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Find folder for shared link

get
https://api.box.com/2.0
/shared_items

This endpoint is in the version 2024.0. No changes are required to continue using it. For more details, see Box API versioning.

Return the folder represented by a shared link.

A shared folder can be represented by a shared link, which can originate within the current enterprise or within another.

This endpoint allows an application to retrieve information about a shared folder when only given a shared link.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Request Headers

stringin headerrequired
shared_link=[link]&shared_link_password=[password]

A header containing the shared link and optional password for the shared link.

The format for this header is as follows.

shared_link=[link]&shared_link_password=[password]

stringin headeroptional
1

Ensures an item is only returned if it has changed.

Pass in the item's last observed etag value into this header and the endpoint will fail with a 304 Not Modified if the item has not changed since.

Query Parameters

string arrayin queryoptional
id,type,name

A comma-separated list of attributes to include in the response. This can be used to request fields that are not normally returned in a standard response.

Be aware that specifying this parameter will have the effect that none of the standard fields are returned in the response unless explicitly specified, instead only fields for the mini representation are returned, additional to the fields requested.

Response

application/jsonFolder (Full)

Returns a full folder resource if the shared link is valid and the user has access to it.

none

Returns an empty response when the If-None-Match header matches the current etag value of the folder. This indicates that the folder has not changed since it was last requested.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/shared_items" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
     -H "boxapi: shared_link=https://app.box.com/s/jsasdsd8sad24&shared_link_password=letmein"
TypeScript Gen
await userClient.sharedLinksFolders.findFolderForSharedLink(
  {} satisfies FindFolderForSharedLinkQueryParams,
  {
    boxapi: ''.concat(
      'shared_link=',
      folderFromApi.sharedLink!.url,
      '&shared_link_password=Secret123@',
    ) as string,
  } satisfies FindFolderForSharedLinkHeadersInput,
);
Python Gen
user_client.shared_links_folders.find_folder_for_shared_link(
    "".join(
        [
            "shared_link=",
            folder_from_api.shared_link.url,
            "&shared_link_password=Secret123@",
        ]
    )
)
.NET Gen
await userClient.SharedLinksFolders.FindFolderForSharedLinkAsync(queryParams: new FindFolderForSharedLinkQueryParams(), headers: new FindFolderForSharedLinkHeaders(boxapi: string.Concat("shared_link=", NullableUtils.Unwrap(folderFromApi.SharedLink).Url, "&shared_link_password=Secret123@")));
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await userClient.sharedLinksFolders.findFolderForSharedLink(queryParams: FindFolderForSharedLinkQueryParams(), headers: FindFolderForSharedLinkHeaders(boxapi: "\("shared_link=")\(folderFromApi.sharedLink!.url)\("&shared_link_password=Secret123@")"))
Java
String sharedLink = "https://app.box.com/s/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456";
String password = "letmein";
BoxItem.Info itemInfo = BoxItem.getSharedItem(api, sharedLink, password);
Python
folder = client.get_shared_item('https://app.box.com/s/gjasdasjhasd', password='letmein')
Node
client.sharedItems.get(
  'https://app.box.com/s/gjasdasjhasd',
  'letmein'
),then(folder => {
  //...
});

