API call that returns list of files in shared folder with associated Direct URLs

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Rick Robinson

• December 11, 2020 02:43

Is there an API that will give me the FULL list of files in the shared folder including their Direct URL?

I can find an API that gives me the Direct URL for A file and I can find an API that gives me the list of files in a folder, but I have not been able to find an API that gives me a list of all of the DIRECT URLs to each of the files in a shared Box folder.

Thanks!

p.s. I have an account plan that supports Direct URLs to files.

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  Peter Christensen

  • December 16, 2020 10:46

  Hi Rick

  You should be able to do this by specifying the correct fields in the API call - see https://developer.box.com/reference/get-folders-id-items/

  https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/123456789/items?fields=id,name,shared_link

  Should give this for files without shared link set
  {
  "type": "file",
  "id": "6951523312941",
  "name": "IMG_20200707_144120.jpg",
  "shared_link": null
  }

  and this for files with shared link set
  {
  "type": "file",
  "id": "69514710819812",
  "name": "pdf3.pdf",
  "shared_link": {
  "url": "https://app.box.com/s/w12llch7d9gnxa29m1115mpoiuzn47pkh6",
  "download_url": "https://app.box.com/shared/static/wllch7d91xa2vu9m11poiuz17pkh6.pdf",
  "vanity_url": null,
  "vanity_name": null,
  "effective_access": "open",
  "effective_permission": "can_download",
  "is_password_enabled": false,
  "unshared_at": null,
  "download_count": 0,
  "preview_count": 0,
  "access": "open",
  "permissions": {
  "can_preview": true,
  "can_download": true
  }
  }
  }

   

  you can then access the JSON and retrieve the direct link to the content. 

  Hope that helps
  
  Best Regards,
  Peter Christensen, Platform Solutions Engineer, Box

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