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iainmac
Copper Contributor
Jul 01, 2019

SharePoint 365 Rest API: Add a link item in a document library

Hi   I am looking into creating a new link item in a document library using rest api. I have looked around and can not find a solution as yet.   Has anyone managed to achieve this?   Many thank...
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iainmac
Copper Contributor
Jul 10, 2019

Thanks Carlos_Marins 

 

I have managed to build on your reply to create a successful url link in a document library

 

Here is the Js code I used, not the cleanest of code - but it works for me.

 

function AddLink() {

 

    var Uri = "http://www.google.com" + ".url";
    var library = "/documents"

 

    var resUri      = encodeURIComponent(Uri).replace(/\./g, '%2E');
    var reslibrary  = encodeURIComponent(library).replace(/\./g, '%2E');

 

    var AddLinkURL = _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl + "/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl(@a1)/Files/AddUsingPath"
 
    AddLinkURL +=  "(decodedUrl=@a2,overwrite=@a3)?";
    AddLinkURL += "@a1=%27" + reslibrary + "%27&";      // Library
    AddLinkURL += "@a2=%27" + resUri + "%27&";          // File
    AddLinkURL += "@a3=false";                          // overwrite
 
    console.log(AddLinkURL);



    $.ajax
        ({
            url: AddLinkURL,
            type: "POST",
            processData: false,
            async: false,
            headers: {
                "accept": "application/json;odata=verbose",
                "X-RequestDigest": jQuery("#__REQUESTDIGEST").val(),
            },
            success: function (data) {
                console.log("Item Inserted..!!");
                console.log(data);
            },
            error: function (data) {
                console.log("API Error");
                console.log(data);
            }
        });
 

 

}


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Thanks for your help

 

Iainmac

 

 

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Carlos_Marins
Iron Contributor
Jul 10, 2019
Great! Glad to know I could help! I might even save your code for reference.
Don't forget to mark the post as solved.

Regards
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    iainmac
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 19, 2019

    So on further testing it appears this only works for short urls with just the domain - for example

     

    https://www.google.com/ works

    https://www.google.com/maps does not work

     

    Only http://www.google.com.url is saved to the library.

    When manually adding 'https://www.google.com/maps'  with the new link optionl

     

    This is the request URL for AddUsingPath

     

    Request URL:
    https://[removed].sharepoint.com/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl(@a1)/Files/AddUsingPath(decodedUrl=@a2,overwrite=@a3)?@a1=%27Cases%27&@a2=%27www%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Eurl%27&@a3=false

     

    There is a second request for SP.Utilities.ShortcutLink.GetShortcutLink

     

    https://[removed]..sharepoint.com/_api/SP.Utilities.ShortcutLink.GetShortcutLink(@a1)?@a1=%Cases%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Eurl%27

     

    Which looks like a query for the full url

     

    I think I need to include the 'request payload' with the first url, but not sure how to do this via Rest api.

     

    Any help will be appreciated

     

    Thanks

     

    Iainmac

     

     

     

     

     

     

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      Carlos_Marins
      Iron Contributor
      Jul 19, 2019

      Hi iainmac ,

       

      I am not sure I understand the issue here. So, are you saying that if you try to add a link where the URL is "https://www.google.com/maps" to the library, when you click on it the link "https://www.google.com" is opened? I have done some testing(through the User Interface) and that is not happening to me. The title of the link in the library is just the domian, but if you click it will take you the full URL.

       

      Let me know if I got it wrong so I can help.

       

      Regards,

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