SharePoint documents are undiscoverable if previously deleted
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Description
If a SharePoint document has been deleted and reuploaded, responses from the /chat REST API endpoint contain some version of the following:
I’m unable to generate a summary because the document content could not be successfully retrieved or processed. Please re-upload the file so I can summarize it.
In my testing, clearing the contents of the recycle bin resolved the issue. This issue is also present for the Copilot API.
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the problem with a SharePoint document that was deleted and reuploaded, then exercise the /chat REST API endpoint and the Copilot API. Compare responses with and without the recycle-bin contents; the issue is done when previously deleted and reuploaded documents can be discovered and summarized through both APIs.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100