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Ashley B.10
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

Export API

I've been looking at the current API https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-export and was wondering if you could help   I assume this the endpoint I used to ex...
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Greg-DB
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6 years ago

That's correct, that's the endpoint you should use for exporting the content of files that can't be downloaded in the normal way, like cloud-hosted docs such as Google Docs.

 

That 'path/restricted_content/' error indicates that the file you're requesting has been flagged as restricted (e.g., for malware, DMCA, etc.). If you believe that the file has been incorrectly flagged, contact support for help:

https://www.dropbox.com/support

Ashley B.10's avatar
Ashley B.10
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago
Hi,
Thanks for the reply, the document is a google document with three lines of text?

Seems abit extreme
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    Greg-DB
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    6 years ago

    Thanks for following up. It's possible it is incorrectly marked, so feel free to contact support for review it.

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