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Shares

Shares are a way to publicly share an otherwise private item.

The Share Object

id uuid
Primary key of the share.

name string
Custom (optional) name for the share.

collection many-to-one
Collection in which the current item is shared. Many-to-one to Collections.

item string
Primary key of the item that's shared.

role many-to-one
Share of which the share will inherit the permissions.

password hash
Optional password that's required to view this shared item.

user_created many-to-one
Reference to the user who created this share. Many-to-one to Users.

date_created timestamp
When the share was created.

date_start timestamp
Optional timestamp that controls from what date/time the shared item can be viewed.

date_end timestamp
Optional timestamp that controls until what date/time the shared item can be viewed.

times_used number
The number of times the shared item has been viewed.

max_uses number
The maximum number of times the shared item can be viewed.

json
{
	"id": "3a606c3e-9d4d-4556-b7bb-f00860613da3",
	"name": "My Share",
	"collection": "articles",
	"item": "1",
	"role": "2b34fba4-a6cb-49f4-a070-2daee7ac44f0",
	"password": "**********",
	"user_created": "b13072b7-73e9-4904-89e0-34aaf4403766",
	"date_created": "2023-01-25T19:16:49.009Z",
	"date_start": "2023-01-26T17:00:00.000Z",
	"date_end": "2023-01-28T17:00:00.000Z",
	"times_used": 0,
	"max_uses": 15
}
{
	"id": "3a606c3e-9d4d-4556-b7bb-f00860613da3",
	"name": "My Share",
	"collection": "articles",
	"item": "1",
	"role": "2b34fba4-a6cb-49f4-a070-2daee7ac44f0",
	"password": "**********",
	"user_created": "b13072b7-73e9-4904-89e0-34aaf4403766",
	"date_created": "2023-01-25T19:16:49.009Z",
	"date_start": "2023-01-26T17:00:00.000Z",
	"date_end": "2023-01-28T17:00:00.000Z",
	"times_used": 0,
	"max_uses": 15
}

List Shares

List all shares that exist in Directus.

Request

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Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Response

An array of up to limit share objects. If no items are available, data will be an empty array.

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Retrieve a Share

List an existing share by primary key.

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Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Response

Returns the requested share object.

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Create a Share

Create a new share.

Request

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Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body

A partial share object.

Response

Returns the share object for the created share.

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Create Multiple Shares

Create multiple new shares.

Request

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Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body

An array of partial share objects.

Response

Returns the share objects for the created shares.

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Update a Share

Update an existing share.

Request

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Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body

A partial share object.

Response

Returns the share object for the updated share.

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Update Multiple Shares

Update multiple existing shares.

Request

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Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

Request Body

keys Required
Array of primary keys of the shares you'd like to update.

data Required
Any of the share object's properties.

Response

Returns the share objects for the updated shares.

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Delete a Share

Delete an existing share.

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Response

Empty body.

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Delete Multiple Shares

Delete multiple existing shares.

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Request Body

An array of share primary keys

Response

Empty body.

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Authenticate a Share

Shares work by publicly giving you an access/refresh token combination (as you would get with the regular /auth/login endpoints). These tokens are limited to a permissions set that only allows access to the item that was shared, and any relationally linked items that that associated role has access to. This means that all regular endpoints can be used with the credentials set returned by this endpoint.

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Request Body

share Required
Primary key of the share you're authenticating against.

password string
Password for the share, if one is configured.

Response

access_token string
Temporary access token to be used in follow-up requests.

expires integer
How long before the access token will expire. Value is in milliseconds.

refresh_token string
The token that can be used to retrieve a new access token through /auth/refresh. Note: if you used cookie as the mode in the request, the refresh token won't be returned in the JSON.

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Send a Share by Email

Sends an email to the provided email addresses with a link to the share.

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Request Body

share Required
Primary key of the share you're inviting people to.

emails array
Array of email strings to send the share link to.

Response

Empty body.

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Get Share Public Info

Allows unauthenticated users to retrieve information about the share.

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Response

The share objects for the given UUID, if it's still valid.

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