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Downloading Dropbox files using curl or wget
I prefer working on a Linux instance through an SSH session. How could I download the Dropbox files directly from the link through a terminal command?
I tried the following but it does not wor...
flyingmonk2231 wrote:
...On the Windows platform, when I click this link (which looks like this https://www.dropbox.com/t/<an alphanumeric string>), it takes me to a Dropbox Transfer web page in my internet browser. ...
Hi flyingmonk2231,
The link you are looking on is a transfer link (not a shared link as far Elixir gets confused). Shared link could be previewed or downloaded (depending on link's GET parameter). Transfer link don't have ability for GET download, unfortunately (either with or without GUI). The transfer link you have received can be only viewed (and downloaded from there, of course). Actual download link is a POST https://dl-web.dropbox.com/zip_archive_token_download (not GET). Parameter describing downloaded content (archive_token) isn't accessible in advance. Let's hope such a opportunity will be added.
Hope this adds clarity.
Zipping the folder could be one solution. However, for larger files, I think Dropbox Transfer may create dynamic links all the time. So wget may not work at all.
Can someone from Dropbox help me out? How can I get this topic under their radar?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for the post! Dropbox unfortunately does not offer a way to programmatically download from Transfer links like this, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.
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