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Get web link
API version 2024.0
Retrieve information about a web link.
Request
bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json
Request Headers
stringin headeroptional
shared_link=[link]&shared_link_password=[password]The URL, and optional password, for the shared link of this item.
This header can be used to access items that have not been explicitly shared with a user.
Use the format shared_link=[link] or if a password is required then
use shared_link=[link]&shared_link_password=[password].
This header can be used on the file or folder shared, as well as on any files or folders nested within the item.
Path Parameters
stringin pathrequired
12345The ID of the web link.
Response
application/jsonWeb link
Returns the web link object.
application/jsonClient error
An unexpected client error.
Request Example
cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/web_links/12345" \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"Node/TypeScript v10
await client.webLinks.getWebLinkById(weblink.id);Python v10
client.web_links.get_web_link_by_id(weblink.id).NET v10
await client.WebLinks.GetWebLinkByIdAsync(webLinkId: weblink.Id);Swift v10
try await client.webLinks.getWebLinkById(webLinkId: weblink.id)Java v10
client.getWebLinks().getWebLinkById(weblink.getId())Java v4
BoxWebLink webLink = new BoxWebLink(api, id);
BoxWebLink.Info webLinkInfo = webLink.getInfo();Python v3
web_link = client.web_link(web_link_id='12345').get()
print(f'Web Link ID is {web_link.id} and its type is {web_link.type}').NET v5
BoxWebLink link = await client.WebLinksManager.GetWebLinkAsync("11111");Node v3
client.weblinks.get('11111')
.then(weblink => {
/* weblink -> {
type: 'web_link',
id: '11111',
sequence_id: '0',
etag: '0',
name: 'Box Website!',
url: 'https://www.box.com',
created_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
created_at: '2015-05-07T15:00:01-07:00',
modified_at: '2015-05-07T15:00:01-07:00',
parent:
{ type: 'folder',
id: '22222',
sequence_id: '1',
etag: '1',
name: 'Bookmarks' },
description: 'Enterprise Cloud Content Management',
item_status: 'active',
trashed_at: null,
purged_at: null,
shared_link: null,
path_collection:
{ total_count: 2,
entries:
[ { type: 'folder',
id: '0',
sequence_id: null,
etag: null,
name: 'All Files' },
{ type: 'folder',
id: '22222',
sequence_id: '1',
etag: '1',
name: 'Bookmarks' } ] },
modified_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
owned_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '33333',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' } }
*/
});Response Example
{
"id": "11446498",
"type": "web_link",
"created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"created_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"login": "ceo@example.com",
"name": "Aaron Levie"
},
"description": "Example page",
"etag": "1",
"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"
},
"name": "My Bookmark",
"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
},
"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/"
},
"trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"url": "https://www.example.com/example/1234"
}