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LiemTa
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12 months ago

Direct download link (dl=1) fails for files flagged as malicious by Dropbox

Hello Dropbox Support Team, I’m encountering an issue where attempting to programmatically download files flagged as potentially malicious by Dropbox fails. Specifically, when modifying the shared l...
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DB-Des
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12 months ago

Hi LiemTa,

When modifying shared links, the dl=1 option is only meant for downloading the file, using raw=1 may be more appropriate for your use case.

You can find information on these options in the help center here.

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LiemTa
New member | Level 1
12 months ago

raw=1 works on the affected file. Is it safe to use raw=1 to programmatically download all shared files? I was unable to find any documentation on its usage. Thanks.

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    DB-Des
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    12 months ago

    Hi LiemTa,

    The method we suggested is safe to use. It is part of official documentation, and we would only recommend approaches that have been thoroughly reviewed. 

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