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Registered App > Grant Permission to OneDrive?
Hello everyone, I'm trying to connect an automation platform (N8N) to our OneDrive. What I did: registered an app create a secret for it gave n8n the client id and secret value gave the ...
Hey, the error you’re seeing usually happens when the account doesn’t have OneDrive fully set up or lacks a valid license. It’s not just a permissions issue.
Here’s what you can do:
1 - Force OneDrive provisioning:
Make sure the account has a valid OneDrive for Business license. To force the creation of the personal site (OneDrive), you can use PowerShell:
- Install the SharePoint Online module: Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell
- Connect to your SharePoint tenant: Connect-SPOService -Url https://<tenant>-admin.sharepoint.com
Replace <tenant> with your tenant name.
- Request personal site provisioning: Request-SPOPersonalSite -UserEmails "<user>@domain.com"
This command forces the creation of the user’s personal site (OneDrive).
Alternatively, ask users to log in to https://onedrive.office.com, which will trigger the automatic creation of their OneDrive.
2. Check permissions:
Ensure the app has Files.ReadWrite.All and Sites.ReadWrite.All permissions. If you’re working in a user context, use delegated permissions, not just "app-only" ones.
3. Admin consent:
Verify that all required permissions have received admin approval.
Hi, really appreciate your response !!
I have the permissions configured like this and clicked on 'admin approval':
Still doesn't work. Or am I missing something here?
So the issue is probably with the OneDrive setup, right?
For me it says the URL https://onedrive.office.com is not valid.
I've checked in the 365 Admin Panel and it seems like I indeed only have a 'Power Automate Free' license.
We have a Office 365 E3 license left. Do I really need this? Would need to ask my client if this is okay for them.
Does the thing with PowerShell work even without the license? Never used PowerShell before.
Thanks a lot !
