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Ciprian R.'s avatar
Ciprian R.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Download resized image

With the current Dropbox SDK we can download images but in full size, but is there a way to download a resized image.
There are a few reasons why this is necessary:
- Most of the times people don't need the full size image.
- Having a smaller file means the user will see the image faster.

Reverse engineering the Dropbox Website noticed that this is possible there:
See this link:
https://photos-5.dropbox.com/t/2/AABNy2PdZS_S6Q0CPGW9lySvC6O30XYyQSnNMrvjF6kKkw/12/1287921/jpeg/32x32/3/_/1/2/4842007.jpg/CPHNTiABKAEoAg/O4OGrHJYQftJ6zBD1cz_dy0xzg0DAhAmLgpLfHnrYDo?size=640x480
Notice the request parameter size=640x480

Thanks,
Ciprian.

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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    10 years ago

    Which SDK are you using? The API does have /thumbnails for downloading different sizes of images.

  • Ciprian R.'s avatar
    Ciprian R.
    New member | Level 1
    10 years ago

    Greg K,
    Indeed there is the option to download a thumbnail of: 640x480 or 1024x768.
    This resolves my question!
    Thanks for your answer.

    Ciprian.

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