Creating a Dedicated OneDrive Folder For My Web App

Question

I am building a formal mailing web application for my internal company. Is it possible to create a dedicated folder in my OneDrive to upload created Word documents, which can be shared with specified users in my organization for editing or viewing through the Microsoft Graph API?

Answer 1

Hello @Rio Lukman Tawekal ,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Support!

Yes, you can create a dedicated folder in your OneDrive and share it with specified users using the Microsoft Graph API. Here’s a high-level overview of how you can achieve this:

1. Create a Folder: You can create a new folder in OneDrive using the Microsoft Graph API. Here’s an example of how to do this with a POST request: POST /me/drive/root/children Content-Type: application/json { "name": "New Folder", "folder": { }, "@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior": "rename" } This request will create a new folder named “New Folder” in the root directory of your OneDrive. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/developer/rest-api/api/driveitem_post_children?view=odsp-graph-online.
2. Upload Word Documents: Once the folder is created, you can upload Word documents to this folder. You can use a PUT request to upload a file: PUT /me/drive/items/{parent-item-id}:/{filename}:/content Content-Type: application/octet-stream {file-content} Replace {parent-item-id} with the ID of the folder you created and {filename} with the name of the file you are uploading. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/developer/rest-api/api/driveitem_put_content?view=odsp-graph-online
3. Share the Folder: To share the folder with specified users, you can use the sharing API. Here’s an example of how to create a sharing link: POST /me/drive/items/{item-id}/createLink Content-Type: application/json { "type": "edit", // or "view" "scope": "organization" } This will create a sharing link that you can send to users within your organization. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/developer/rest-api/api/driveitem_post_children?view=odsp-graph-online
4. Assign Permissions: You can also assign specific permissions to users: POST /me/drive/items/{item-id}/permissions Content-Type: application/json { "roles": ["write"], // or "read" "grantee": { "user": { "email": "user@example.com" } } } Replace {item-id} with the ID of the folder and "user@example.com" with the email of the user you want to share the folder with.

These steps should help you set up a dedicated folder in OneDrive, upload Word documents, and share them with specified users for editing or viewing.

Hope this helps.

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