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Get downloadable links from a folder
Hello,
I would like to use Dropbox so that people could host files into a folder.
For now, they have to share manually each link and put this link in the csv file in order to import files into a website. The import process is done using a plugin called WP All Import that allows files to be downloaded from external URL.
Could I use a shared folder that is publicly accessible with the link. Let's say the link is something like: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0fihswd8yfyczw9/AABt2G9yyP4HDF_SAN-JKG7ca?dl=0
Than create downloadable file link with filename?
I heard of /create_shared_link_with_settings endpoint but I can't find any tutorial how to use it.
Could you indicate me the way to do this please?
Any help would be really appreciated.
7 Replies
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
I'm not sure I fully follow your question. Are the users uploading to their own Dropbox accounts? Do you need individual links for each uploaded file, or just each folder?
In any case, the /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings endpoint is the right way to create a shared link for any specific file or folder:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-create_shared_link_with_settings
There's an example of calling it via curl in the documentation there. Actually, they uploaded files from their accounts in a shared folder.
They need individual links for each file so that import process could work. The URL needs to start with http or https.
Ideally, I would like a link with the same prefix (the shared folder link) and the filename (i.e: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/AAbbCCEeFF123/myfilename.jpg) so that they don't need to manually generate a shared link for each file.
The Shared Links have their own "format" so you need to get the metadatada, parse the name and then perform the download and apply that parsed name and file extension. At least that's how I do that using .NET on a fully "apished" (lol) application.
- Greg-DBYou can't programmatically get a shared link for a file just using the shared link for a parent folder in API v2, so you'll need to call /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings for each desired file/folder.
I'm sorry I really don't unier stand how to use endpoint. Where to load the script? How to use it? Is there a tutorial somewhere?
Also I was thinking about sync dropbox files into a webserver so that I could use the absolute Path of the web Server to get files URL.
- Greg-DBWhat language are you using (e.g., Java, Python, etc.)? If possible we recommend using one of the official SDKs:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation
They come with guides for getting started. Ooops...I really don't know anything about java or python...
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