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OneDrive API (REST), Copy Files/Folder between different OneDrive Accounts

I have 2 OneDrive Accounts. Account A shares a Folder with Account B. I am logged in with Account B and want to copy the shared Folder of Account A to a Folder in Account B via REST.

I know the OneDrive Live SDK Documentation says: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn659743.aspx

The destination of a copy operation must be a folder. Folders themselves cannot be copied. Also, OneDrive storage is structured so that copy operations cannot occur between the OneDrive folder hierarchies of different users. For example, even if user A can read user B's files, user A cannot copy them to his or her own OneDrive folders.

I am not using the Live API https://apis.live.net/v5.0/ but the OneDrive API https://api.onedrive.com/v1.0/

When I copy Folder to Folder in my Own OneDrive, everything is fine:

POST https://api.onedrive.com/v1.0/drive/root:/test:/action.copy

Authorization: Bearer {ACCESS TOKEN}
Content-Type: application/json
Prefer: respond-async

{
 "parentReference" : {"path": "/drive/root:/target"}
}

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When I want to access the Folder of Account A via REST in Fiddler I get te following Error.

Rest Call:

POST https://api.onedrive.com/v1.0/drives/38A2C8D42D476A18/root:/test:/action.copy

Authorization: Bearer {ACCESS TOKEN}
Content-Type: application/json
Prefer: respond-async

{
 "parentReference" : {"path": "/drive/root:/target"}
}

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Error Response:

{"error":{"code":"itemNotFound","message":"Item does not exist"}}

The Scopes I use are:

  • onedrive.readwrite
  • wl.signin
  • wl.skydrive
  • wl.skydrive_update
  • wl.contacts_skydrive
Solution

  • I think I already found the Answer.

    When Account A shares a Folder with Account B the Shared Folder does appear under "Shared" on Account B!

    So I just have to get the ID of this Folder in "Shared" to copy it into my preferred target Folder on Account B.

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    POST https://api.onedrive.com/v1.0/drive/items/FOLDER-ID/action.copy

Authorization: Bearer {ACCESS TOKEN}
Content-Type: application/json
Prefer: respond-async

{
 "parentReference" : {"path": "/drive/root:/target"}
}

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    If someone is interested to perform this REST CALL via C#, just use RestSharp http://restsharp.org/. C# Code Snippet below

    RestRequest restRequest = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
restRequest.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer " + accessToken);
restRequest.AddHeader("Prefer", "respond-async");
restRequest.AddParameter("application/json; charset=utf-8", "{\"parentReference\": {\"path\": \"/drive/root:/target\"}}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
RestClient client = new RestClient("https://api.onedrive.com/v1.0/drive/items/FOLDER-ID/action.copy");
IRestResponse _response = client.Execute(restRequest);