How do I get direct access to a file in Sharepoint online witha direct URL?

Question

I have a file in a Document Library. I can reach that file with a direct URL in the form https://[tenant].sharepoint.com/sites/[site_name]/[Document_Library]/[Sub_Folder]/document.pdf

Now what I'm trying to do is create a List View Command Set that will post the document to an API, something like: Request.addFileByUrl('....') and pass the URL of the document as a parameter.

The problem is, I get a message "LinkKind cannot be Direct or Uninitialized". I've played around with some of the admin sharing settings to no avail. So my question is, is there a way to allow access to a direct URL temporarily or even somehow get the original document from the share link? Is there an option to integrate that method into a Command Set extension? (I am using the pnp/sp library at the moment to get the links)

Thank you for your help

Edit:

Here's the code that I am using to get the share link from my List View Command Set:

    let getLink = await sp.web.getFileByServerRelativePath(filePath).getShareLink(SharingLinkKind.Direct, dateAdd(new Date(), "minute", 20));
    let url: string = getLink.sharingLinkInfo.Url; 

Now obviously the SharingLinkKind.Direct is the line that is giving me the error message, but I don't know how to work around it.

Answer 1

The issue you're experiencing with the "LinkKind cannot be Direct or Uninitialized" message is likely due to the permissions and sharing settings of the document in SharePoint. By default, direct access to files in a SharePoint document library via a direct URL may be restricted.

To enable access to the direct URL temporarily or obtain the original document from the shared link, you can try the following options:

Go to the SharePoint document library where the file is located. Select the file and click on the "Share" button or ellipsis (...) menu to open the sharing options.

In the sharing settings, make sure the file is shared with appropriate permissions.

Check the "Anyone with the link" option to allow anonymous access to the file. Save the changes and test accessing the file using the direct URL again.