# ExternalSharedLinkAccessType

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External Shared Link Access Type enumeration.

- **Full name:** `MFiles.ExternalSharedLinkAccessType`
- **Proto file:** [`mfiles/enums.proto`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/downloads/proto/mfiles/enums.proto)

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## Values

| Name | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| <a id="v-EXTERNAL_SHARED_LINK_ACCESS_TYPE_UNINITIALIZED"></a>`EXTERNAL_SHARED_LINK_ACCESS_TYPE_UNINITIALIZED` | 0 | Uninitialized. |
| <a id="v-EXTERNAL_SHARED_LINK_ACCESS_TYPE_DOWNLOAD"></a>`EXTERNAL_SHARED_LINK_ACCESS_TYPE_DOWNLOAD` | 1 | User can download the document when this is specified. |
| <a id="v-EXTERNAL_SHARED_LINK_ACCESS_TYPE_PREVIEW"></a>`EXTERNAL_SHARED_LINK_ACCESS_TYPE_PREVIEW` | 2 | User can preview the document when this is specified. |
| <a id="v-EXTERNAL_SHARED_LINK_ACCESS_TYPE_EDIT"></a>`EXTERNAL_SHARED_LINK_ACCESS_TYPE_EDIT` | 3 | User can edit the document when this is specified. |

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## Used by methods

- [IRPCSharedLinks.AddSharedLinkRecipients](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCSharedLinks/AddSharedLinkRecipients/index.md): Adds visitors (email recipients) to an external or visitor link and returns all its recipients.

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## Used in fields

- [`ExternalLinkEventData.external_shared_link_access_type`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.ExternalLinkEventData/index.md#f-external_shared_link_access_type): Link-level access rights.
- [`SharedLinkInfo.external_shared_link_access_type`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.SharedLinkInfo/index.md#f-external_shared_link_access_type): Access type of the external shared link.
- [`SharedLinkRecipient.external_shared_link_access_type`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.SharedLinkRecipient/index.md#f-external_shared_link_access_type): The access type of the recipient.
- [`AddSharedLinkRecipientsRequest.external_shared_link_access_type`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCSharedLinks/AddSharedLinkRecipients/index.md#request): What the added recipients may do with the file.