---
title: "Create or remove public link"
method: POST
path: "/operations/publiclink"
---

# Create or remove public link

`POST /operations/publiclink`

Creates a share URL for an object or removes an existing link when `unlink=true`.

## Query parameters

- `fs` string
- `remote` string
- `unlink` boolean
- `expire` string
- `_group` string
- `_async` boolean

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'respond-async'

## Request body

- OperationsPubliclinkRequest
  - `fs` string — Remote name or path hosting the object for which to manage a public link.
  - `remote` string — Path within `fs` to the object for which to create or remove a public link.
  - `unlink` boolean — Set to true to remove an existing public link instead of creating one.
  - `expire` string — Optional expiration time for the public link, formatted as supported by the backend.
  - `_group` string — Assign the request to a custom stats group.
  - `_async` boolean — Run the command asynchronously. Returns a job id immediately.

## Response `200`

Public sharing URL returned by `operations/publiclink`.

- object
  - `url` string, uri, required

## Other responses

- `202` — Request accepted for async processing. Poll /job/status with the returned jobid.
- `4XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)
- `5XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)

## Changes

> 21 revisions in range; 17 could not be searched.

- **2026-06-05** `2849bf2803ce` — 2 info
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `Prefer`
  - added the success response with the status `202`
- **2025-12-06** `30e239e76ba1` — 8 breaking, 1 warning
  - removed the request body
  - the `query` request parameter `fs` became required
  - the `query` request parameter `remote` became required
  - the response property `input` became nullable for the status `4XX`
  - …5 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/rclone/apis/rclone-rc-api/changes/operations/publiclink/post.md)

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