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Add shared link to file

put
https://api.box.com/2.0
/files/:file_id

Adds a shared link to a file.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
12345

The unique identifier that represents a file.

The ID for any file can be determined by visiting a file in the web application and copying the ID from the URL. For example, for the URL https://*.app.box.com/files/123 the file_id is 123.

Query Parameters

stringin queryrequired
shared_link

Explicitly request the shared_link fields to be returned for this item.

Request Body

Response

application/jsonFile (Full)

Returns the base representation of a file with a new shared link attached.

application/jsonClient error

Returned when there is an incorrect permission combination

application/jsonClient error

Returned when the access token provided in the Authorization header is not recognized or not provided.

application/jsonClient error

Returned if the user does not have all the permissions to complete the update.

application/jsonClient error

Returned if the file is not found, or the user does not have access to the file.

application/jsonClient error

Returned if the file_id is not in a recognized format.

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error when the If-Match header does not match the current etag value of the file. This indicates that the file has changed since it was last requested.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

put
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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X PUT "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/32423234?fields=shared_link" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
     -d '{
       "shared_link": {
         "access": "open",
         "password": "mypassword",
         "unshared_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
         "permissions": {
           "can_download": false
         }
       }
     }'
Java
// Optionally we can calculate and set the date when shared link will automatically be disabled
final long ONE_WEEK_MILLIS = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7;
long unsharedTimestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() + ONE_WEEK_MILLIS;
Date unsharedDate = new Date(unsharedTimestamp);

BoxFile file = new BoxFile(api, "id");
BoxSharedLinkRequest sharedLinkRequest = new BoxSharedLinkRequest()
    .access(OPEN)
    .permissions(true, true)
    .unsharedDate(unsharedDate);
BoxSharedLink sharedLink = file.createSharedLink(sharedLinkRequest);
Python
file_id = '11111'

url = client.file(file_id).get_shared_link(access='open', allow_download=True, allow_edit=True)
print(f'The file shared link URL is: {url}')
.NET
string fileId = "11111";
var sharedLinkParams = new BoxSharedLinkRequest()
{
    Access = BoxSharedLinkAccessType.open,
    Permissions = new BoxPermissionsRequest
    {
        Download = true,
        Edit = true
    }
};
BoxFile file = client.FilesManager.CreateSharedLinkAsync(fileId, sharedLinkParams);
string sharedLinkUrl = file.SharedLink.Url;
Node
client.files.update('12345', {
  shared_link: {
    access: "open",
    password: "do-not-use-this-password", 
    unshared_at: "2022-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
    vanity_name: "my-shared-link",
    permissions: {
	  can_view: true,
	  can_download: true,
	  can_edit: true
    }
  }
}).then(file => {
  // ...
})
iOS
client.files.setSharedLink(
    forFile: "11111", 
    access: .open, 
    canDownload: true, 
    canEdit: true
) { (result: Result<SharedLink, BoxSDKError>) in
    guard case let .success(sharedLink) = result else {
        print("Error setting file shared link")
        return
    }

    print("File shared link URL is \(sharedLink.url), with \(sharedLink.access) access")
}

Response Example

{
  "id": "12345",
  "type": "file",
  "etag": "1",
  "shared_link": {
    "url": "https://app.box.com/s/kwio6b4ovt1264rnfbyqo1",
    "download_url": "https://app.box.com/shared/static/kwio6b4ovt1264rnfbyqo1.pdf",
    "vanity_url": null,
    "vanity_name": null,
    "effective_access": "open",
    "effective_permission": "can_download",
    "is_password_enabled": false,
    "unshared_at": "2020-09-21T10:34:41-07:00",
    "download_count": 0,
    "preview_count": 0,
    "access": "open",
    "permissions": {
      "can_preview": true,
      "can_download": true,
      "can_edit": true
    }
  }
}