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terezakloboucek
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7 years ago
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Method Create_shared_link_with_settings

Hello folks,

1) Is the method  create_shared_link_with_settings up to date? When I compare the settings with the settings in the front-end, it is not the same. For example the user can disable downloads in the front-end, while via API the user can set up only the viewer/editor/max access.

2) What are the possible combinations of "requested visibility" and "RequestedLinkAccessLevel"? When I use the value "editor" with any possible value in the field "requested visibility", the error "invalid settings" is returned.

Thank you in advance.

Tereza

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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    7 years ago

    1) The functionality available on the API can sometimes lag behind the functionality in the product. The Dropbox API doesn't currently offer the ability to set a link to disallow downloads, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.

    2) Apologies for the confusion. The 'RequestedLinkAccessLevel.editor' option for 'SharedLinkSettings.access' isn't supported for standard files. It's meant for cloud-based documents, such as Google Docs listed in Dropbox.

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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    7 years ago

    1) The functionality available on the API can sometimes lag behind the functionality in the product. The Dropbox API doesn't currently offer the ability to set a link to disallow downloads, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.

    2) Apologies for the confusion. The 'RequestedLinkAccessLevel.editor' option for 'SharedLinkSettings.access' isn't supported for standard files. It's meant for cloud-based documents, such as Google Docs listed in Dropbox.

  • terezakloboucek's avatar
    terezakloboucek
    Helpful | Level 5
    7 years ago

    Greg, thank you very much for your fast reply! If every service/app had support like Dropbox, users would be in heaven.

    Regards

    Tereza

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    5 years ago

    The Dropbox API now supports enabling/disabling the download restriction on a shared link via the SharedLinkSettings.allow_download setting on /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings and /2/sharing/modify_shared_link_settings (and corresponding methods in the official SDKs).

    You can also check the setting for a shared link via the SharedLinkMetadata.link_permissions.allow_download field, such as returned by /2/sharing/list_shared_links or /2/sharing/get_shared_link_metadata  (and corresponding methods in the official SDKs).

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