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    <title>topic not able to either create or list a share link after a copy of a file in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/not-able-to-either-create-or-list-a-share-link-after-a-copy-of-a/m-p/678568#M30556</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Overall objective:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Once I copy a file from a user's folder to our Production folder, I try to create a shared link for it and it fails;&amp;nbsp; or I try to list the shared link and it fails.&amp;nbsp; By fail, I referring to not returning the expected URL.&amp;nbsp; This has me going bananas.&amp;nbsp; Either creating a shared link or listing it returns none &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/html/@B0F70D28791EB05FA3EA0C3BDDF08EE3/emoticons/1f61e.png" alt=":disappointed_face:" title=":disappointed_face:" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;def&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; move_file_to_Baby_Dream(item_found):&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;global&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; babydream_path&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;global&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; babydream_web_path&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;global&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; source_path&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;global&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; destination_path&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; source_path = source_path + item_found&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;if&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;"WEB"&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;in&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; item_found.upper():&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; destination_path = babydream_web_path + item_found&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;else&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; destination_path = babydream_path + item_found&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; result = dbx.files_copy_v2(source_path, destination_path)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; print(result)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; shared_link_metadata = dbx.sharing_list_shared_links(&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; destination_path)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; print(shared_link_metadata)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;# can raise exceptions.ApiError&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; result = dbx.files_delete(source_path)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; print(result)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;iterm in question:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;processing item Beach Vibes (GO) 6x8 WEB.jpg&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Result from the copy:&lt;BR /&gt;RelocationResult(metadata=FileMetadata(client_modified=datetime.datetime(2023, 3, 12, 14, 58, 39), &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;content_hash='d16046346d27c2b9ebe0c60dfac996b0cb57f3897b2d9c815ee116208d82f336', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;export_info=NOT_SET, file_lock_info=NOT_SET, has_explicit_shared_members=NOT_SET, id='id:uyXC_hRuuQsAAAAAAAK7Hg', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;is_downloadable=True, media_info=NOT_SET, &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;name='Beach Vibes (GO) 6x8 WEB.jpg', parent_shared_folder_id='9728791664', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;path_display='/Baby Dream CSV WEB/Beach Vibes (GO) 6x8 WEB.jpg', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;path_lower='/baby dream csv web/beach vibes (go) 6x8 web.jpg', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;preview_url=NOT_SET, property_groups=NOT_SET, rev='015f9d8de48c2c70000000243e19470', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;server_modified=datetime.datetime(2023, 4, 21, 13, 45, 21),&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;sharing_info=FileSharingInfo(modified_by='dbid:AADeY4jnPnF-ARQRTYUMOxc6-ANf3mvEh68', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;parent_shared_folder_id='9728791664', read_only=False), size=1251420, symlink_info=NOT_SET))&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;2nd Print command:&lt;BR /&gt;ListSharedLinksResult(cursor=NOT_SET, has_more=False, links=[])&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:29:04 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>babydream</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2023-04-24T11:29:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>not able to either create or list a share link after a copy of a file</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/not-able-to-either-create-or-list-a-share-link-after-a-copy-of-a/m-p/678568#M30556</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Overall objective:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Once I copy a file from a user's folder to our Production folder, I try to create a shared link for it and it fails;&amp;nbsp; or I try to list the shared link and it fails.&amp;nbsp; By fail, I referring to not returning the expected URL.&amp;nbsp; This has me going bananas.&amp;nbsp; Either creating a shared link or listing it returns none &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/html/@B0F70D28791EB05FA3EA0C3BDDF08EE3/emoticons/1f61e.png" alt=":disappointed_face:" title=":disappointed_face:" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;def&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; move_file_to_Baby_Dream(item_found):&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;global&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; babydream_path&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;global&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; babydream_web_path&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;global&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; source_path&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;global&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; destination_path&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; source_path = source_path + item_found&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;if&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;"WEB"&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;in&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; item_found.upper():&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; destination_path = babydream_web_path + item_found&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;else&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; destination_path = babydream_path + item_found&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; result = dbx.files_copy_v2(source_path, destination_path)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; print(result)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; shared_link_metadata = dbx.sharing_list_shared_links(&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; destination_path)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; print(shared_link_metadata)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;# can raise exceptions.ApiError&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; result = dbx.files_delete(source_path)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; print(result)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;iterm in question:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;processing item Beach Vibes (GO) 6x8 WEB.jpg&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Result from the copy:&lt;BR /&gt;RelocationResult(metadata=FileMetadata(client_modified=datetime.datetime(2023, 3, 12, 14, 58, 39), &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;content_hash='d16046346d27c2b9ebe0c60dfac996b0cb57f3897b2d9c815ee116208d82f336', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;export_info=NOT_SET, file_lock_info=NOT_SET, has_explicit_shared_members=NOT_SET, id='id:uyXC_hRuuQsAAAAAAAK7Hg', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;is_downloadable=True, media_info=NOT_SET, &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;name='Beach Vibes (GO) 6x8 WEB.jpg', parent_shared_folder_id='9728791664', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;path_display='/Baby Dream CSV WEB/Beach Vibes (GO) 6x8 WEB.jpg', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;path_lower='/baby dream csv web/beach vibes (go) 6x8 web.jpg', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;preview_url=NOT_SET, property_groups=NOT_SET, rev='015f9d8de48c2c70000000243e19470', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;server_modified=datetime.datetime(2023, 4, 21, 13, 45, 21),&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;sharing_info=FileSharingInfo(modified_by='dbid:AADeY4jnPnF-ARQRTYUMOxc6-ANf3mvEh68', &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;parent_shared_folder_id='9728791664', read_only=False), size=1251420, symlink_info=NOT_SET))&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;2nd Print command:&lt;BR /&gt;ListSharedLinksResult(cursor=NOT_SET, has_more=False, links=[])&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:29:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/not-able-to-either-create-or-list-a-share-link-after-a-copy-of-a/m-p/678568#M30556</guid>
      <dc:creator>babydream</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-04-24T11:29:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: not able to either create or list a share link after a copy of a file</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/not-able-to-either-create-or-list-a-share-link-after-a-copy-of-a/m-p/678588#M30557</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/547541"&gt;@babydream&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Where are you creating your links? &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/html/@9AD39CA637682E9616FBE31CDAF1B6C4/emoticons/1f914.png" alt=":thinking_face:" title=":thinking_face:" /&gt; You can list existing links only; if there is no any link, as seems it's, the result you got is something normal.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:01:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/not-able-to-either-create-or-list-a-share-link-after-a-copy-of-a/m-p/678588#M30557</guid>
      <dc:creator>Здравко</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-04-21T15:01:36Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: not able to either create or list a share link after a copy of a file</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/not-able-to-either-create-or-list-a-share-link-after-a-copy-of-a/m-p/678609#M30558</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/547541"&gt;@babydream&lt;/a&gt; As Здравко said, the code you shared here doesn't show an attempt to create a shared link. Files don't have shared links by default, so &lt;A href="https://dropbox-sdk-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/dropbox.html#dropbox.dropbox_client.Dropbox.sharing_list_shared_links" target="_blank"&gt;sharing_list_shared_links&lt;/A&gt; won't list a shared link for a file before one is created. Also, when copying a file, such as using &lt;A href="https://dropbox-sdk-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/dropbox.html#dropbox.dropbox_client.Dropbox.files_copy_v2" target="_blank"&gt;files_copy_v2&lt;/A&gt;, a shared link on the original file does not get copied to the new copy of the file.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;You can create a shared link using &lt;A href="https://dropbox-sdk-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/dropbox.html#dropbox.dropbox_client.Dropbox.sharing_create_shared_link_with_settings" target="_blank"&gt;sharing_create_shared_link_with_settings&lt;/A&gt;. If that call isn't working as expected, please share the relevant code and error/output.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:48:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/not-able-to-either-create-or-list-a-share-link-after-a-copy-of-a/m-p/678609#M30558</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-04-21T15:48:41Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: not able to either create or list a share link after a copy of a file</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/not-able-to-either-create-or-list-a-share-link-after-a-copy-of-a/m-p/679010#M30561</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://dropbox-sdk-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/dropbox.html#dropbox.dropbox_client.Dropbox.sharing_create_shared_link_with_settings" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"&gt;sharing_create_shared_link_with_settings&lt;/A&gt;. Worked quite well.&amp;nbsp; Thank you.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:47:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/not-able-to-either-create-or-list-a-share-link-after-a-copy-of-a/m-p/679010#M30561</guid>
      <dc:creator>babydream</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-04-24T11:47:30Z</dc:date>
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