# Grant Access To File

This endpoint does not require access to partner portal to use but in order to see the modifications you will need access to partner portal.

## Grant access to file

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://ris.rightsline.com/v4/file/:id/grant-access-to`

This endpoint allows you to grant a user or users access to a specified file.

#### Path Parameters

| Name | Type   | Description     |
| ---- | ------ | --------------- |
| id   | string | ID of the file. |

#### Headers

| Name           | Type   | Description             |
| -------------- | ------ | ----------------------- |
| x-api-key      | string | Your company's API key. |
| Authentication | string | Authentication token.   |

#### Request Body

| Name       | Type   | Description                                                   |
| ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| contactIds | number | The array of contacts that will be granted access to the file |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 Partner Portal file access has been granted." %}

```javascript
"Successfully granted file access."
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="403: Forbidden ACLs don't provide permission to write either contacts or files. " %}

```javascript
{
    "message": "Acls don't provide Write rights for {entityid}"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="404: Not Found Either contact or file does not exist" %}

```javascript
{
    "message": "Entity d29c2r12435 not found."
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://api-docs.rightsline.com/entities/file/grant-access-to.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.