# Share Endpoints Share endpoints allow sharing files with other users. ## POST `/share` (auth required) ### Description The `/share` endpoint shares 1 or more filesystem items with one or more recipients. The recipients will receive some notification about the shared item, making this different from calling `/grant-user-user` with a permission. When users are **specified by email** they will receive a [share link](./concepts/share-link.md). Each item specified in the `shares` property is a tag-typed object of type `fs-share` or `app-share`. #### File Shares (`fs-share`) File shares grant permission to a file or directory. By default this is read permission. If `access` is specified as `"write"`, then write permission will be granted. #### App Shares (`app-share`) App shares grant permission to read a protected app. ##### subdomain permission If there is a subdomain associated with the app, and the owner of the subdomain is the same as the owner of the app, then permission to access the subdomain will be granted. Note that the subdomain is only associated if the subdomain entry has `associated_app_id` set according to the app's id, and will not be considered "associated" if only the index_url happens to match the subdomain url. ##### appdata permission If the app has `shared_appdata` set to `true` in its metadata object, the recipient of the share will also get write permission to the app owner's corresponding appdata directory. The appdata directory must exist for this to work as expected (otherwise the permission rewrite rule fails since the uuid can't be determined). ### Example ```json { "recipients": [ "user_that_gets_shared_to", "another@example.com" ], "shares": [ { "$": "app-share", "name": "some-app-name" }, { "$": "app-share", "uid": "app-SOME-APP-UID" }, { "$": "fs-share", "path": "/some/file/or/directory" }, { "$": "fs-share", "path": "SOME-FILE-UUID" } ] } ``` ### Parameters - **recipients** _- required_ - **accepts:** `string | Array` - **description:** recipients for the filesystem entries being shared. - **notes:** - validation on `string`: email or username - requirement of at least one value - **shares:** _- required_ - **accepts:** `object | Array` - object is [type-tagged](./type-tagged.md) - type is either [file-share](./types/file-share.md) or [app-share](./types/app-share.md) - **notes:** - requirement that file/directory or app exists - requirement of at least one entry - **dry_run:** _- optional_ - **accepts:** `bool` - **description:** when true, only validation will occur ### Response - **$:** `api:share` - **$version:** `v0.0.0` - **status:** one of: `"success"`, `"mixed"`, `"aborted"` - **recipients:** array of: `api:status-report` or `heyputer:api/APIError` - **paths:** array of: `api:status-report` or `heyputer:api/APIError` - **dry_run:** `true` if present ### Request Example ```javascript await fetch("http://puter.localhost:4100/share", { headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": `Bearer ${puter.authToken}`, }, body: JSON.stringify({ recipients: [ "user_that_gets_shared_to", "another@example.com" ], shares: [ { $: "app-share", name: "some-app-name" }, { $: "app-share", uid: "app-SOME-APP-UID" }, { $: "fs-share", path: "/some/file/or/directory" }, { $: "fs-share", path: "SOME-FILE-UUID" } ] }), method: "POST", }); ``` ### Success Response ```json { "$": "api:share", "$version": "v0.0.0", "status": "success", "recipients": [ { "$": "api:status-report", "status": "success" } ], "paths": [ { "$": "api:status-report", "status": "success" } ], "dry_run": true } ``` ### Error response (missing file) ```json { "$": "api:share", "$version": "v0.0.0", "status": "mixed", "recipients": [ { "$": "api:status-report", "status": "success" } ], "paths": [ { "$": "heyputer:api/APIError", "code": "subject_does_not_exist", "message": "File or directory not found.", "status": 404 } ], "dry_run": true } ``` ### Error response (missing user) ```json { "$": "api:share", "$version": "v0.0.0", "status": "mixed", "recipients": [ { "$": "heyputer:api/APIError", "code": "user_does_not_exist", "message": "The user `non_existing_user` does not exist.", "username": "non_existing_user", "status": 422 } ], "paths": [ { "$": "api:status-report", "status": "success" } ], "dry_run": true } ``` ## POST `/sharelink/check` (no auth) ### Description The `/sharelink/check` endpoint verifies that a token provided by a share link is valid. ### Example ```javascript await fetch(`${config.api_origin}/sharelink/check`, { "headers": { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": `Bearer ${puter.authToken}`, }, "body": JSON.stringify({ token: '...', }), "method": "POST", }); ``` ### Parameters - **token:** _- required_ - **accepts:** `string` The token from the querystring parameter ### Response A type-tagged object, either of type `api:share` or `api:error` ### Success Response ```json { "$": "api:share", "uid": "836671d4-ac5d-4bd3-bc0a-ec357e0d8f02", "email": "asdf@example.com" } ``` ### Error Response ```json { "$": "api:error", "message":"Field `token` is required.", "key":"token", "code":"field_missing" } ``` ## POST `/sharelink/apply` (no auth) ### Description The `/sharelink/apply` endpoint applies a share to the current user **if and only if** that user's email is confirmed and matches the email associated with the share. ### Example ```javascript await fetch(`${config.api_origin}/sharelink/apply`, { "headers": { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": `Bearer ${puter.authToken}`, }, "body": JSON.stringify({ uid: '836671d4-ac5d-4bd3-bc0a-ec357e0d8f02', }), "method": "POST", }); ``` ### Parameters - **uid:** _- required_ - **accepts:** `string` The uid of an existing share, received using `/sharelink/check` ### Response A type-tagged object, either of type `api:status-report` or `api:error` ### Success Response ```json {"$":"api:status-report","status":"success"} ``` ### Error Response ```json { "message": "This share can not be applied to this user.", "code": "can_not_apply_to_this_user" } ``` ## POST `/sharelink/request` (no auth) ### Description The `/sharelink/request` endpoint requests the permissions associated with a share link to the issuer of the share (user that sent the share). This can be used when a user is logged in, but that user's email does not match the email associated with the share. ### Example ```javascript await fetch(`${config.api_origin}/sharelink/request`, { "headers": { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": `Bearer ${puter.authToken}`, }, "body": JSON.stringify({ uid: '836671d4-ac5d-4bd3-bc0a-ec357e0d8f02', }), "method": "POST", }); ``` ### Parameters - **uid:** _- required_ - **accepts:** `string` The uid of an existing share, received using `/sharelink/check` ### Response A type-tagged object, either of type `api:status-report` or `api:error` ### Success Response ```json {"$":"api:status-report","status":"success"} ``` ### Error Response ```json { "message": "This share is already valid for this user; POST to /apply for access", "code": "no_need_to_request" } ```