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amjadislam1
Explorer | Level 4
9 years ago

API v2: Simple image preview

hi i was using Dropbox Api v1 to show images which i place on Dropbox. but now V1 is going to deprecate soon so i am migrating from v1 to v2. but i am not able to find any way to replace v1 link whic...
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Greg-DB
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9 years ago

It sounds like you're referring to using API v1's /media. This wasn't intended for embedding images on web pages, and API v2's /files/get_temporary_link equivalent likewise isn't meant for that either.

 

I'm afraid I don't have a good solution to offer, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request. 

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    amjadislam1
    Explorer | Level 4
    9 years ago

    Thanks for your Reply

    sorry its not a solution at all. i mark it solution by mistake.  i was not referring media api from V1 i was referring api url as image path with access token.

    https://content.dropboxapi.com/1/files/auto/<path>
    Greg-DB wrote:

    It sounds like you're referring to using API v1's /media. This wasn't intended for embedding images on web pages, and API v2's /files/get_temporary_link equivalent likewise isn't meant for that either.

     

    I'm afraid I don't have a good solution to offer, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request. 

     

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