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shared_link null on file share api box node js sdk


I'm getting shared_link null by using box api https://developer.box.com/v2.0/reference#get-shared-link Unbale to figure out that where am I doing? Here is my code

function requestCallback(err, res, body) {
    console.log(body);
    console.log("requestCallback");
}

var accessToken = 'tvXSjyJM3XDh0YWss72ciYdXDtFNQeEh';
var r = request.put({
    url: 'https://api.box.com/2.0/files/205773246434?fields=shared_link',
    headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + accessToken }
}, requestCallback);

var form = r.form();
form.append('access', 'open');

And getting in response of this

{"type":"file","id":"205773246434","etag":"0","shared_link":null}

Solution

  • I used box-node-sdk and made sure the app was "user-enabled" and it seems to work.

    var BoxSDK = require('box-node-sdk');
    var fs = require('fs');
    var path = require('path');
    
    var CLIENT_ID = 'xxxx',
      CLIENT_SECRET = 'xxxx',
      PUBLIC_KEY_ID = 'xxxx',
      PRIVATE_KEY_PATH = 'xxxx',
      PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE = 'xxxx',
      ENTERPRISE_ID = 'xxxx';
    
    var sdk = new BoxSDK({
        clientID: CLIENT_ID,
        clientSecret: CLIENT_SECRET,
        appAuth: {
          keyID: PUBLIC_KEY_ID,
          privateKey: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, PRIVATE_KEY_PATH)),
          passphrase: PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE
        }
    });
    
    var client = sdk.getAppAuthClient('enterprise', ENTERPRISE_ID);
    
    client.files.get('xxxx', {fields: 'shared_link'}, function(err, data)         {
      console.log(data.shared_link.url);
    });