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Hi! I'm really dumbfounded about this seemingly simple question, I haven't found an answer on Google or these forums so here it goes.

How can I get the "relative path" or "path" for a SharePoint file using only the URL you get by right-click + "copy link"´?

Basically, I need to go from this: https://mysite.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/ExampleSharepointSite/EcubcEpU-5pEnFmhMrKVzwUB8y6DyZwsBmMSeMBdHhxnHQ?e=goOpUa

to this: /Shared Documents/Test Folder/some-random-document.xlsx

I'm really confused.

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creativeopinion

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@EZuniga You'll need to use the Full Path dynamic content from the Get File properties action.

Or, if you are using the Get file metadata action, you'll need to use the Path dynamic content.

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I don't actually have the time right now, but I looked into this a while back, @EZuniga ... if you can't actually use something like the render list items as a stream API endpoint, you could setup any given list to save that url in a hidden column.

I do think that the data is kept somewhere accessible, though ... take a look at this API explorer, perhaps?

https://s-kainet.github.io/sp-rest-explorer/#/

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EZuniga 4 on at

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Hi! First of all, just to be clear because it confuses me a little too, I'll refer to the examples as following

Share link = https://mysite.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/ExampleSharepointSite/EcubcEpU-5pEnFmhMrKVzwUB8y6DyZwsBmMSeMBdHhxnHQ?e=goOpUa

File Path = /Shared Documents/Test Folder/some-random-document.xlsx

With that out of the way... The problem is that I don't have a file path to begin with 😕 the trigger to this flow is a forms response, and in one of the answers the users copy and paste the share link to said file.

I tried using the Get File properties and Get file metadata but it expects me to input the file path or identifier... which I can't figure out how to parse just out of the share link.

Is there a way to use those actions with JUST the share link?

Thank you so much

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ashmand 26 on at

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@EZuniga did you figure out how to solve this? I have a similar issue where I want the user to get the folder path of a shared folder link (as opposed to a shared single file link).

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