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# Share Content

There are two main options when sharing content across collections. You can create a complete copy or create a shortcut that references the original. Creating a complete copy will create copies of all the files related to the asset to the other collection, whereas, creating a shortcut will create  a reference to the original asset in the source collection.

## Create a copy

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://api.echo3D.com/shareContent?fromKey=<SOURCE_API_KEY>&toKey=<DEST_API_KEY>&secKey=<SEC_KEY>&entry=<ASSET_ID>&email=<EMAIL>&keepAssetId=<true|false>&overwrite=<true|false>`

Allows you to create a complete copy of an asset from the source collection (fromKey) to the destination collection (toKey).

#### Query Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="177">Name</th><th width="137">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>fromKey<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>Api Key of the source collection</td></tr><tr><td>toKey<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>Api Key of the destination collection</td></tr><tr><td>secKey</td><td>string</td><td>Secret key of the source collection. Only if enabled through the <a href="/pages/-M41x3tGykQ1P8zc6MV_#secret-key">Security page</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>entries<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>A comma separated list of the asset IDs being copied</td></tr><tr><td>email<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>Your email address</td></tr><tr><td>userKey<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>Your authentication key</td></tr><tr><td>keepAssetId</td><td>boolean</td><td>Set <code>true</code> to retain the same asset id after it is copied to the new </td></tr><tr><td>overwrite</td><td>boolean</td><td>Set <code>true</code> to overwrite the asset in the case where the destination collection already contains an asset with the same asset id</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Create a shortcut

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://api.echo3D.com/shareContent?fromKey=<SOURCE_API_KEY>&toKey=<DEST_API_KEY>&secKey=<SEC_KEY>&entry=<ASSET_ID>&email=<EMAIL>&createShortcut=true`

Allows you to create a reference of an asset from the source collection (fromKey) to the destination collection (toKey).

#### Query Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="187">Name</th><th width="176">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>fromKey<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>Api Key of the source collection</td></tr><tr><td>toKey<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>Api Key of the destination collection</td></tr><tr><td>secKey</td><td>string</td><td>Secret key of the source collection. Only if enabled through the <a href="/pages/-M41x3tGykQ1P8zc6MV_#secret-key">Security page</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>entries<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>A comma separated list of asset IDs</td></tr><tr><td>email<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>User's email address</td></tr><tr><td>createShortcut</td><td>boolean</td><td>Set <code>true</code> to create a shortcut </td></tr></tbody></table>