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[FEATURE REQUEST] Sharing NG: Create new link #4955

Description

@jesmrec

In case of an oCIS server, using the Graph API to create a link over any item. Similar to the link creation over an space.

1. Permission:

same as share with user/groups. No specific permission for links, to show the + option

2. Create Link

Link is conformed by:

  • Name: optional. If empty Unnamed Link (with translations)
  • Permission: mandatory.
  • Password: depends on server parameters and capabilities (password policy)
    • OCIS_SHARING_PUBLIC_WRITEABLE_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD
    • OCIS_SHARING_PUBLIC_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD
  • Expiration date: optional

As the spaces, password and expiration date will be displayed once one of the permissions is selected.

Permissions, to be hardcoded like the spaces

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3. Submission

POST https://<url>:9200/graph/v1beta1/drives/<drive-id>/items/<item-id>/createLink

with body

{
    "password": "UX}H[8Uq/%'Mz-lq4HUin:e{|G46&Rttjt,WT7Y[u6&,",
    "displayName": "A",
    "type": "view",
    "expirationDateTime": "2026-08-26T11:53:08.664Z"
}

type: view, edit, createOnly

"expirationDateTime" only if it was set.

Response body like:

{
    "createdDateTime": "2026-08-19T11:55:13.45495517Z",
    "hasPassword": true,
    "id": "IAfiUVqqpslHpNK",
    "link": {
        "@libre.graph.displayName": "",
        "@libre.graph.quickLink": false,
        "preventsDownload": false,
        "type": "edit",
        "webUrl": "https://<url>:9200/s/ioRkSIBBVDTKzxy"
    }
}

TASKS

  • Research (if needed)
  • Create branch feature/feature_name
  • Development tasks
    • Implement whatever
    • ...
    • Implement unit tests (if needed)
  • Code review and apply changes requested
  • Design test plan
  • QA
  • Merge branch feature/feature_name into master

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