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anonymous
9 years ago
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Best way to get a file's URL

I am making an iOS app that displays all of the images from a selected folder. To make caching the images easier and more efficient I'm using the SDWebImage Library. SDWebImage requires a URL and I'm...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    9 years ago
    That is the right way to get a direct link to a file using the API.

    I'll be happy to pass along as feedback or feature requests though. What specifically would be more useful? Thanks in advance!
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Greg-DB
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9 years ago
That is the right way to get a direct link to a file using the API.

I'll be happy to pass along as feedback or feature requests though. What specifically would be more useful? Thanks in advance!
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lenner90
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

can i get the temporary link of the whole folder not just the file.

my convern is I am geting multiple image from dropbox , it take time to get temporary link one by one.

or any better solution?

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    Greg-DB
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    7 years ago

    lenner90 No, unfortunately it's not possible to get a temporary link for a folder itself, or for multiple files in bulk, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. 

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