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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...
Hello Greg
I have a similar problem and I thought you might be able to help me.
I am trying to download a file from my dropbox folder using curl in mac os x terminal. For this I am using
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-download
If it is a .txt file I can get the content of the file in my terminal window. If it is an image I get something which does not make sense but I guess it is the content of the image. The question is, how can I actually save the .txt or .jpg file to my local drive? Does this command not auto-save the file to your default downloads folder?
Similary when I try to use download_zip for a folder nothing is downloaded but onyl some text that does not make much sense appears (although I get no error).
In contrast, when I use the upload feature, I just see the actual file added to my folder.
Many thanks
Mike
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community Moderatormikezelton The Dropbox API download endpoints, e.g., /2/files/download and /2/files/download_zip, return the requested data in the response body. What you/your HTTP client do with that response is up to you.
By default, curl just shows the data in stdout. You may want to use curl's `--output` option to specify a location to save it to instead. I recommend referring to the curl documentation for more information on using it and the other options that curl offers.
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