Request for API with unrestricted scope to access Onedrive-files

Hi @Jens Berget,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A forum.

Thank you for your thoughtful question. I completely understand why you’re looking for a per‑file, least‑privilege option like Google’s drive.file scope, and I appreciate the opportunity to clarify this for you.

In Microsoft 365, we aim for the same “only what’s needed” principle, but the model is a bit different across OneDrive and SharePoint. Below are the closest equivalents and how to implement them. It's different from Google's drive.file because Google’s drive.file scope is a non‑restricted per‑file scope that generally avoids the heavier verification path and limits the app to files the user created or explicitly opened/shared with the app. We have Microsoft’s closest equivalents:

• Delegated + File Picker (user selects items, you operate only on those IDs).
• Selected scopes (admin‑granted resource‑level access for app‑only scenarios). The outcome (least‑privilege, per‑item) is similar, but the mechanics and consent flow differ.

If you’d like Microsoft to consider a per‑file delegated scope with automatic narrowing similar to drive.file, I highly recommend submitting a suggestion directly with the product team through the Microsoft 365 Feedback Hub > Send Feedback > Describe your proposal in detail so the team can consider it for future improvements.

Once you've submitted your feedback, feel free to share the link here in the comments. I’ll be happy to upvote it to help bring more visibility.

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Thank you again for your time and for raising this important usability concern. 

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