How to generate a direct download link from the shared OneDrive link
Dear Experts and Supporters
I’m a developer working on an issue related to downloading files from OneDrive.
Everything was running fine until a few days ago when I reopened my app
Here are my lines
// shared OneDrive link example
// https://1drv.ms/u/s!Atj71Lw5QEdsrQnTRHMj-fjGc49N?e=hOB5gO
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sharingURL))
return string.Empty;
var base64Value = Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(sharingURL));
var encodedUrl = “u!” + base64Value.TrimEnd(‘=’).Replace(‘/’, ‘_’).Replace(‘+’, ‘-‘);
var directlyUrl = $”https://api.onedrive.com/v1.0/shares/{encodedUrl}/root/content”;
And now when I cannot download from OneDrive, I have debugged and realized that there was a 401 Unauthorized exception
But the file has been shared for Everyone with Edit permissions.
I thought Microsoft had changed something about the shared link recently and the current way to get the direct download link as it is now is not possible.
The shared link I see it’s longer than before and different in format (no s!, no ?e=)
So please kindly help me to solve this case.
Thanks in advance!
Henry Tien (email address removed for privacy reasons)
Dear Experts and Supporters I’m a developer working on an issue related to downloading files from OneDrive.Everything was running fine until a few days ago when I reopened my app Here are my lines // shared OneDrive link example
// https://1drv.ms/u/s!Atj71Lw5QEdsrQnTRHMj-fjGc49N?e=hOB5gO
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sharingURL))
return string.Empty;
var base64Value = Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(sharingURL));
var encodedUrl = “u!” + base64Value.TrimEnd(‘=’).Replace(‘/’, ‘_’).Replace(‘+’, ‘-‘);
var directlyUrl = $”https://api.onedrive.com/v1.0/shares/{encodedUrl}/root/content”; And now when I cannot download from OneDrive, I have debugged and realized that there was a 401 Unauthorized exceptionBut the file has been shared for Everyone with Edit permissions. I thought Microsoft had changed something about the shared link recently and the current way to get the direct download link as it is now is not possible.The shared link I see it’s longer than before and different in format (no s!, no ?e=) So please kindly help me to solve this case. Thanks in advance!Henry Tien (email address removed for privacy reasons) Read More