Microsoft 365 activities not downloading the latest version of the file

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Hello UiPath Community,

I am using Microsoft 365 (Graph API) to download a file from Sharepoint online but I am not getting the latest version.

I found the Microsoft article below and it recommends to add the “persistChanges”: true param but since this package is embedded I do not know how could add it to my sequence.

Microsoft Graph Files API - not downloading the latest version of the file - Microsoft Q&A

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

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@silrochagomes

With the current activities yes we cannot do this…if the file is closed after the update then you can get the updates as well…but if it is open i beleive as of now you cannot with activities

Instead you can try using http request activity in UiPath and call graph api from there

Cheers

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Hi @silrochagomes

Can you try this-

  1. Create a new HTTP Request activity in UiPath.

  2. Set the following properties for the activity:
    Method: GET
    Endpoint: Enter the URL for downloading the file from SharePoint.
    Example: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{site-id}/drive/items/{item-id}/content?persistChanges=true
    Headers: Set the necessary headers for authentication (e.g., Authorization header with the access token).

  3. Send the HTTP Request and handle the response to download the file.
    By adding the persistChanges=true parameter to the URL, you are instructing the Graph API to always return the latest version of the file.

Thanks!!

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If you use Window Legacy, it is also possible to reuse existing O365 scope and use Invoke Code activities to achieve what you want. See:
https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/user-guide/office365-troubleshooting-authentication#graph-api-requests-within-microsoft-office-365-scope