OneDrive Direct Download Link Generator for 2025

Microsoft OneDrive Direct File Download URL for 2025

I get asked all the time to by my clients to provide a way to direct download URL to a file and NOT preview the file, especially if the file is large. It's often very confusing for novice users to have preview mode of file, such as PDF files which launch a separate user interface. Moreover, if the file is over 100Mb, the preview appears too slowly for most users, and they'll abandon the file.

I created many hacks through the years, but now the API in 2025 has changed to finally prevent this. It's been a good ride for 11 years, when I first create the original download maker in 2014.

If you are located in a region, that is still using the old API, try OneDrive 2019 Direct File Download URL Maker

Microsoft OneDrive Direct File Download URL for 2025

For Office documents 

1. Hover-over document and click share icon
   
   
   
   
2. Then click copy the link
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3.  Copy and paste below. This just adds &download=1 to end of URL.
   
   
   Enter OneDrive Share URL:
   
   Appended URL:
   
   
   
4. This only works for Word (.docx), Excel (.xlxs) , Powerpoint (.pptx) files. 

For all other files like movies, and photos and zip files

1. Right-click to "Download" your uploaded file
   
   
   
   
   
2. Now we are going to copy the URL for this file from Chrome or Edge. This link will lasts 24 hours. 
   
   In Chrome/Edge history, select the file and Right-click on file to reveal Copy download link.
   
   
   
   
3. Share this link with others. Good for 24 hours, according to a user.
   
   That's the best I can do. No more hacking the API in 2025 it got too good.