How to set password in 'Create sharing link for a file or folder' in Sharepoint action

[Anonymous]

I want to share folder to anyone with password like what I can do in Sharepoint manually.

I only find 'Link Expiration' in 'advanced options'.

[v-bacao-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Unfortunately, Create sharing link for a file or folder action does not support setting password currently. I am afraid that there is no suitable way to achieve your needs.

If you want a similar feature to be supported by MS Flow, please consider submitting your suggestion on the ideas forum so it might be considered for future releases.

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Automate-Ideas/idb-p/FlowIdeas

Best Regards,

[djje87]

I appreciate this question was asked nearly two and a half years ago - but it came up in a Google search when I was looking to do the same thing.

Although the in-built "Create sharing link for a file or folder" SharePoint action still doesn't support adding a password to "Anyone" links, you can instead create such a link (and more!) using the "Send an HTTP request to SharePoint" action. This essentially opens up the wider SharePoint API to be consumed in the Power Platform.

Here's the endpoint/URL to POST to

_api/web/Lists('YourLibraryGUID')/GetItemById('YourItemID')/ShareLink

Here's the request body

{

    "request":{
        "createLink":true,
        "settings":{
            "allowAnonymousAccess":true,
            "linkKind":6,
            "role":1,
            "restrictShareMembership":false,
            "updatePassword":true,
            "password":"YourPassword",
            "scope":0
        }
    }
}

Use your browser's developer tools to see what requests the browser sends when you click the UI in SharePoint - from there you can figure out the API (as well as Googling it!).