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Shared Link API auto login

  • May 22, 2025
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I have an app set up with JWT Authentication and I am attempting to generate a shared link via .NET SDK that allows us to automatically login (not needing to enter credentials after link redirect).  The goal is to create a protected gallery that cannot be accessed by the public, but does not require users to login. 

 

Currently, I am able to successfully authenticate and generate the Shared link.  When I redirect to the generated url, I am met with this screen: BOX_8rv95vr2lx1fw28eydedvark8pdpgsst.png

 

Is there anyway to automatically login?  Or is there another route/method to accomplish this goal? Viewing folder contents and thumbnails is required.

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    Hi ,

     

    I believe this may be due to either the shared link settings or the fact that the shared link is still loading inside the Box. Here are a few things that could work:

    1. When creating the new shared link set the access level to "open". This will make sure that anyone can view the file without being in the company / enterprise.
    2. If you want to load the file directly without the Box shell being around it (just the file content) then you can also forward the user directly to the download file endpoint, that uses a file ID and access token instead of the shared link. This will start the auto-download of the file itself.
    3. You can also use the preview UI element as an option for displaying the content. That will allow you to display the content itself. At the same time if you have all of the content that you would like to display under the same folder(s) you can use the content explorer element to display the list of files, which then allows the user to preview the content when clicked.

    Thanks,

    Jon

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