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Say my filepath is http://server/subsite/library/folder/file.png. If I need to get information about a file, I need to do the following:

http://server/subsite/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/subsite/library/folder/file.png').

Now the problem is I don't know which sections are the subsite(s), so I have to run the follow _vti_bin/webs.asmx/WebUrlFromPageUrl which will get me the web url. So for the above filepath it will return http://server/subsite and now I have the required context for the REST _api.

Is there an easier way of doing this? I'm relying on the REST api and the I know the asmx handlers are very old and deprecated. I don't mind doing two requests to get the information I want but is there a REST equivalent of _vti_bin/webs.asmx/WebUrlFromPageUrl?

Edit: I am calling the sharepoint rest api from an external service. It is not a sharepoint app.

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  • For me (NGINX), given an any URL, it's not easy to get its webServerRelativeUrl/webAbsoluteUrl/siteAbsoluteUrl/siteServerRelativeUrl from _spPageContextInfo in JavaScript of a client browser or something, I also made a HTTP request (WebUrlFromPageUrl). If worrying about asmx handlers are very old and deprecated, maybe use new OData API (i.e. https://{{SPWebServer}}/_api/sp.web.getweburlfrompageurl(@v)?@v='xx') with X-RequestDigest header. See also sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/224893/… Commented Jun 15, 2021 at 7:41
  • The preceding {{SPWebServer}} may look like {{tenant}}.sharepoint.com or sharepoint.company0.com and it doesn't need siteServerRelativeUrl. And the API returns webAbsoluteUrl/siteAbsoluteUrl, e.g. {"value":"https://company0test2.sharepoint.com/tit"} for @v='https://company0test2.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/tit/EeFmOJxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-eb0xxxxxxxxxxl1g?e=9kXxdl' Commented Jun 15, 2021 at 7:49

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One option you may test is the one described here:

  1. Start with a URL to a given SharePoint item. For example: http://site/web/doclib/myDocument.docx
  2. Remove the name of the specific resource from the end of the URL, so that the URL points to a document library, folder, or list. IN this case: http://site/web/doclib/
  3. Append the REST service pointer and the /contextinfo operator to the URL: http://site/web/doclib/_api/contextinfo
  4. Read the form digest and webFullUrl properties from the response.
  5. Append the REST service pointer _api to the web URL
  6. Use the resulting URL and the form digest to make requests for other resources you need.
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