Can I create a shared link for a file that containing virus?

[tritnguyen]

I use the below code to create a shared link of my files. In case if the file containing virus, is the Dropbox API stop it or it is continue to create a share link for that file?

listSharedLinksResult = dbxClient.sharing()
        .listSharedLinksBuilder()
        .withPath(fileId)
        .withDirectOnly(true)
        .start();
fileUrl = listSharedLinksResult.getLinks().get(0).getUrl();

Thank you.

[Greg-DB · Accepted solution]

The listSharedLinks functionality does not create shared links; it only lists existing shared links.

The createSharedLinkWithSettings functionality can be used to create shared links. If the creation of a link for any particular account/file is not allowed, that will fail with ACCESS_DENIED.