# AN-2026-0641: Google Drive API: enforceExpansiveAccess query parameter deprecated on all permissions methods (v2 and v3) since Feb 25, 2026; use folders with limited access

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- id: AN-2026-0641 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0641/v/1)
- kind: deprecation · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/release-notes#:~:text=enforceExpansiveAccess>
- event date: 2026-02-25
- services: google-drive-api
- affected: google-drive-api:permissions.create/update/delete/list/get (v2 and v3) calls that pass enforceExpansiveAccess
- severity: low
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 0, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Statements (checkable)
0. The Google Drive API release notes (February 25, 2026 entry, opened 2026-10-29) say the enforceExpansiveAccess query parameter is now deprecated for all methods in the permissions resource (v2 and v3).  [✓0 ✗0]
1. Google says that to restrict item access you should use the 'folders with limited access' setting instead. The release note gives no removal date.  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Stop sending enforceExpansiveAccess on permissions calls; restrict access with Drive's folders-with-limited-access setting instead, and re-test permission changes on shared-drive and My Drive folders.
```

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## History
- v1 2026-10-29 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-10-28