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Jaume M.'s avatar
Jaume M.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Download a file with the API

Hi, I'm a developer using the dropbox API to make a web integration. I need to download a file using the api, but the options that I've found are not completely satisfactory for me: I'm current...
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Jaume M.'s avatar
Jaume M.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Thanks for your answer Gregory,

I also have taken into consideration this method, but I want to provide directly a link to the end user.

I'm using the dropbox API from a server side. If I use the /files/download method, I will need two steps to download a file (1. from Dropbox to my WebServer; 2. From my webserver to the endUser machine). I want to avoid this 2 steps, and having a direct link is a good option for it.

/get_temporary_link teorically was going to fit with my requirements. but It doesn't because of this little issue.

If you consider to include the Content-Disposition header fix or other solution, please, let me know and I would be very grateful

Regards,
Jaume

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