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Gonzo345
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9 years ago
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Getting the shared link using the deprecated GetSharedLinksAsync(path)

Hi there!   I'm facing problems retrieving a shared link which is already created. I'm basically trying to "create" the Shared Link every time I upload a file and storing that URL on a DB but I'm s...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    9 years ago

    If a shared link already exists for a file or folder, you can use ListSharedLinksAsync with path as the path to the desired file or folder and directOnly=true to get the existing link.

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Greg-DB
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9 years ago

If a shared link already exists for a file or folder, you can use ListSharedLinksAsync with path as the path to the desired file or folder and directOnly=true to get the existing link.

  • Gonzo345's avatar
    Gonzo345
    Helpful | Level 5
    9 years ago

    Hi again, Greg the Dropmaster! Thank you so much, I finally did it this way, so I control if the link is already created and act if so :slight_smile:

     

     var link = await dbx.Sharing.ListSharedLinksAsync(remoteFilePath);
 if(link.Links.Count == 0)
 {
         var result = await dbx.Sharing.CreateSharedLinkWithSettingsAsync(remoteFilePath);
     string url = result.Url;
     Console.WriteLine("The url for sharing " + remoteFilePath + " is: " + url);
 }
 else
 {
     string url = link.Links[0].Url;
     Console.WriteLine("(ALREADY GENERATED) The url for sharing " + remoteFilePath + " is: " + url);
 }

     

    You made my friday, Greg! :sunglasses: 

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