Share Api

The Share Object

Property	Type	Writable	Description
id	string	no	The UUID of the share
created	int	no	Unix timestamp when the share was created
updated	int	no	Unix timestamp when the share was updated
expires	int / null	yes	Unix timestamp when the share will expire
editable	bool	yes	Whether or not the receiving user can edit the password
shareable	bool	yes	Whether or not the receiving user can share the password again
updatePending	bool	no	Whether or not data changes for this share are in queue
password	string	yes	The UUID of the password
owner	object	yes	Object with the id and the full name of the owner
receiver	object	yes	Object with the id and the full name of the receiver

Detail Levels

Level	Description
model	Returns the base model
+password	Fills the password property with the base model of the password

Enhanced API special properties

The property "password" is also processed if necessary.

Property	Type	Description
type	string	Object type, the value is "share"
created	Date	Date when the share was created
updated	Date	Date when the share was last updated
expires	Date	Date when the share will expire
owner.icon	string	Url of the default avatar icon of the owner in 32x32px
receiver.icon	string	Url of the default avatar icon of the receiver in 32x32px

Notes

• Shares have no revisions
• The value of the password attribute is different for the owner and the receiver
• The shareable will always be false for the receiver if resharing is disabled system wide

Available api actions

Action	Url	Method	Description
info	/api/1.0/share/info	GET	Returns information about the share api capabilities
list	/api/1.0/share/list	GET	List all shares with the default detail level
list	/api/1.0/share/list	POST	List all shares with the given detail level
show	/api/1.0/share/show	POST	Show a share
find	/api/1.0/share/find	POST	Find shares matching given criteria
create	/api/1.0/share/create	POST	Create a new share
update	/api/1.0/share/update	PATCH	Update an existing share
delete	/api/1.0/share/delete	DELETE	Delete a share
partners	/api/1.0/share/partners	GET	Find users you can share with
partners	/api/1.0/share/partners	POST	Find users you can share with by pattern

The info action

This command lists the status of the available features of the sharing api.

Return value

The success status code is 200 Ok

Argument	Type	Description
enabled	bool	Whether or not the sharing api is enabled
resharing	bool	Whether or not resharing is allowed systemwide
autocomplete	bool	Whether or not the partners action is enabled
types	array	A list of supported sharing types

The partners action

This commands returns an array of users that the current user can share with.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default	Required	Description
search	string	-	no	Find users containing the search string

Return value

The success status code is 200 Ok. The return value is an array with the user id as key and the user display name as value. The array is at maximum around 512 entries long. If the autocompletion is disabled by the administrator the result is an empty array

Notes

• This command will fail if sharing is disabled

The create action

The create action creates a new share with the given attributes.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default	Required	Description
password	string	-	yes	The UUID of the password
receiver	string	-	yes	The user id of the user which the password should be shared with
type	string	"user"	no	The type of the share
expires	int / null	null	no	Unix timestamp when the share will expire
editable	bool	false	no	Whether or not the receiver can edit the password
shareable	bool	false	no	Whether or not the receiver can share the password

Return value

The success status code is 201 Created

Argument	Type	Description
id	string	The UUID of the share

Notes

• This action will fail if the password is hidden or the CSE does not support sharing
• You can not share a password with the same user more than once
• This command will fail if sharing is disabled

The update action

The update action changes the properties of an existing share.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default	Required	Description
id	string	-	yes	The UUID of the share
expires	int / null	null	no	Unix timestamp when the share will expire
editable	bool	false	no	Whether or not the receiver can edit the password
shareable	bool	false	no	Whether or not the receiver can share the password

Return value

The success status code is 200 Ok

Argument	Type	Description
id	string	The UUID of the share

Notes

• You can only edit a share if it is owned by the user
• This command will fail if sharing is disabled

The delete action

The delete action deletes a share.

Arguments

Arguments	Type	Default	Required	Description
id	string	-	yes	The id of the share

Return value

The success status code is 200 Ok

Argument	Type	Description
id	string	The UUID of the share

Notes

• You can only delete shares owned by the user.
• If you want to delete a share where the current user is the receiver, you need to delete the password instead
• This action still works if sharing has been disabled

The show action

The show action lists the properties of a single share.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default	Required	Description
id	string	-	yes	The id of the share
detailLevel	string	"model"	no	The detail level of the returned share object

Return value

The success status code is 200 Ok The return value is a share object with the given detail level

Notes

• This action still works if sharing has been disabled

The list action

The list action lists all shares with the user as owner or receiver.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default	Required	Description
detailLevel	string	"model"	no	The detail level of the returned share objects

Return value

The success status code is 200 Ok The return value is a list of share objects with the given detail level

Notes

• This action still works if sharing has been disabled

The find action

The find action can be used to find all shares matching the given search criteria. Only a specific set of fields is allowed in the criteria. How the criteria array works is explained on the object search page.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default	Required	Description
criteria	array	[]	no	The search criteria
detailLevel	string	"model"	no	The detail level of the returned share objects

Allowed search fields

Field	Type	Description
created	int	Unix timestamp when the share was created
updated	int	Unix timestamp when the share was updated
owner	string	User id of the owner of the share
receiver	string	User id of the receiver of the share
expires	int / null	Unix timestamp when the share will expire
editable	bool	Whether or not the receiver can edit the password
shareable	bool	Whether or not the receiver can share the password

Return value

The success status code is 200 Ok The return value is a list of shares objects that match the criteria with the given detail level

Notes

• The owner and receiver fields allow the special value _self which is replaced with the users id
• This action still works if sharing has been disabled