Microsoft Sharepoint

Overview

The Microsoft SharePoint node for n8n allows you to interact with SharePoint folders. Specifically, the Folder → Share operation enables you to generate sharing links for a specified folder within a SharePoint site. This is useful when you want to provide access to a folder either to people inside your organization or to external users, with different permission levels (view, edit, embed).

Common scenarios:

• Sharing project documentation folders with team members.
• Granting external partners view-only access to a specific folder.
• Embedding a folder's contents in another application or website.

Practical example:
You have a folder containing marketing materials on SharePoint and want to generate a link that allows anyone in your organization to view it. You can use this node to automate the creation of such a link and distribute it as needed.

Properties

Output

The output will be a JSON object containing the details of the created sharing link. Typical fields include:

{
  "link": {
    "type": "view",
    "scope": "organization",
    "webUrl": "https://...",
    ...
  }
}

• link.type: The type of link created (e.g., "view", "edit", "embed").
• link.scope: The scope of the link ("anonymous" or "organization").
• link.webUrl: The URL that can be shared with others to access the folder.

Additional metadata may be included depending on the SharePoint API response.

Dependencies

• External Service: Microsoft SharePoint Online.
• Authentication: Requires an OAuth2 credential of type microsoftSharepointOAuth2Api configured in n8n.
• n8n Configuration: Ensure the credentials are set up with appropriate permissions to create sharing links for folders.

Troubleshooting

Common issues:

• Invalid Site ID or Folder ID: If the provided IDs are incorrect, the node will fail with an error from the SharePoint API. Double-check the values.
• Insufficient Permissions: The connected account must have permission to create sharing links for the target folder.
• API Errors: If SharePoint returns an error (e.g., due to policy restrictions), the error message will be included in the node's output under an error field.

Error messages and resolutions:

• "The ID you provided does not belong to a file." – Make sure you are using a folder ID, not a file ID, for this operation.
• Authentication errors – Re-authenticate or check the OAuth2 credentials in n8n.

Links and References

• Microsoft Graph API: Create sharing link
• n8n Documentation: Microsoft SharePoint Node
• SharePoint documentation