Use the ID in a SharePoint Link to download the file with MS Graph Request

Question

Hello, I have a sharepoint link to a file like below, and I would like to download the file, using MS GRAPH request :

https://myfirm.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/Team-Sharepoint-Test/Shared%20Documents/General/Test%20folder/MyFile.xlsm?d=wc0d04cb7381c4374bc498aed63748627&csf=1&web=1&e=4bkpKu

I can do it by using the relative path of the file, but I would like to use the ID (In my case : wc0d04cb7381c4374bc498aed63748627). How can I do it ?

As i understand, I can use a request like below, but it doesn't work with this ID, right ? As I understand, there is a sharepoint ID and a MS graph ID ?

Who can help me ? Thanks for your support !

GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/content  

Answer 1

Hello Thierry S,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Support!

To download a file from SharePoint using the with Microsoft Graph, you can indeed use the GET /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/content endpoint.

Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Get the SharePoint Site ID: First, you need to get the SharePoint Site ID. You can do this by using the following request:

      GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{hostname}:/sites/{sitename}?$select=id
   

2. Get the Drive ID: Then you need to get the drive ID of the SharePoint document library. You can do this by using the following request:

      GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{site-id}/drives
   

   This will return a list of drives, and you can find the drive ID for the document library where your file is located.
3. Get the Item ID: Once you have the drive ID, you can get the item ID using the SharePoint-specific ID. Use the following request:

      GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/drives/{drive-id}/items/
   

4. Download the File: Finally, use the Microsoft Graph API to download the file:

      GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/content
   

Hope this helps.

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