"Download the contents of a DriveItem" does not return the latest changes before the browser tab is closed

Mikael Nyström 1

Hi :),

We have an integration that enables our users to upload .docx (and similar files) to our platform and then edit them online (SharePoint).

When a user decides to edit a file we upload it temporarily to SharePoint (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/driveitem-put-content?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http).

The online Word editor automatically saves all changes on the fly.

When the user has completed the changes they click a button in our platform to download the latest changes to our platform and update the file on our end.

What I've discovered is that the file does not get updated with the latest changes as long as the SharePoint tab is open.

If I run the request to get the download URL and access it manually I get the old version until I manually close the tab, then I get the latest changes.

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

I can also get the latest version from the online editor through: File > Save as > Download a Copy. But we need to do this through the API.

Any ideas?

Regards, Mikael

Zehui Yao_MSFT 5,846 Reputation points

2022-03-07T02:20:35.973+00:00

Hello @Mikael Nyström , would you mind providing the URL you are using?
Mikael Nyström 1 Reputation point

2022-03-07T08:25:57.563+00:00

Hi,

I've tried both /me/drive/root:/{item-path}:/content and /me/drive/items/{item-id}/content to generate the download URL.

The URL being generated looks something like this: https://SOME-URL.sharepoint.com/personal/admin_SOME-URL_onmicrosoft_com/_layouts/15/download.aspx?UniqueId=SOME-UNIQUE-ID&Translate=false&tempauth=SOME-LONG-TEM-AUTH-KEY&ApiVersion=2.0

Regards, Mikael
Zehui Yao_MSFT 5,846 Reputation points

2022-03-08T03:08:57.093+00:00

Hello @Mikael Nyström , have you tried using postman to reuqest this API? I tested it locally and it worked.
Mikael Nyström 1 Reputation point

2022-03-08T13:29:48.197+00:00

Hi,

The download URL I get from the PUT request to upload the document share the same behavior; the file I get from calling that download URL does not get updated with the automatically saved changes in the online editor until I close the browser tab with the editor.

I have not tried reproducing this in Postman, though I log the request results so I can call the download URL separately.

Regards, Mikael
Zehui Yao_MSFT 5,846 Reputation points

2022-03-09T08:28:16.147+00:00

Hi @Mikael Nyström , If it persists, I recommend opening a support ticket for more details.
amit bhatnagar 1 Reputation point

2022-03-10T04:19:28.047+00:00

I have this exact same problem. No matter what I do when I am downloading the content of this file via the MSGraph like so:

var outputDocStream = await graphClient.Drives[submissionDriveId].Items[copiedDriveItem.Id].Content
.Request()
.GetAsync();

This is always the OLD version of the file. I tried to close all SharePoint tabs like the OP has suggested, but I still get the old version.

But in addition, trying to open the document from within SharePoint, (which would launch Word in a new browser tab) ALSO shows the old version. But if I hit the preview link I do see the latest version.

Simply put:

In SharePoint
clicking on the document in SharePoint is opening up Version 1.
If I select the document's version history and manually select Version 2, I get the latest.
If I select to download the document, I get the latest.

via MSGraph API
getting the content stream via the API call above, I get the old version.
Unable to force to get the latest version via MS Graph
Using Preview Link - I see latest version

Really?!?!
amit bhatnagar 1 Reputation point

2022-03-10T04:55:57.963+00:00

ALso note that a a copy of the DriveItem is copying the old version as well. I have tried both copy techniques including the long-running-actions-overview
amit bhatnagar 1 Reputation point

2022-03-10T05:13:42.947+00:00

Also downloading the drive item using this technique: microsoft-graph-driveitem-content-stream still downloads the old version of the file.
amit bhatnagar 1 Reputation point

2022-03-10T18:26:06.167+00:00

Have you found a work around for this?
Zehui Yao_MSFT 5,846 Reputation points

2022-03-11T10:38:10.73+00:00

Hi @amit bhatnagar , would you mind opening a new post to discuss this.
Kolbe, Florian 0 Reputation points

2023-02-24T11:18:57.03+00:00

Same here, with an XLSX file - we should open a bug - I will try to ask MS for Support directly.
Kolbe, Florian 0 Reputation points

2023-02-24T11:20:10.12+00:00

Same here for XLSX - I will ask Microsoft for Support.
gowtham mithra 5 Reputation points

2023-03-16T07:25:28.2166667+00:00

Hi Kolbe/Amit, Even I have the same issue. Were you able to find out any solution for this?

1 answer

Diya Ahuja 5 Reputation points

2023-06-30T18:06:27.8633333+00:00

The issue you are experiencing is likely due to the fact that the SharePoint tab is still open and the changes have not been saved to the server yet. To ensure that the latest changes are retrieved from the server, you should close the SharePoint tab before making the API call to retrieve the download URL. Additionally, you can use the Files.ReadWrite.All permission to ensure that the latest version of the file is retrieved.
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