Response Example

{
  "id": "12345",
  "type": "folder",
  "allowed_invitee_roles": [
    "editor"
  ],
  "allowed_shared_link_access_levels": [
    "open"
  ],
  "can_non_owners_invite": true,
  "can_non_owners_view_collaborators": true,
  "classification": {
    "color": "#FF0000",
    "definition": "Content that should not be shared outside the company.",
    "name": "Top Secret"
  },
  "content_created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "content_modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "created_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "login": "ceo@example.com",
    "name": "Aaron Levie"
  },
  "description": "Legal contracts for the new ACME deal",
  "etag": "1",
  "folder_upload_email": {
    "access": "open",
    "email": "upload.Contracts.asd7asd@u.box.com"
  },
  "has_collaborations": true,
  "is_accessible_via_shared_link": true,
  "is_associated_with_app_item": true,
  "is_collaboration_restricted_to_enterprise": true,
  "is_externally_owned": true,
  "item_collection": {
    "entries": [
      {
        "etag": "1",
        "id": "12345",
        "type": "file",
        "file_version": {
          "id": "12345",
          "type": "file_version",
          "sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc"
        },
        "name": "Contract.pdf",
        "sequence_id": "3",
        "sha1": "85136C79CBF9FE36BB9D05D0639C70C265C18D37",
        "content_created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
        "content_modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
        "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
        "created_by": {
          "id": "11446498",
          "type": "user",
          "login": "ceo@example.com",
          "name": "Aaron Levie"
        },
        "description": "Contract for Q1 renewal",
        "item_status": "active",
        "modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
        "modified_by": {
          "id": "11446498",
          "type": "user",
          "login": "ceo@example.com",
          "name": "Aaron Levie"
        },
        "owned_by": {
          "id": "11446498",
          "type": "user",
          "login": "ceo@example.com",
          "name": "Aaron Levie"
        },
        "parent": {
          "etag": "1",
          "id": "12345",
          "type": "folder",
          "name": "Contracts",
          "sequence_id": "3"
        },
        "path_collection": {
          "entries": [
            {
              "etag": "1",
              "id": "12345",
              "type": "folder",
              "name": "Contracts",
              "sequence_id": "3"
            }
          ],
          "total_count": 1
        },
        "purged_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
        "shared_link": {
          "access": "open",
          "download_count": 3,
          "download_url": "https://www.box.com/shared/static/rh935iit6ewrmw0unyul.jpeg",
          "effective_access": "company",
          "effective_permission": "can_download",
          "is_password_enabled": true,
          "permissions": {
            "can_download": true,
            "can_edit": false,
            "can_preview": true
          },
          "preview_count": 3,
          "unshared_at": "2018-04-13T13:53:23-07:00",
          "url": "https://www.box.com/s/vspke7y05sb214wjokpk",
          "vanity_name": "my_url",
          "vanity_url": "https://acme.app.box.com/v/my_url/"
        },
        "size": 629644,
        "trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
        "allowed_invitee_roles": [
          "editor"
        ],
        "classification": {
          "color": "#FF0000",
          "definition": "Content that should not be shared outside the company.",
          "name": "Top Secret"
        },
        "comment_count": 10,
        "disposition_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
        "expires_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
        "expiring_embed_link": {
          "access_token": "c3FIOG9vSGV4VHo4QzAyg5T1JvNnJoZ3ExaVNyQWw6WjRsanRKZG5lQk9qUE1BVQ",
          "expires_in": 3600,
          "restricted_to": [
            {
              "object": {
                "etag": "1",
                "id": "12345",
                "type": "folder",
                "name": "Contracts",
                "sequence_id": "3"
              },
              "scope": "item_download"
            }
          ],
          "token_type": "bearer",
          "url": "https://cloud.app.box.com/preview/expiring_embed/..."
        },
        "extension": "pdf",
        "has_collaborations": true,
        "is_accessible_via_shared_link": true,
        "is_associated_with_app_item": true,
        "is_externally_owned": true,
        "is_package": true,
        "lock": {
          "app_type": "office_wopiplus",
          "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
          "created_by": {
            "id": "11446498",
            "type": "user",
            "login": "ceo@example.com",
            "name": "Aaron Levie"
          },
          "expired_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
          "id": "11446498",
          "is_download_prevented": true,
          "type": "lock"
        },
        "metadata": {
          "enterprise_27335": {
            "marketingCollateral": {
              "$canEdit": true,
              "$id": "01234500-12f1-1234-aa12-b1d234cb567e",
              "$parent": "folder_59449484661",
              "$scope": "enterprise_27335",
              "$template": "marketingCollateral",
              "$type": "properties-6bcba49f-ca6d-4d2a-a758-57fe6edf44d0",
              "$typeVersion": 2,
              "$version": 1
            }
          }
        },
        "permissions": {
          "can_delete": true,
          "can_download": true,
          "can_invite_collaborator": true,
          "can_rename": true,
          "can_set_share_access": true,
          "can_share": true,
          "can_annotate": true,
          "can_comment": true,
          "can_preview": true,
          "can_upload": true,
          "can_view_annotations_all": true,
          "can_view_annotations_self": true
        },
        "representations": {
          "entries": [
            {
              "content": {
                "url_template": "https://dl.boxcloud.com/api/2.0/internal_files/123/versions/345/representations/png_paged_2048x2048/content/{+asset_path}?watermark_content=4567"
              },
              "info": {
                "url": "https://api.box.com/2.0/internal_files/123/versions/345/representations/png_paged_2048x2048"
              },
              "properties": {
                "dimensions": "2048x2048",
                "paged": "true",
                "thumb": "true"
              },
              "representation": "png",
              "status": {
                "state": "success"
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "shared_link_permission_options": [
          "can_preview"
        ],
        "tags": [
          "approved"
        ],
        "uploader_display_name": "Ellis Wiggins",
        "version_number": "1",
        "watermark_info": {
          "is_watermarked": true
        }
      }
    ],
    "limit": 1000,
    "next_marker": "JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVii",
    "offset": 2000,
    "order": [
      {
        "by": "type",
        "direction": "ASC"
      }
    ],
    "prev_marker": "JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVih",
    "total_count": 5000
  },
  "item_status": "active",
  "metadata": {
    "enterprise_27335": {
      "marketingCollateral": {
        "$canEdit": true,
        "$id": "01234500-12f1-1234-aa12-b1d234cb567e",
        "$parent": "folder_59449484661",
        "$scope": "enterprise_27335",
        "$template": "marketingCollateral",
        "$type": "properties-6bcba49f-ca6d-4d2a-a758-57fe6edf44d0",
        "$typeVersion": 2,
        "$version": 1
      }
    }
  },
  "modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "modified_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "login": "ceo@example.com",
    "name": "Aaron Levie"
  },
  "name": "Contracts",
  "owned_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "login": "ceo@example.com",
    "name": "Aaron Levie"
  },
  "parent": {
    "id": "12345",
    "type": "folder",
    "etag": "1",
    "name": "Contracts",
    "sequence_id": "3"
  },
  "path_collection": {
    "entries": [
      {
        "etag": "1",
        "id": "12345",
        "type": "folder",
        "name": "Contracts",
        "sequence_id": "3"
      }
    ],
    "total_count": 1
  },
  "permissions": {
    "can_delete": true,
    "can_download": true,
    "can_invite_collaborator": true,
    "can_rename": true,
    "can_set_share_access": true,
    "can_share": true,
    "can_upload": true
  },
  "purged_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "sequence_id": "3",
  "shared_link": {
    "access": "open",
    "download_count": 3,
    "download_url": "https://www.box.com/shared/static/rh935iit6ewrmw0unyul.jpeg",
    "effective_access": "company",
    "effective_permission": "can_download",
    "is_password_enabled": true,
    "permissions": {
      "can_download": true,
      "can_edit": false,
      "can_preview": true
    },
    "preview_count": 3,
    "unshared_at": "2018-04-13T13:53:23-07:00",
    "url": "https://www.box.com/s/vspke7y05sb214wjokpk",
    "vanity_name": "my_url",
    "vanity_url": "https://acme.app.box.com/v/my_url/"
  },
  "size": 629644,
  "sync_state": "synced",
  "tags": [
    "approved"
  ],
  "trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "watermark_info": {
    "is_watermarked": true
  }
}