Create a sharing link for a DriveItem POST createLink / Error: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.

Question

I'm having trouble creating a sharing link using the MS Graph application.

The process is as follows

1. Create a SharePoint folder (DriveItem) on a specific Sharepoint site/ParentFolder (This action is currently working like a charm).
2. When a folder is created, then generate an "Anyone" link for unauthenticated People outside the organization.

I confirm this is possible using the sharepoint UI

But using my Graph application with the following documentation permissions: Create a sharing link for a DriveItem

I'm not able to generate the "Anyone" Sharing Link for my folders

Below is the sharing settings of my SharePoint site:

Sharing: Anyone

Advanced settings for external sharing: Unchecked

Default Sharing Link Type: Anyone with the Link

Default Link Permission: Edit

When calling the createLink endpoint: POST /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{itemId}/createLink

With the following payload:

{

"type": "edit",

"scope": "anonymous",

"retainInheritedPermissions": false

}

Server reply with the following:

{

    "error": {

        "code": "generalException",

        "message": "Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.",

        "innerError": {

            "date": "2024-06-14T18:46:41",

            "request-id": "bccb5483-915a-47f6-8fb7-71cda1256ce0",

            "client-request-id": "bccb5483-915a-47f6-8fb7-71cda1256ce0"

        }

    }

}

I build my app following MS Graph documentation, I'm pretty sure everything is aligned.

I'll appreciate your help.

Answer 1

Hi @Lanvale Consulting,

If you want to create a sharelink for driveitem, you will need to use following api

POST /drives/{driveId}/items/{itemId}/createLink

The endpoint you mentioned is to create a sharelink for items in sharepoint

Here is the document for reference

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/driveitem-createlink?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http

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