Backupify: Required permissions
This article describes the
Google Workspace permissions
Permission | Description |
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See, edit, create, and delete all of your Google Drive files | Allows SaaS Protection to backup and restore user files. |
See, edit, create, and delete all your Google Sheets spreadsheets | Allows SaaS Protection to backup and restore user files. |
Read, compose, send, and permanently delete all your email from Gmail | Allows SaaS Protection to backup and restore email in mailboxes. This does NOT allow SaaS Protection to send mail from these mailboxes. |
See, edit, share, and permanently delete all the calendars you can access using Google Calendar | Allows SaaS Protection to backup and restore calendars. |
See, edit, download, and permanently delete your contacts | Allows SaaS Protection to backup and restore user contacts. |
See and download contact info automatically saved in your "Other contacts" | Allows SaaS Protection to backup and restore user contacts. |
Manage the alias settings of users on your domain | Allows SaaS Protection to backup content associated with an alias. |
Manage the calendar settings of users on your domain | Allows SaaS Protection to backup and restore calendars. |
Manage your domain settings | Allows SaaS Protection to read relevant domain settings. |
Manage groups on your domain | Allows SaaS Protection to backup and restore information about groups. |
Manage the organizational structure and policies of users on your domain | Allows SaaS Protection to identify and backup information about Organizational Units. |
Manage the provisioning of users on your domain | This allows SaaS Protection to read data in your organization’s directory, including users, groups, permissions, and applications for SaaS Protection’s seat management system. |
View groups on your domain | Allows SaaS Protection to backup and restore information about groups. |
View organization units on your domain | Allows SaaS Protection to identify and backup information about Organizational Units. |
See info about users on your domain | Allows SaaS Protection to read data in your organization’s directory, including users, groups, permissions, and applications for SaaS Protection’s seat management system. |
View usage reports for your Google Workspace domain | Allows SaaS Protection to read data in your organization’s directory, including users, groups, permissions, and applications for SaaS Protection’s seat management system. |
Upload messages to any Google group in your domain | This allows SaaS Protection to enable group management features for protection. |
View and manage the settings of a Google Workspace group | This allows SaaS Protection to read data in your organization’s directory, including users, groups, permissions, and applications for SaaS Protection’s seat management system. |
View and manage Google Workspace licenses for your domain | Allows SaaS Protection to read data in your organization’s directory, including users, groups, permissions, and applications for SaaS Protection’s seat management system. |
Manage email messages of users on your domain | Allows SaaS Protection to perform backups and restores of email in mailboxes. This does NOT allow SaaS Protection to send mail from these mailboxes. |
See your primary Google Account email address | This allows SaaS Protection to read data in your organization’s directory, including users, groups, permissions, and applications for SaaS Protection’s seat management system. |
See your personal info, including any personal info you've made publicly available | SaaS Protection does not currently make use of this permission but may require it for future features. |
Manage your sites | Allows SaaS Protection to backup and restore the directory structure of protected accounts. |
View your installed application's licensing information | Allows SaaS Protection to read data in your organization’s directory, including users, groups, permissions, and applications for SaaS Protection’s seat management system. |
View your basic profile info, including your age range and language | SaaS Protection does not currently make use of this permission but may require it for future features. |
See and download all of your Google Account email addresses | Allows SaaS Protection to have the appropriate levels of access to mailboxes for backups and restores. |