules, and more.  
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Omni Support
    url: https://docs.omni.co
servers:
  - url: https://{instance}.omniapp.co/api
    description: Production
    variables:
      instance:
        default: blobsrus
        description: Your production Omni instance subdomain
  - url: https://{instance}.playground.exploreomni.dev/api
    description: Playground
    variables:
      instance:
        default: blobsrus
        description: Your playground Omni instance subdomain
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
  - orgApiKey: []
tags:
  - name: AI
    description: AI-powered query generation
  - name: API Tokens
    description: >-
      Manage API tokens (Organization keys, Personal Access Tokens, MCP OAuth
      grants)
  - name: Connections
    description: Manage database connections
  - name: Connection environments
    description: Manage connection environments database connections
  - name: Content
    description: Unified content retrieval (documents and folders)
  - name: Content migration
    description: Export and import dashboards
  - name: Content validator
    description: Validate content against models and perform find/replace operations
  - name: Dashboard downloads
    description: Download dashboards and tiles as PDF, PNG, XLSX, CSV, or JSON files
  - name: Dashboard filters and controls
    description: Read and update dashboard filter and control default values
  - name: dbt
    description: Manage dbt configuration for connections
  - name: Documents
    description: Create, retrieve, and manage documents
  - name: Document favorites
    description: Favorite and unfavorite documents
  - name: Document labels
    description: Apply and manage labels on documents
  - name: Document permissions
    description: Manage document-level access
  - name: Labels
    description: >
      Manage labels in an organization. Labels can be applied to documents and
      folders to help organize and categorize content.


      **Label types:**

      - **Basic labels**: Can be created and managed by any user

      - **Verified labels**: Indicate curated or officially sanctioned content.
      Admin-only.

      - **Homepage labels**: Appear on the organization homepage. Admin-only.
  - name: Folders
    description: Create and organize content folders
  - name: Folder permissions
    description: Manage folder-level access
  - name: Jobs
    description: Check status of asynchronous jobs
  - name: Models
    description: Create and manage data models
  - name: Model branches
    description: Manage model branches and merge changes
  - name: Model git configuration
    description: Manage git configuration for shared models
  - name: Queries
    description: Execute workbook queries
  - name: Schedules
    description: Create and manage scheduled tasks
  - name: Schedule recipients
    description: Manage schedule recipients
  - name: Schema refresh schedules
    description: Manage automated schema refresh schedules for connections
  - name: Topics
    description: Retrieve topic information from models
  - name: Uploads
    description: Manage file uploads
  - name: Users
    description: Manage users
  - name: User attributes
    description: Manage user attribute definitions
  - name: User groups
    description: Manage user groups
  - name: User model roles
    description: Manage model and connection role assignments for users
  - name: User group model roles
    description: Manage model and connection role assignments for user groups
  - name: Uploads
    description: Manage CSV and spreadsheet uploads
paths:
  /v1/documents/{documentId}/permissions:
    post:
      tags:
        - Document permissions
      summary: Grant document permissions
      description: Grant document permissions to users or groups
      operationId: grantDocumentPermissions
      parameters:
        - name: documentId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: >
            The document identifier. To retrieve the ID, navigate to **File >
            Document settings** in the document and then click **Settings**. The
            **Identifier** field contains the document ID.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - role
              properties:
                role:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - NO_ACCESS
                    - VIEWER
                    - EDITOR
                    - MANAGER
                  description: >
                    The content role to assign. Must be one of:

                    - `NO_ACCESS` - No access. Document won't appear in content
                    system or search results.

                    - `VIEWER` - View dashboard

                    - `EDITOR` - Edit dashboard and workbook

                    - `MANAGER` - Edit dashboard and workbook and manage
                    permissions
                accessBoost:
                  type: boolean
                  default: false
                  description: If `true`, AccessBoost will be enabled for the document.
                userIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                  description: >
                    The list of user IDs to assign permissions to. Use the [List
                    users](/api/users/list-users) and [List embed
                    users](/api/users/list-embed-users) endpoints to retrieve
                    user IDs. **Either `userIds` or `userGroupIds` is
                    required.**
                userGroupIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: >
                    The list of user group IDs to assign permissions to. Use the
                    [List user groups](/api/user-groups/list-user-groups)
                    endpoint to retrieve user group IDs. **Either `userIds` or
                    `userGroupIds` is required.**
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Permissions granted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
        '400':
          description: |
            Bad Request. Possible causes:

            - Missing `userIds` or `userGroupIds` parameter
            - Invalid `userId` value
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                missingIds:
                  summary: Missing userIds or userGroupIds
                  value:
                    detail: >-
                      userIds.userGroupIds: userIds or userGroupIds must be
                      provided
                    status: 400
                invalidUuid:
                  summary: Invalid userId value
                  value:
                    detail: 'userIds.0: Invalid uuid'
                    status: 400
        '403':
          description: >
            Forbidden. The user sending the API request must have **Manager**
            permissions for the document.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                detail: User does not have permission to manage document permissions
                status: 403
        '404':
          description: Document not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                detail: Document with identifier "<documentId>" not found
                status: 404
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    SuccessResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: true
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: HTTP response code for the error
          example: <response_code>
        message:
          type: string
          description: Detailed error description
          example: <error_reason>
  responses:
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded (60 requests/minute)
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >
        Can be either an [Organization API
        Key](/api/authentication#organization-api-keys) or [Personal Access
        Token (PAT)](/api/authentication#personal-access-tokens-pat).


        Include in the `Authorization` header as: `Bearer YOUR_TOKEN`
    orgApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >
        Requires an [Organization API
        Key](/api/authentication#organization-api-keys). Personal Access Tokens
        (PATs) are not supported for this endpoint.


        Include in the `Authorization` header as: `Bearer ORGANIZATION_API_KEY`

````