1. A system comprising: a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein processor-executable instructions for causing the processor to: generate, for a content item, a globally unique identifier, wherein the globally unique identifier is unique within a multi-user network-based content management environment; associate the globally unique identifier with data that identifies: the content item, a location of the content item within the multi-user network-based content management environment, and at least one user account authorized to access to the content item; propagate the globally unique identifier to at least one client device associated with at least one authorized user account; and responsive to a request identifying the globally unique identifier from an authorized user account, providing to a client device associated with the authorized user account at least one of the content item, a revision of the content item, the location, an attribute of the content item, or metadata associated with the content item.