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New_Horizons
8 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Download file
Hello!
I shared the folder:
Got the file id using the method:
/files/list_folder
I'm trying to download a file by id:
curl -X POST https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/download \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <<api_token>>' \
--header 'Dropbox-API-Arg: {"path":"id:xRv0UGd0k-AAAAAAAAACgA"}'
The file is downloaded without problems.
I have a link to another folder
Got the file id using the method:
/files/list_folder
I'm trying to download a file by id:
curl -X POST https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/download \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <<api_token>>' \
--header 'Dropbox-API-Arg: {"path":"id:07Db0pnr9jAAAAAAAAAD8g"}'
Download file does not work:
{"error_summary": "path/not_found/..", "error": {".tag": "path", "path": {".tag": "not_found"}}}
What could be the reason?
I need: Download the file "Прайс DAYSTAR NEW от 30.07 .xlsx" from the link
How is this best done?
Thank you.
P.S. I used google translate) Sorry.
- To download a file using /2/files/download by specifying a file ID, the access token you're using needs to be for an account that has that file.
If you want to download a file from a different account using the shared link, you should use /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file to do so:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-get_shared_link_file
1 Reply
- Greg-DB8 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
To download a file using /2/files/download by specifying a file ID, the access token you're using needs to be for an account that has that file.
If you want to download a file from a different account using the shared link, you should use /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file to do so:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-get_shared_link_file
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