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9 years ago

Dropbox file download with share url via api

  It's possible to download a file in dropbox knowing the share url , for example:        https://www.dropbox.com/s/gjfpl9m4f88oeqz/htaccess.txt?dl=0 using the API?
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9 years ago

[Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41181363/dropbox-file-download-with-share-url-via-api ]

 

Yes, you can either make an HTTPS request to the link itself, using the raw or dl parameters as documented here:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/help/201

 

Or, you can use the /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file endpoint on the Dropbox API:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-get_shared_link_file

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