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How to update shared folder link access from edit to view
I've successfully created a backend service to update shared folder member access to view only; however, the the shared folder link is still set to Edit access. I thought using the https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/modify_shared_link_settings endpoint would do the trick passing in the following parameters:
{
"settings": {
"requested_visibility": "public",
"audience": "public",
"access": "viewer"
},
"remove_expiration": false
}
Folder still shows edit access however for the shared link
Whether or not you need to revoke the edit link will depend on your use case; it's not required for creating a view link. To revoke a link you'd use /2/sharing/revoke_shared_link. Whether or not you do revoke the edit link, you can create the view link using /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
The Dropbox API doesn't support changing the access level on an existing link like this, but it looks like the API isn't properly reporting that back in the /2/sharing/modify_shared_link_settings response. I've asked the team to fix that up.
That being the case, if you need a view link instead of an edit link, you'll need to create a new view link instead.
So in effect, would I remove the share link and then use the API to create a view link and that'd effectively do the same thing?
- Greg-DB
Whether or not you need to revoke the edit link will depend on your use case; it's not required for creating a view link. To revoke a link you'd use /2/sharing/revoke_shared_link. Whether or not you do revoke the edit link, you can create the view link using /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings.
- Greg-DB
Thanks for the post. We'll look into this and get back to you.
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