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sukantasaha24
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

How can I get the Owner name of a file that is shared with me using file id or preview url

How can I get the Owner name or email of a file that is shared with me using file id or file preview url. I am using .Net SDK. Thanks  
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sukantasaha24
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

Hi,

Thanks for quick response.

In my case  file has been individually shared with me,

when I am trying to get the metadata of the file using  GetFileMetadataAsync and file id as a parameter to get the metadata of the shared file why OwnerDisplayNames is null?

Code :

var FileMetaData = await dc_Member.Sharing.GetFileMetadataAsync(SharedFile.Id);

 

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Greg-DB
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6 years ago

Unfortunately, the OwnerDisplayNames value can't always be fetched, though I don't have more specific information to share on when/why that is the case. I'll send this along to the team to ask to get this better documented though.

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    swively
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    @Greg-DB 
    Did you ever get clarification on why the OwnerDisplayNames field can't always be fetched?

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      Greg-DB
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      4 years ago

      swively No, unfortunately I don't have any updated guidance/documentation on that.

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        swively
        Explorer | Level 3
        4 years ago

        @Gred-DB
        Is there any way to determine who owns/uploaded a file via the api? The best I can find is the owner of the shared folder, but I'm wondering if there is a way to see who uploaded a specific file.

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