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Find app item 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.

Returns the app item represented by a shared link.

The link can originate from the current enterprise or another.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Request Headers

stringin headerrequired
shared_link=[example.com]&shared_link_password=[xyz123]

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

The format for this header is shared_link=[link]&shared_link_password=[password].

Response

application/jsonApp item

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

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Request Example

TypeScript Gen
await client.sharedLinksAppItems.findAppItemForSharedLink({
  boxapi: ''.concat('shared_link=', appItemSharedLink) as string,
} satisfies FindAppItemForSharedLinkHeadersInput);
Python Gen
client.shared_links_app_items.find_app_item_for_shared_link(
    "".join(["shared_link=", app_item_shared_link])
)
.NET Gen
await client.SharedLinksAppItems.FindAppItemForSharedLinkAsync(headers: new FindAppItemForSharedLinkHeaders(boxapi: string.Concat("shared_link=", appItemSharedLink)));
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.sharedLinksAppItems.findAppItemForSharedLink(headers: FindAppItemForSharedLinkHeaders(boxapi: "\("shared_link=")\(appItemSharedLink)"))
Java Gen (Beta)
client.getSharedLinksAppItems().findAppItemForSharedLink(new FindAppItemForSharedLinkHeaders(String.join("", "shared_link=", appItemSharedLink)))

Response Example

{
  "id": "12345678",
  "type": "app_item",
  "application_type": "hubs"
}