Getting the shared link using the deprecated GetSharedLinksAsync(path)

Question

Hi there!

I'm facing problems retrieving a shared link which is already created. I'm basically trying to "create" the Shared Link every time I upload a file and storing that URL on a DB but I'm stuck on the "shared_link_aready_exists" part.

I'm using the .NET API and I tried to use the

DropboxClient.Sharing.CreateSharedLinkWithSettingsAsync(remotePath);

but even if the file is being overwritten, if it already has a Shared Link created, it will give the "shared_link_already_exists" return, stopping there.

I've been taking a look at the API and looks like

DropboxClient.Sharing.GetSharedLinksAsync(remotePath)

is my method, but it only works if the link is already created. And poorly, this method is deprecated, so it will surely stop working anytime...

I guess there is a way to control that but I'm in a point that I don't move forward. Could anybody help me? Many thanks.

Greg-DB · Accepted Answer

If a shared link already exists for a file or folder, you can use ListSharedLinksAsync with path as the path to the desired file or folder and directOnly=true to get the existing link.