Remove shared link from file

put
https://api.box.com/2.0
/files/:file_id

Removes a shared link from a file.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
12345

The unique identifier that represents a file.

The ID for any file can be determined by visiting a file in the web application and copying the ID from the URL. For example, for the URL https://*.app.box.com/files/123 the file_id is 123.

Query Parameters

stringin queryrequired
shared_link

Explicitly request the shared_link fields to be returned for this item.

Request Body

Response

application/jsonFile (Full)

Returns a basic representation of a file, with the shared link removed.

application/jsonClient error

Returned when the access token provided in the Authorization header is not recognized or not provided.

application/jsonClient error

Returned if the user does not have all the permissions to complete the update.

application/jsonClient error

Returned if the file is not found, or the user does not have access to the file.

application/jsonClient error

Returned if the file_id is not in a recognized format.

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error when the If-Match header does not match the current etag value of the file. This indicates that the file has changed since it was last requested.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Remove shared link from file
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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X PUT "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/32423234?fields=shared_link" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
     -d '{
       "shared_link": null
     }'
Java
BoxFile file = new BoxFile(api, "12345");
BoxFile.Info info = file.getInfo();
info.removeSharedLink();
file.updateInfo(info);
Python
file_id = '11111'
client.file(file_id).remove_shared_link()
Node
client.files.update('12345', {
  shared_link: null
}).then(file => {
  // ...
})
iOS
client.files.deleteSharedLink(fileId: "11111") { (result: Result<Void, BoxSDKError>) in
    guard case .success = result else {
        print("Error removing file shared link")
        return
    }

    print("File shared link removed")
}

Response Example

{
  "id": "12345",
  "type": "file",
  "etag": "1",
  "shared_link": null
}