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Shared links (Web Links)

Remove shared link from web link

Removes a shared link from a web link.

put/web_links/{web_link_id}#remove_shared_link

Path parameters

web_link_idstring required

The ID of the web link.

Query parameters

fieldsstring required

Explicitly request the shared_link fields to be returned for this item.

Request body

shared_linkobject nullable

By setting this value to null, the shared link is removed from the web link.

Response

Returns a basic representation of a web link, with the shared link removed.

idstring required

The unique identifier for this web link.

type'web_link' required

The value will always be web_link.

etagstring

The entity tag of this web link. Used with If-Match headers.

urlstring

The URL this web link points to.

sequence_idstring

A numeric identifier that represents the most recent user event that has been applied to this item.

This can be used in combination with the GET /events-endpoint to filter out user events that would have occurred before this identifier was read.

An example would be where a Box Drive-like application would fetch an item via the API, and then listen to incoming user events for changes to the item. The application would ignore any user events where the sequence_id in the event is smaller than or equal to the sequence_id in the originally fetched resource.

namestring

The name of the web link.

descriptionstring

The description accompanying the web link. This is visible within the Box web application.

created_atstring date-time

When this file was created on Box’s servers.

modified_atstring date-time

When this file was last updated on the Box servers.

trashed_atstring date-time nullable

When this file was moved to the trash.

purged_atstring date-time nullable

When this file will be permanently deleted.

item_status'active' | 'trashed' | 'deleted'

Whether this item is deleted or not. Values include active, trashed if the file has been moved to the trash, and deleted if the file has been permanently deleted.

Example response

{
  "id": "11446498",
  "type": "web_link",
  "etag": "1",
  "url": "https://www.example.com/example/1234",
  "sequence_id": "3",
  "name": "My Bookmark",
  "parent": {
    "id": "12345",
    "etag": "1",
    "type": "folder",
    "sequence_id": "3",
    "name": "Contracts"
  },
  "description": "Example page",
  "path_collection": {
    "total_count": 1,
    "entries": [
      {
        "id": "12345",
        "etag": "1",
        "type": "folder",
        "sequence_id": "3",
        "name": "Contracts"
      }
    ]
  },
  "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "purged_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "created_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "name": "Aaron Levie",
    "login": "ceo@example.com"
  },
  "modified_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "name": "Aaron Levie",
    "login": "ceo@example.com"
  },
  "owned_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "name": "Aaron Levie",
    "login": "ceo@example.com"
  },
  "shared_link": {
    "url": "https://www.box.com/s/vspke7y05sb214wjokpk",
    "download_url": "https://www.box.com/shared/static/rh935iit6ewrmw0unyul.jpeg",
    "vanity_url": "https://acme.app.box.com/v/my_url/",
    "vanity_name": "my_url",
    "access": "open",
    "effective_access": "company",
    "effective_permission": "can_download",
    "unshared_at": "2018-04-13T13:53:23-07:00",
    "is_password_enabled": true,
    "permissions": {
      "can_download": true,
      "can_preview": true
    },
    "download_count": 3,
    "preview_count": 3
  },
  "item_status": "active"
}