Title	Share a file with one or more users
URL Path	vault_rest/update_file_share
Method	POST

Http return	200, 400, 401, 403, 500
Table of Contents	Summary HTTP header parameters Method: POST Description of request body Request Error Response Example of a failed request: Descriptions of response:
Last Updated	15 Jul 2020

Summary

This API allows sharing a file in MetaDefender Vault.

HTTP header parameters

Authorization	The API key of the caller	REQUIRED	This header should have the following format: Bearer [ API key obtained from the authenticate API] Example: Bearer Cp01BwnXAIOLZXxn7yogjKqIZnZpQD

Method: POST

HTTP body	json formatted request	REQUIRED

HTTP body sample

{
    "fileId": "849137c80bd443cca3c49328f4a32fe9",
    "groupIds": [
        19
    ],
    "userIds": [
        24
    ]
}

Description of request body

Name	Description
file_id	The GUID of the file uploaded
groupIds	The Ids of the groups to share with
userIds	The Ids of the users to share with

Request Error

400	Bad Request	Invalid HTTP request
401	Unauthorized	Authentication unauthorized
403	Forbidden	Permission denied
500	Internal Server Error	Server is temporarily unavailable

Response

In case of a successful request status code 200 will be returned and the body of the response can be ignored. This means that the file has been successfully shared.

Example of a failed request:

{
    "message": "Failed to update file share information because specified user(s) collection is not correct. Please ensure that specified user(s) was not deleted.",
    "ui_message_key": "API_FAILED_TO_UPDATE_FILE_SHARE_INVALID_USERS",
    "status_code": "BadRequest"
}

Descriptions of response:

status_code	HTTP status code
message	A message describing the error
ui_message_key	A message key that is useful for localization

Share A File