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George P.23's avatar
George P.23
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9 years ago

Questions about API and shared links

Hi,   I want to use dropbox to sell software thru WordPress/woocommerce.   My idea is to send an expiring link to customer (7 days) to download the software as soon as he successfully buy a p...
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Alexandra F.1's avatar
Alexandra F.1
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

Hi George - yes, there is a way to create expiring shared links to content on Dropbox. You'll use /create_shared_link_with_settings and set the expired field in the request. https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-create_shared_link_with_settings However, I don't think these links are necessarily unique. Why is that a requirement, if the link expires?

And Mark is right, you should look into the bandwidth limits, if the software you're selling is sizable. Read more here: https://www.dropbox.com/en/help/4204

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