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Access public shared files without authentication
Dear community, I was wondering if it is possible to use a the ruby dropbox API to access and download publically shared files without authentication? You can do that from the web as long as y...
- If you have a shared link for the file, the simplest way to download it is to modify the URL parameter(s) as shown here:
https://www.dropbox.com/help/desktop-web/force-download
You can then download from the modified link.
Otherwise, if you do want to use the API, you can use the /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file endpoint:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-get_shared_link_file
Greg-DB
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Dropbox Community ModeratorHow does it fail exactly? Can you share your code?
One thing to be aware of is that the dl=1 link will return a redirect first, so make sure your HTTP client will follow redirects.
One thing to be aware of is that the dl=1 link will return a redirect first, so make sure your HTTP client will follow redirects.
Hello Greg,
Your answer is correct, it is me who is faulty.
It seems the dl=1 solution is not a direct link but when requested it sends a response with the direct link.
I had to work this over with ruby so I can tell ruby to get the request and THEN use it as download source.
Thank you for the help and dedication!
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