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Downloading file from sharepoint site folder using Graph

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2021-10-23T10:32:01.45+00:00

Hi

How can I download a document from a SharePoint site folder via MS Graph? Fluent api if possible.

Thanks

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  1. Shivam Dhiman 6,081 Reputation points
    2022-02-10T19:23:12.763+00:00

    HI @-- -- ,

    To get content of file please follow below steps

    Step 1: To get drive id use this graph API endpoint https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drives
    173274-drive.png

    Step 2: To get the drive items use this Graph API endpoint, https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drives/{drive-id}/root/children Put the drive ID which captured from step 1.
    173285-drivechildren.png

    Step3: To get the files present in that folder use this Graph API endpoint, https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/children Put the ID(Folder ID) captured from step 2
    173227-getfile.png

    Step4: To get the file content use this Graph API endpoint, https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/children Put the file id in item id which captured in step 3
    173178-downloadcontent.png

    Refer this document for more details

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  1. MichaelHan-MSFT 18,126 Reputation points
    2021-11-02T07:27:09.233+00:00

    Hi @-- -- ,

    You could use this endpoint to download the file in sharepoint: 

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

    Please refer to the documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/driveitem-get-content?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http

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