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create_shared_link_with_settings works once, then returns nothing
Hey all - would love some help. If anyone is working with the Kunnu PHP sdk:
The following:
$response = $dropbox->postToAPI("/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings", ["path" => "/path/to/file.txt"]);
$data = $response->getDecodedBody();
var_dump($data);
works once, then stops.
I'm assuming that has to do with the expiration time? Any way to set the expiration to be a minute or less? I'm testing and need to send a few requests in a row. Or is it something else?
Thanks in advance!
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- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
I can't help with the third party library itself, but can you clarify what you mean you say it "stops"? The Dropbox API itself should always return a response, whether that's a successful result, or an error. You should check how you can retrieve an error result from the library.
For example, if you're calling for the same path multiple times, the issue is likely that /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings returns a shared_link_already_exists error when there's already a shared link for that file/folder.
You should check how to catch that using that library, and then instead call /2/sharing/list_shared_links using direct_only=true to retrieve the existing shared link.
Aha!
Ok got it - list_shared_links is what I needed thank you!
Is there a method to generate a permanent link?
- Greg-DBThe links returned by /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings (and list_shared_links) are the closest to "permanent" links. They don't expire by default, though users/apps can explicitly revoke them or set an expiration.
Ok thanks again!
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