---
title: "Find app item for shared link"
method: GET
path: "/shared_items#app_items"
tags: ["Shared links (App Items)"]
---

# Find app item for shared link

`GET /shared_items#app_items`

Returns the app item represented by a shared link.

The link can originate from the current enterprise or another.

## Headers

- `boxapi` string, required

## Response `200`

Returns a full app item resource if the shared link is valid and
the user has access to it.

- AppItem — An app item represents an content object owned by an application. It can group files and folders together from different paths. That set can be shared via a collaboration.
  - `id` string, required — The unique identifier for this app item.
  - `type` 'app_item', required — The value will always be `app_item`.
  - `application_type` string, required — The type of the app that owns this app item.

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected client error.

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