Change Share Settings (REST API: PUT)

Use this operation to add, modify or delete users or change the share and user permissions on a shared file or folder.

Request

Syntax

 
PUT <webservice>/ShareFolder/{shareId} HTTP/1.1
 Host: <host name>
 Accept: application/xml
 Authtoken: <authentication token>
 Content-type: application/xml
 <update_share_template.xml>

where <webservice> is the root path used to route the API requests to the Web Server.

For more information, see Available Web Services for REST API.

Request Parameters

Name	Description	Required
shareID	The unique identifier (syncWebFolderId response) returned when you share a file or folder or view the shared files and folders in the ObjectStore or Edge Drive. For example, see Sharing a File or Folder or View Shared Files and Folders.	Yes

Request Headers

Name	Description
Host	The host name of the Web Server or Web Console used in the API request.
Accept	The format of the response. Valid values are: application/xml or application/json.
Authtoken	The authentication token received after successfully logging on. For details on receiving an authentication token, see Authentication.

Request Body

Download the update_share_template.xml file required for this request. The following table displays the parameters for the update_share_template.xml file.

Parameter	Description and Parameter Values	Element	Parent Element
sharedToOperationType	Specifies if the users\user groups listed in the update request will be added, replaced, or removed from the existing user\user group list. This parameter is used only when you need to modify the user list for an existing share. Valid values are: 1 - Overwrite users. This option will replace existing users\user group list with the specified users\usergroups from update request. 2 - Add users. This option will add the users and user groups specified in the request to existing shared users\user groups list. 3 - Delete users. This option will remove the users\user groups specified in the request from the shared users\groups list.	shareInfo	App_UpdateSharedFolderReq
status	Specifies whether the share is a public share or a private share. To create a public share, enter value 1.	shareInfo	App_UpdateSharedFolderReq
dontSendEmail	Specifies whether an email notification is sent to the shared users. Valid values are: 1- do not send email 0 - send email	emailInfo	browseInfo
emailMessage	The optional message to include in the email notification for the shared users.	emailInfo	browseInfo
permission	The access permissions assigned to the shared user or user group. Valid values are: 1 - view 2 - view and edit	sharedTo	App_UpdateSharedFolderReq
userType	Specifies the type of entity to which the file or folder is being shared. Valid values are: 1 - user 2 - email address 3 - CommCell user group 4 - external AD user group	sharedTo	App_UpdateSharedFolderReq
username	The user account name to which the file or folder is being shared. Required only if the userType is 1.	user	sharedTo
email	The email address to which the file or folder will be shared. Required only if the userType is 2.	sharedTo	App_ShareInfo
userGroupName	The CommCell user group name to which the file or folder will be shared. Required only if the userType is 3.	group	sharedTo
externalGroupName	The external AD user group name to which the file or folder will be shared. Required only if the userType is 4.	externalGroup	sharedTo

Response

Parameter

Description

Element

errorCode

The possible error codes.

Valid values are:

0, successful completion.
a specific error code.

App_GenericResp

errorString

The description of the error code. Not all error codes have an error string.

App_GenericResp

Examples

Sample Request

To view all the shared files and folders:

PUT <webservice>/ShareFolder/10 HTTP/1.1 Host: client1.mydomain.com Accept: application/xml Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc6 0f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f 8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f 40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef7 68fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f323 3d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8 Content-type: application/xml <update_share_template.xml>

Sample Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
 <App_GenericResp errorCode="0"/>