How do I create a sharing link to the parent folder of an item

[msendt]

Hi everyone,

Sharepoint 2013:

I have created a flow based upon the "For a selected file" trigger. I have grabbed the file properties for the selected file and I can access the path of the folder it is in. What I can't work out is how to create a sharing link for that folder. I can't work out how to get the ID of the folder as the input for the create sharing link action. Any help would be appreciated.

The closest I have got is that i have used the Get Folder Metadata from Path action  - but when I try to use the ItemID output as the ID for the Create Sharing Link action, it fails as the ItemID = -1.

Thanks

[v-bacao-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @msendt ,

I did a test on my side and used Get folder metadata using path action to get the Item Id.

Then configure Item Id in Create sharing link or a file or folder action, it works.

Image reference:

Please make sure that the current Folder is present and that it was not removed during Flow execution.

Flow run history:

Please take a try again.

Best Regards,

[msendt]

Thank you. I thought I tried that but I must have had an incorrect setting.

[mibar]

@v-bacao-msft ,

I am running into a similar issue and was hoping you may be able to help. I've gotten past the -1 Item ID and have a valid item ID which I have validated by adding the Item ID column in Sharepoint. However, when I pass that item ID to the "Create Sharing Link for a file or folder" along with the appropriate library and site address, I get a 400 Status code back with the message "The request is malformed or incorrect". Would you be able to help at all with this? 

Thanks for your help. 

[grantjenkins]

Hi,

Not completely specific to your post, but after you create the sharing link in flow, how do you then modify the date to which the link expires?

I have a scenario where I provide a sharing link to people that need to approve an item, then when the approval is finished (could be within hours, days or weeks), I want to set the expiry date to the current date within the flow.

Unfortunatley I can only see how to create a link in flow, and no way to modify it afterwards.

I ended up posting this question in its own post here: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General-Flow-Discussion/Change-the-Link-Expiration-date-of-a-Sha...

I tried to delete this post after I submitted it, but there is no delete option for me 🙂

[pauldj]

I managed to fix this issue and test it to confirm it is fully working, although some of the above didn't work for me.

As you can see above, a few differences, but this enabled me to place a folder link associated with the File that triggers the flow , anywhere in the output.