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jpimbema
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Clicking files in embedded Dropbox leads to registration screen instead of direct download

We have embedded Dropbox onto our website in an iframe: [Removed as per Community Guidelines] We produce a Dropbox read only share link to include in the embed code. For some folders we get a shar...
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jpimbema
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Only for the embedder.

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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
2 years ago
jpimbema wrote:

Only for the embedder.

Thanks jpimbema.

Jay, your mistake - nothing API related!

 

As I said, check the actual link you have created - don't suppose it. In your account, on right of the folder, you want to show, is a share icon (it displays only when cursor hovered). Push it and see what's on the dropdown menu there (what's selected actually).

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    jpimbema
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Здравко when I click the icon it shows Iedereen met deze link: kan weergeven translated: Anyone with this link: can view

     
    That's the actual link I copy into the embed code.
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      Здравко
      Legendary | Level 20
      2 years ago
      jpimbema wrote:

      ...: Anyone with this link: can view

       
      That's the actual link I copy into the embed code.

      In such a case your issue doesn't nothing to do with "edit link". It's just not "can edit" link type in such a case, but "can view". To be sure, you may recreate the link and check anew - the link you're using may be created at time when something else has been selected.

      Next step would be to check the link in incognito window and change the ending "dl=0" to "dl=1". When hitting enter key, does the link start download or shows some message? (you don't need to download - cancel the download - important thing is what starts to happen) If some error appears let us know what it is.

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        jpimbema
        Explorer | Level 4
        2 years ago

        I created a new link and pasted it into the embed code, changed dl=0 to dl=1.

        Cleared the cache of the browser. Reloaded the page where I embedded it.
        Now when I click one of the files on the frontend, a new windows opens and I get a splash screen asking to register. Unless I click the download icon that appears when hovering over a file, then the download starts immediately in a separate window.

        This behavior with the splash screen doesn't appear with the link containing /sh/ in the url, which puzzles me. Then the download in a new window starts immediately.

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