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author spgraph-docs-team
ms.date 09/10/2017
title Share a file with a link
ms.localizationpriority medium
ms.subservice sharepoint
description You can use createLink action to share a DriveItem via a sharing link.
doc_type apiPageType

Create a sharing link for a DriveItem

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Create a link to share a driveItem driveItem.

The createLink action creates a new sharing link if the specified link type doesn't already exist for the calling application. If a sharing link of the specified type already exists for the app, the existing sharing link is returned.

DriveItem resources inherit sharing permissions from their ancestors.

[!INCLUDE national-cloud-support]

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

[!INCLUDE permissions-table]

[!INCLUDE app-permissions]

HTTP request

POST /drives/{driveId}/items/{itemId}/createLink
POST /groups/{groupId}/drive/items/{itemId}/createLink
POST /me/drive/items/{itemId}/createLink
POST /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{itemId}/createLink
POST /users/{userId}/drive/items/{itemId}/createLink

Request headers

Name Description
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type application/json. Required.

Request body

The body of the request defines properties of the sharing link your application is requesting. The request should be a JSON object with the following properties.

Name Type Description
type string The type of sharing link to create. Either view, edit, or embed.
password string The password of the sharing link set by the creator. Optional and OneDrive Personal only.
expirationDateTime string A String with format of yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ of DateTime indicates the expiration time of the permission.
retainInheritedPermissions Boolean Optional. If true (default), any existing inherited permissions are retained on the shared item when sharing this item for the first time. If false, all existing permissions are removed when sharing for the first time.
scope string Optional. The scope of link to create. Either anonymous, organization, or users.

Link types

The following values are allowed for the type parameter.

Type value Description
view Creates a read-only link to the DriveItem.
edit Creates a read-write link to the DriveItem.
embed Creates an embeddable link to the DriveItem. This option is only available for files in OneDrive personal.

Scope types

The following values are allowed for the scope parameter. If the scope parameter isn't specified, the default link type for the organization is created.

Value Description
anonymous Anyone with the link has access, without needing to sign in. It may include people outside of your organization. Anonymous link support may be disabled by an administrator.
organization Anyone signed into your organization (tenant) can use the link to get access. Only available in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint.
users Share only with people you choose inside or outside the organization.

Response

If successful, this method returns a single Permission resource in the response body that represents the requested sharing permissions.

The response is 201 Created if a new sharing link is created for the item or 200 OK if an existing link is returned.

Examples

Example 1: Creating sharable links

The following example requests a sharing link to be created for the DriveItem specified by {item-id} in the user's OneDrive. The sharing link is configured to be read-only and usable by anyone with the link. All existing permissions are removed when sharing for the first time if retainInheritedPermissions is false.

Request

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}/createLink
Content-type: application/json

{
  "type": "view",
  "password": "ThisIsMyPrivatePassword",
  "scope": "anonymous",
  "retainInheritedPermissions": false
}

C#

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Response

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "id": "123ABC",
  "roles": ["write"],
  "link": {
    "type": "view",
    "scope": "anonymous",
    "webUrl": "https://1drv.ms/A6913278E564460AA616C71B28AD6EB6",
    "application": {
      "id": "1234",
      "displayName": "Sample Application"
    },
  },
  "hasPassword": true
}

Example 2: Creating company sharable links

OneDrive for Business and SharePoint support company sharable links. They are similar to anonymous links, except they only work for members of the owning organization. To create a company sharable link, use the scope parameter with a value of organization.

Request

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}/createLink
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "type": "edit",
  "scope": "organization"
}

C#

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

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Response

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "id": "123ABC",
  "roles": ["write"],
  "link": {
    "type": "edit",
    "scope": "organization",
    "webUrl": "https://contoso-my.sharepoint.com/personal/ellen_contoso_com/...",
    "application": {
      "id": "1234",
      "displayName": "Sample Application"
    },
  },
}

Example 3: Creating embeddable links

When using the embed link type, the webUrl returned can be embedded in an <iframe> HTML element. When an embed link is created the webHtml property contains the HTML code for an <iframe> to host the content.

Note: Embed links are only supported for OneDrive personal.

Request

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/{item-id}/createLink
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "type": "embed"
}

C#

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

Go

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

Java

[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]

JavaScript

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Response

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "id": "123ABC",
  "roles": ["read"],
  "link": {
    "type": "embed",
    "webHtml": "<IFRAME src=\"https://onedrive.live.com/...\"></IFRAME>",
    "webUrl": "https://onedrive.live.com/...",
    "application": {
      "id": "1234",
      "displayName": "Sample Application"
    },
  }
}

Remarks

  • Links created using this action do not expire unless a default expiration policy is enforced for the organization.
  • Links are visible in the sharing permissions for the item and can be removed by an owner of the item.
  • Links always point to the current version of a item unless the item is checked out (SharePoint only).