Updates an existing sharing link (e.g. change expiration date).

Reference

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/apis/sharing-rest-api

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from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone

from office365.sharepoint.client_context import ClientContext
from office365.sharepoint.sharing.links.kind import SharingLinkKind
from tests.settings import cert_path, cert_thumbprint, client_id, team_site_url, tenant

ctx = ClientContext(team_site_url).with_client_certificate(
    tenant, client_id=client_id, thumbprint=cert_thumbprint, cert_path=cert_path
)

file_url = "Shared Documents/Financial Sample.xlsx"
file = ctx.web.get_file_by_server_relative_url(file_url)

# Create a link that expires in 7 days
expires = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(days=7)
result = file.share_link(SharingLinkKind.AnonymousView, expiration=expires).execute_query()
link_url = result.value.sharingLinkInfo.Url
print(f"Created link with 7-day expiry: {link_url}")

# Update the same link to expire in 30 days
expires = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(days=30)
result = file.share_link(SharingLinkKind.AnonymousView, expiration=expires).execute_query()
print(f"Updated expiry to 30 days: {result.value.sharingLinkInfo.Url}")

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