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artemuss1990
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2 years ago

How to get file download link

i have shared dropbox folder link url. With method "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder" i get list of files. How now I can download needed file? "https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/do...
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Greg-DB
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2 years ago

Whenever you get a 400 error like this, be sure to print out the response body for a more specific error message.

To download a file from inside a folder when you have a shared link to the folder though, you should use the /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file endpoint. You would specify the shared link to the folder in the "url" parameter, and the relative sub-path to the file you want to download in the "path" parameter.

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