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raRaRa
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9 years ago
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Creating temporary links for a slideshow (one device)

Hi all,   I own a website where people can create a real-time slideshow from various social providers such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc.     I've received a couple of requests where peop...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    9 years ago

    The Dropbox API rate limiting system is actually relatively generous. We don't have any specific numbers documented, but making 100 calls shouldn't be an issue. 

     

    Alternatively, you can download the files directly from the Dropbox API, e.g., using /2/files/download or /2/files/get_thumbnail, and then cache and serve them from your app. You would still need one call per file though.

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Greg-DB
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9 years ago

The Dropbox API rate limiting system is actually relatively generous. We don't have any specific numbers documented, but making 100 calls shouldn't be an issue. 

 

Alternatively, you can download the files directly from the Dropbox API, e.g., using /2/files/download or /2/files/get_thumbnail, and then cache and serve them from your app. You would still need one call per file though.

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    raRaRa
    Helpful | Level 6
    9 years ago

    Thank you Greg. Much appreciated.

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