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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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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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Greg-DB
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4 years ago

swively Shared folders themselves have owners (see earlier in the thread), but individual files inside shared folders do not. You can see you last uploaded a file (i.e., the latest version of a file) via FileMetadata.sharing_info.modified_by though, e.g., as returned by /2/files/list_folder[/continue] or /2/files/get_metadata (or corresponding native methods in an SDK). You can also check the revision history for a particular file via /2/files/list_revisions.

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