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Gonzo345
9 years agoHelpful | Level 5
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...
- 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.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
9 years agoIf 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.
- Gonzo3459 years agoHelpful | Level 5
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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