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How do I create a shared link with expiry date from API (.Net SDK)?

How do I create a shared link with expiry date from API (.Net SDK)?

user3378165
Explorer | Level 3
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Would you be able to give me an example how to add an expiration date to a shared link?

 

This is what I have so far:

 

Dropbox.Api.Sharing.SharedLinkSettings sls=new Dropbox.Api.Sharing.SharedLinkSettings();
????
var result = await  dbx.Sharing.CreateSharedLinkWithSettingsAsync(remotePath,sls);
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Greg-DB
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You can set an expiration for a new shared link using the .NET SDK like this:

 

var settings = new SharedLinkSettings (expires: new DateTime (2016, 12, 25));
SharedLinkMetadata sharedLinkMetadata = await this.client.Sharing.CreateSharedLinkWithSettingsAsync (path, settings);

Console.WriteLine (sharedLinkMetadata.Url);
Console.WriteLine (sharedLinkMetadata.Expires);

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Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
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You can set an expiration for a new shared link using the .NET SDK like this:

 

var settings = new SharedLinkSettings (expires: new DateTime (2016, 12, 25));
SharedLinkMetadata sharedLinkMetadata = await this.client.Sharing.CreateSharedLinkWithSettingsAsync (path, settings);

Console.WriteLine (sharedLinkMetadata.Url);
Console.WriteLine (sharedLinkMetadata.Expires);

user3378165
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Thank you! Working perfectly!

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