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rajasimon
Explorer | Level 3
9 years ago

How to get the valid url using dropbox api media endpoint.?

Goal is to play audio file from dropbox. Using dropbox python sdk I can get the folders and files but the `media` doesn't have valid file to play with.

 

    def post(self, request):
        request_body = json.loads(request.body)
        path = request_body['path']
        client = helper.dropbox_client(request.user.profile.dropbox_access_token)
        media_info = client.media(path=path)
        return JsonResponse(media_info, safe=True)

 

The `media_info` have the dict contains `url` but that is not valid means it not playing the content.

How do make that work ?

    • rajasimon's avatar
      rajasimon
      Explorer | Level 3

      After getting the response from Dropbox. I insert that url into audio player and seems it's not playing. The URL is not valid. If I copy paste that url into address bar it's not playing. My safari audio player simply shows Error.

       

      Codes:

       

      // HTML

       

      <audio id="awesome-player" controls="" autoplay="">
      <source id="mp3" src="" type="audio/mpeg">
      Your browser does not support the audio tag.
      </audio>

       

       

      // Javascript

      var awesomePlayer = document.getElementById('awesome-player');
      awesomePlayer.src=json.url;
      awesomePlayer.play();

      • Greg-DB's avatar
        Greg-DB
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        The API is returning a valid URL for me. Can you share a sample URL that's giving you trouble? Thanks in advance!

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