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Ulf K.2
10 years agoNew member | Level 1
Get link for a file?
I'd like to get the public dropbox link for a local file.
E.g.: https://www.dropbox.com/s/<some id>/v16.90.0310_beta.zip?dl=0
is the public dropbox link for the local file:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
10 years agoYes, the Dropbox API does offer the ability to get shared links for files. If you use the Python SDK, you can use the sharing_create_shared_link_with_settings method.
Or, if you prefer to use the HTTP endpoints themselves, that's /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings.
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