Change Permissions

Change permissions on a file or directory inside the webspace home.

Required scope: webspace:manage

Headers

Header	Required	Value
`Authorization`	Yes	`Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`
`Content-Type`	Yes	`application/json`

Request Body

Parameter	Required	Description
`path`	Yes	Absolute path inside `~/`.
`mode`	Yes	Octal string (`"0755"`) or decimal int (0–4095).

Response

{ "data": { "path": "/home/ws_0862c/public_html/index.php", "mode": "0644" } }

Error Responses

Status	Code	Description
400	`INVALID_MODE`	`mode` is not a valid octal string or decimal int.

Example

curl -X POST https://hosting.site.quest/api/v1/webspaces/69e80ac1.../sftp/chmod \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sq_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "path": "/home/ws_0862c/public_html/index.php", "mode": "0644" }'

MCP

This action is also available via the webspace_chmod MCP tool.