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How to dynamically display images from drop box
i have images in my dropbox. I would like to display images dynamically. I mean. i pull the file name from my database(same file name with .jpeg in dropbox). according to the file name i would like to display the image. Please help me. I am using php.
Hi Tharan, if you want to get a link to the file content, you can use the /2/files/get_temporary_link endpoint:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_temporary_link
Or, if you want to get thumbnails for the images, instead of the full image file, you can use /2/files/get_thumbnail:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_thumbnail
Note that this endpoint returns the thumbnail data directly, and not as a link, so you'd need to save/format it as necessary for display on in your app/site. Exactly how you do that is up to you and will depend on your app/site.
Or, if you do just want the original image data, you can use /2/files/download:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-download
That also returns the data directly.
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- Greg-DB
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Hi Tharan, if you want to get a link to the file content, you can use the /2/files/get_temporary_link endpoint:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_temporary_link
Or, if you want to get thumbnails for the images, instead of the full image file, you can use /2/files/get_thumbnail:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_thumbnail
Note that this endpoint returns the thumbnail data directly, and not as a link, so you'd need to save/format it as necessary for display on in your app/site. Exactly how you do that is up to you and will depend on your app/site.
Or, if you do just want the original image data, you can use /2/files/download:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-download
That also returns the data directly.
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