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bb-jacin
4 years agoExplorer | Level 3
/files/save_url has high rate of failure
Hi, I am currently testing using the /files/save_url API endpoint and am experiencing a high rate of failure. I am testing using a set of 6 small image files stored in S3-compatible storage environme...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
2 years agojulio_diniz_perdigao The documentation for /2/files/save_url is correct; the limit was changed from 5 minutes to 15 minutes in 2023.
julio_diniz_perdigao
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Great! Another question: This method has an webhook or we need to check for updates periodically using save_url/check_job_status to see if process was done?
Thanks
- Greg-DB2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
julio_diniz_perdigao There isn't webhook functionality specifically for /2/files/save_url jobs, but webhooks would be sent for files added via /2/files/save_url in a connected account just like files from any other source. To check the status of any particular /2/files/save_url job, you should poll /2/files/save_url/check_job_status.
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