SharePoint Online - Get Item
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Overview
You can use this Snap to get the metadata of an item (files/folders) from the SharePoint Online document library. In cases where the item is a folder, it is also possible to retrieve the children item (which can be other folders or files).
Snap Type
SharePoint Online - Get Item is a Read-type Snap.
Prerequisites
Valid SharePoint Online tenant and associated site.
Valid Azure application with all the required API permissions.
Support for Ultra Pipelines
Works in Ultra Pipelines. However, we recommend that you not use this Snap in an Ultra Pipeline.
Limitations and Known Issues
None.
Snap Views
Type | Format | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
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Input | Document |
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| An input document contains the metadata of the item to be retrieved, such as, site, item name, etc. |
Output | Document |
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| An output document contains the metadata information of an item. |
Error | Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the Pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab:
Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines. |
Snap Settings
Asterisk (*): Indicates a mandatory field.
Suggestion icon (): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
Expression icon (): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
Add icon (): Indicates that you can add fields in the field set.
Remove icon (): Indicates that you can remove fields from the field set.
Field Name | Field Type | Description | |
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Label* Â Default Value:Â SharePoint Online - Get Item | String | Specify the name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your Pipeline. | |
Site* Â Default Value:Â N/A | String/Expression | Specify the name of a site which contains the list of document library to be used in the subsequent Snap settings. | |
Custom Site Path  Default Value: Deselected | Checkbox | ||
Document Library* Â Default Value:Â N/A | String/Expression | Specify the a drive representing the top-level container for a file system, such as OneDrive or SharePoint document libraries. This field will be populated dynamically from different sites from the suggestion drop-down list. You can either choose a document library from suggestion drop-down list or enter the entity name manually. If you enable the Site property as an expression, then the document library is not suggested, resulting in an exception. | |
Source item relative path*  Default Value: N/A | String/Expression | Specify the item resource path that represents a file, folder, or other item stored in a document library. | |
Select fields  Default Value: N/A | String/Expression | Enter the comma-separated properties to be written to the output view. | |
Expand  Default Value: Deselected | Checkbox | Select to fetch children items of the folder. This is an optional field which should only be enabled if the Source item relative path property is selected. In case the value of the field Source item relative path is set to file, then this property setting will be ignored. | |
Connection details | Use this field set to specify connection properties to the SharePoint Online APIs. | ||
Connection timeout* Â Default Value:Â 30 | Integer | Specify the connection timeout duration in seconds. | |
Number of retries* Â Default Value:Â 3 | Integer | Specify the maximum number of reconnections in case of a connection failure or timeout. | |
Retry interval (seconds)* Â Default Value:Â 10 | Integer | Specify the time interval in seconds between connection attempts. | |
Snap Execution  Default Value: Validate & Execute | Dropdown list | Specify the required Pipeline execution type:
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For more information on how to retrieve details of an item in the SharePoint, refer to the graph APIÂ Get-Item.
Troubleshooting
Error | Reason | Resolution |
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HTTP Response Code:404 | Entered item not found in the document library | Please ensure to provide the valid item path to get the metadata. |
Forbidden exception:403 | The user or the app doesn't have sufficient permissions to read the metadata for the document library. | Ensure to provide the desired permissions both at the user and application level. |
Examples
Retrieving Item Metadata
This example demonstrates how you can move the metadata details of a particular item are retrieved from the document library. The example assumes that you have configured & authorized a valid SharePoint Online Account (see SharePoint Online Account).
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The following screenshot displays the settings of the SharePoint Online - Get Item Snap. The Snap specifies to get the metadata of a folder. It also retrieves the children of the folder.
After successfully validating/executing the above Snap, the results display in the following output preview.
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