Retrieve a Temporary URL for a File

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Applies To: Windows Server 2012 Essentials

Retrieves a temporary URL for a file. The URL can be accessed only twice and only within 30 seconds after retrieval.

URI Template

GET services/builtin/FileOperationService.svc/accessuri?path={path}

{path}
A network path that begins with the server name, in the format /ServerName/FolderPath/FileName.

Sample Request

GET https://www.contoso.com/services/builtin/FileOperationService.svc/accessuri?path=servername/company/a.txt HTTP/1.1  
Accept: application/xml  
Cookie: ASP.NET_SessionId=********************  
Canary: *********************  
Host: domainname

Sample Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK  

<anyURI xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/">SharedContent/?token=vCl3tfTLB9Uw1MHMPsvHOqUgwFaaeiDW7MsEAwxJIv1TJEWX67icebM1JxxBJCzX4zasiDfYDToptHXkloT8DmPwv84VVfCQvkY7V86oxGyPZgnF1U02U3ENzcdtpfVxZAg%2bU%2fKCs9%2bAZpxbjhvb54yIh7rapQR1UqsiFdB%2fq0bLtuo3lcAKARfMN%2bJcaJH2ZkbTXQCVmIqXnlydG7ypEI1AszM0c9yNkdfGvxe0WdgvcdsUmPKoYbkev1c6T3OjqTOehS7kGWA%3d</anyURI>

Error Codes

Error Code Error Message
400 The path is too long or has unsupported characters (such as *\&#124;"<>).
401 Access is denied to the requested resource.
404 The path does not exist.

See Also

Web Service Methods