Add a user as an owner (admin) of a SharePoint site.

Permissions

Requires delegated permission Sites.ReadWrite.All.

Reference

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/site-post-permissions

View source

import argparse

from office365.graph_client import GraphClient
from tests.settings import client_id, password, tenant, username


def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Add a user as an owner (admin) of a SharePoint site")
    parser.add_argument("--site-url", required=True, help="Site URL")
    parser.add_argument("--user-email", required=True, help="User email to add as owner")
    args = parser.parse_args()

    client = GraphClient(tenant=tenant).with_username_and_password(client_id, username, password)

    site_url = args.site_url.strip()
    user_email = args.user_email.strip()

    site = client.sites.get_by_url(site_url).get().execute_query()
    users = client.users.filter(f"mail eq '{user_email}'").get().execute_query()

    if not users:
        print(f"User '{user_email}' not found.")
        return

    site.permissions.add(roles=["owner"], identity=users[0]).execute_query()
    print(f"Added {user_email} as owner of {site.display_name}")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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