# AcceptSharedDirectory
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Accepts a directory sharing request that was sent from the directory owner account.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "SharedDirectoryId": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [SharedDirectoryId](#API_AcceptSharedDirectory_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="DirectoryService-AcceptSharedDirectory-request-SharedDirectoryId"></a>
Identifier of the shared directory in the directory consumer account. This identifier is different for each directory owner account.   
Type: String  
Pattern: `^d-[0-9a-f]{10}$`   
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "SharedDirectory": { 
      "CreatedDateTime": number,
      "LastUpdatedDateTime": number,
      "OwnerAccountId": "string",
      "OwnerDirectoryId": "string",
      "SharedAccountId": "string",
      "SharedDirectoryId": "string",
      "ShareMethod": "string",
      "ShareNotes": "string",
      "ShareStatus": "string"
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [SharedDirectory](#API_AcceptSharedDirectory_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="DirectoryService-AcceptSharedDirectory-response-SharedDirectory"></a>
The shared directory in the directory consumer account.  
Type: [SharedDirectory](API_SharedDirectory.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** ClientException **   
A client exception has occurred.    
 ** Message **   
The descriptive message for the exception.  
 ** RequestId **   
The AWS request identifier.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** DirectoryAlreadySharedException **   
The specified directory has already been shared with this AWS account.    
 ** Message **   
The descriptive message for the exception.  
 ** RequestId **   
The AWS request identifier.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** EntityDoesNotExistException **   
The specified entity could not be found.    
 ** Message **   
The descriptive message for the exception.  
 ** RequestId **   
The AWS request identifier.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidParameterException **   
One or more parameters are not valid.    
 ** Message **   
The descriptive message for the exception.  
 ** RequestId **   
The AWS request identifier.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ServiceException **   
An exception has occurred in AWS Directory Service.    
 ** Message **   
The descriptive message for the exception.  
 ** RequestId **   
The AWS request identifier.
HTTP Status Code: 500

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/ds-2015-04-16/AcceptSharedDirectory) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/ds-2015-04-16/AcceptSharedDirectory) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ds-2015-04-16/AcceptSharedDirectory) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/ds-2015-04-16/AcceptSharedDirectory) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ds-2015-04-16/AcceptSharedDirectory) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/ds-2015-04-16/AcceptSharedDirectory) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/ds-2015-04-16/AcceptSharedDirectory) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/ds-2015-04-16/AcceptSharedDirectory) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/ds-2015-04-16/AcceptSharedDirectory) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ds-2015-04-16/AcceptSharedDirectory)