Create shared link action
- Updated: 2026/04/13
Generate a Box shared link for a file or folder with configurable access level, permissions, and optional expiration.
Settings
- Use the Session name field to select one of the following
options:
- Session name: Enter the name of the session used
to open the presentation with the Open
action.
(Optional) Click the Insert a value icon to select an existing variable that you have used to store the default session name.
- Variable: Enter the name of the variable that you have used to store the session name.
- Session name: Enter the name of the session used
to open the presentation with the Open
action.
- Target type: Specify whether the shared link is created for a file or folder.
- File/Folder ID: Specify the Box file ID or folder ID to share.
- Access level: Specify the shared link access level. It is set to Open by default. You can select the following values: Open, company, and collaborators.
- Can download (Optional): Specifies whether users can download the shared item. Defaults to false.
- Can preview (Optional): Specifies whether users can preview the shared item. Defaults to false.
- Link expiration (Optional): Specifies whether to enable link expiration. Defaults to false.
- Assign output to a variable: Create or choose a String variable to store the table data.