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emre
Explorer | Level 4
9 years ago

php file download

Hello, I am trying to download a file with PHP, but I am having trouble with this part of the code. I need an example in this regard   $url = "https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/download"; $s...
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Greg-DB
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9 years ago
Is that the output you're getting from the PHP code you shared earlier? If so, that is likely just the raw file data, which the browser is trying to display as text. The /2/files/download endpoint does return the raw file data, so you can do with it whatever you need to. E.g., save it to a file, etc.

If you want a link to the file instead, you can use /2/files/get_temporary_link:

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_temporary_link
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emre
Explorer | Level 4
9 years ago
Thank you so much
That's exactly what I'm looking for :)

 

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