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Retrieve information about a web link.
Request
bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json
Path Parameters
stringin pathrequired
12345The ID of the web link.
Request Headers
stringin headeroptional
shared_link=[link]&shared_link_password=[password]The URL, and optional password, for the shared link of this item.
This header can be used to access items that have not been explicitly shared with a user.
Use the format shared_link=[link] or if a password is required then
use shared_link=[link]&shared_link_password=[password].
This header can be used on the file or folder shared, as well as on any files or folders nested within the item.
Response
application/jsonWeb link
Returns the web link object.
application/jsonClient error
An unexpected client error.
Request Example
cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/web_links/12345" \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"TypeScript Gen
await client.webLinks.getWebLinkById(weblink.id);Python Gen
client.web_links.get_web_link_by_id(weblink.id).NET Gen
await client.WebLinks.GetWebLinkByIdAsync(webLinkId: weblink.Id);Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.webLinks.getWebLinkById(webLinkId: weblink.id)Java
BoxWebLink webLink = new BoxWebLink(api, id);
BoxWebLink.Info webLinkInfo = webLink.getInfo();Python
web_link = client.web_link(web_link_id='12345').get()
print(f'Web Link ID is {web_link.id} and its type is {web_link.type}').NET
BoxWebLink link = await client.WebLinksManager.GetWebLinkAsync("11111");Node
client.weblinks.get('11111')
.then(weblink => {
/* weblink -> {
type: 'web_link',
id: '11111',
sequence_id: '0',
etag: '0',
name: 'Box Website!',
url: 'https://www.box.com',
created_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
created_at: '2015-05-07T15:00:01-07:00',
modified_at: '2015-05-07T15:00:01-07:00',
parent:
{ type: 'folder',
id: '22222',
sequence_id: '1',
etag: '1',
name: 'Bookmarks' },
description: 'Enterprise Cloud Content Management',
item_status: 'active',
trashed_at: null,
purged_at: null,
shared_link: null,
path_collection:
{ total_count: 2,
entries:
[ { type: 'folder',
id: '0',
sequence_id: null,
etag: null,
name: 'All Files' },
{ type: 'folder',
id: '22222',
sequence_id: '1',
etag: '1',
name: 'Bookmarks' } ] },
modified_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
owned_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' } }
*/
});iOS
client.webLinks.get(webLinkId: "11111", fields: ["name", "created_at"]) { (result: Result<WebLink, BoxSDKError>) in
guard case let .success(webLink) = result else {
print("Error retrieving web link information")
return
}
print("WebLink \(webLink.name) was created at \(webLink.createdAt)")
}Response Example
{
"id": "11446498",
"type": "web_link",
"created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"created_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"login": "ceo@example.com",
"name": "Aaron Levie"
},
"description": "Example page",
"etag": "1",
"item_status": "active",
"modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"modified_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"login": "ceo@example.com",
"name": "Aaron Levie"
},
"name": "My Bookmark",
"owned_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"login": "ceo@example.com",
"name": "Aaron Levie"
},
"parent": {
"id": "12345",
"type": "folder",
"etag": "1",
"name": "Contracts",
"sequence_id": "3"
},
"path_collection": {
"entries": [
{
"id": "12345",
"etag": "1",
"type": "folder",
"sequence_id": "3",
"name": "Contracts"
}
],
"total_count": 1
},
"purged_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"sequence_id": "3",
"shared_link": {
"access": "open",
"download_count": 3,
"download_url": "https://www.box.com/shared/static/rh935iit6ewrmw0unyul.jpeg",
"effective_access": "company",
"effective_permission": "can_download",
"is_password_enabled": true,
"permissions": {
"can_download": true,
"can_edit": false,
"can_preview": true
},
"preview_count": 3,
"unshared_at": "2018-04-13T13:53:23-07:00",
"url": "https://www.box.com/s/vspke7y05sb214wjokpk",
"vanity_name": "my_url",
"vanity_url": "https://acme.app.box.com/v/my_url/"
},
"trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"url": "https://www.example.com/example/1234"
}