22 February 2021

What does the /:x: and /r mean in SharePoint Online sharing URLs?

Ever wondered what the new SharePoint Online URLs are all about?  Take for example https://cjvandyk.sharepoint.us/:x:/r/sites/Site1...
What exactly does the /:x: and the /r between the domain and the /sites mean?  Well wonder no more...

/:b: PDF
/:f: Folder
/:i: Image
/:o: OneNote
/:p: PowerPoint
/:t: Text
/:u: Undefined
/:v: Video
/:w: Word
/:x: Excel

Happy coding...
C

SharePoint Remote Event Receivers are DEAD!!!

 Well, the time has finally come.  It was evident when Microsoft started pushing everyone to WebHooks, but this FAQ and related announcement...