@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior in driveitem copy

[indigane]

Category

• Question
• Documentation issue
• Bug

Expected or Desired Behavior

Copying a driveitem allows for defining @microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior to handle conflicts, as per design according to issue #759

This should also be documented.

Observed Behavior

Conflicts cause 409 Conflict response despite @microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "nameAlreadyExists",
    "message": "The specified item name already exists.",
    "innerError": {
      "request-id": "{requestId}",
      "date": "{date}"
    }
  }
}

Steps to Reproduce

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{username}/drive/items/{itemId}/copy

{
  "parentReference": {
    "driveId": "{driveId}",
    "id": "{parentItemId}"
  },
  "name": "foo",
  "@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior": "rename"
}

^ Making this request twice will cause 409 Conflict nameAlreadyExists on the second try.

[Herz3h]

I'm trying this aswell using the Graph API and it always returns nameAlreadyExists regardless of the behaviorConflict specified

{
  "parentReference": {
    "driveId": "{driveId}",
    "id": "{parentItemId}"
  },
  "name": "test",
  "@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior": "rename"
}

How to work around this ??

[8ggmaker]

any updates?

[kostenickj]

come on guys?

[greenygh0st]

I can also confirm that this still does not function properly.

[marcogiannetta]

Adding @microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior=rename to query string parameters did work for me

[jl0zano]

as @marcogiannetta said, you have to add to the query params.

Example:
https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/{your-file-id}/copy?@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior=rename

If you're using the C# Graph SDK you have to send a query option on the request.

List<QueryOption> options = new List<QueryOption>
{
    new QueryOption("@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior", "rename")
};

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/44991860/14457092

[Herz3h]

Well docs should be updated then

[Cnly]

It looks like the workaround above only works for OneDrive for Business... OneDrive Personal still seems to ignore it.

[Herz3h]

Adding @microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior to query string doesn't work either:

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/items/{your-file-id}/copy?@microsoft.graph.conflictBehavior=replace

Edit: It actually works, my bad. I just had different unrelated error (overwrite is not supported for folders)

[czernas]

Does not work with the personal accounts. 😒

[patrick-rodgers]

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