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journeymigration
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3 years ago
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How to update shared folder link access from edit to view

I've successfully created a backend service to update shared folder member access to view only; however, the the shared folder link is still set to Edit access. I thought using the https://api.dropbo...
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journeymigration
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3 years ago

So in effect, would I remove the share link and then use the API to create a view link and that'd effectively do the same thing?

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Greg-DB
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3 years ago

Whether or not you need to revoke the edit link will depend on your use case; it's not required for creating a view link. To revoke a link you'd use /2/sharing/revoke_shared_link. Whether or not you do revoke the edit link, you can create the view link using /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings.

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    journeymigration
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    3 years ago

    Here's how I'm revoking and then creating the link in a Console application:

    await client.Sharing.RevokeSharedLinkAsync(url);
          SharedLinkSettings settings = new SharedLinkSettings(access: RequestedLinkAccessLevel.Viewer.Instance);
          await client.Sharing.CreateSharedLinkWithSettingsAsync(sharedFolderPath,settings);

     

    This appears to work on my end, thank you.

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