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Error updating the share

Error message

Error updating the share

What it means

Error "Error updating the share" thrown in nextcloud/server.

Source

Thrown at apps/files_sharing/src/mixins/ShareRequests.js:91

		 * Update a share
		 *
		 * @param {number} id share id
		 * @param {object} properties key-value object of the properties to update
		 */
		async updateShare(id, properties) {
			try {
				const request = await axios.put(shareUrl + `/${id}`, properties)
				emit('files_sharing:share:updated', { id })
				if (!request?.data?.ocs) {
					throw request
				} else {
					return request.data.ocs.data
				}
			} catch (error) {
				logger.error('Error while updating share', { error })
				const errorMessage = getErrorMessage(error) ?? t('files_sharing', 'Error updating the share')
				// the error will be shown in apps/files_sharing/src/mixins/SharesMixin.js
				throw new Error(errorMessage, { cause: error })
			}
		},
	},
}

/**
 * Handle an error response from the server and show a notification with the error message if possible
 *
 * @param {unknown} error - The received error
 * @return {string|undefined} the error message if it could be extracted from the response, otherwise undefined
 */
function getErrorMessage(error) {
	if (isAxiosError(error) && error.response.data?.ocs) {
		/** @type {import('@nextcloud/typings/ocs').OCSResponse} */
		const response = error.response.data
		if (response.ocs.meta?.message) {
			return response.ocs.meta.message
		}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/files_sharing/src/mixins/ShareRequests.js:91 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nextcloud/server@ecdeb153ff (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0076bf2a6ba805c1. Report an issue: GitHub.