How to create "View Only" permission Level in SharePoint Online

Question

_{Friday, February 21, 2020 9:42 PM}

Is it possible to create a View Only Permission level in SharePoint online?

I want to assign permission to certain folder in a document library so I want the user to have view Only access to the Document library. I don't want the user to have Read access to the document library or any other folder. 

I know, I can share the folder to the user, but without the folder path user will not be able to access the folder, So I am looking for a way to create a view only custom permission level.

Please let me know if you have any suggestions.

FYI: I am talking about the Custom Permission Level for View Only not the default Read permission level.

Thanks.

All replies (5)

_{Monday, February 24, 2020 3:18 AM}

Hi Ahmed, 

Limited Access is automatically assigned to the user when you provide the user permissions on one specific item.

Add "/_layouts/15/role.aspx" at the end of URL of your site, Click "Add a Permission Level", you can create view only permission level from here:

Eg: https://test.sharepoint.com/sites/yoursite/\_layouts/15/role.aspx

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_{Monday, February 24, 2020 11:19 PM}

1. Go to the Root of your site collection
2. Go to Site Settings
3. Under Users and Permissions, click on Site Permissions
4. In the Permissions ribbon in the Manage group, click on Permission Levels
5. Click on Read permissions
6. Scroll down to the bottom and select Copy Permission Level
7. Give your new Permission Level a name, like View Only
8. Deselect the things you do not want your views to be able to do. (View Versions, create alerts, ect.)
9. Save your new permission level. 

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_{Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:49 PM}

Hi Ahmed, 

If a reply helps you, please remember to mark it as an answer.

Thanks for your understanding. 

Best Regards, 

Lisa Chen 

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_{Monday, March 2, 2020 8:08 AM}

Hi Ahmed, 

Please remember to mark the helpful post as an answer.

Thanks for your understanding. 

Best Regards, 

Lisa Chen 

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_{Tuesday, March 3, 2020 5:04 PM}

Hi,

I already tried from my side and the minimum permission level i can create is Read. 

I want a permission level that will only assign view not Read.

Thank you for you help.