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  • Gonzo345's avatar
    Gonzo345
    Helpful | Level 5
    9 years ago

    I can't try it here and now, but I would perform a GetMetadata, list all links for all the files and then perform a usual download changing the last character (the =0 by =1, so it forces the download).

     

    I don't know if that replies to your question...

  • Neon20's avatar
    Neon20
    Explorer | Level 4
    9 years ago
    Can expose a example, please.
  • Gonzo345's avatar
    Gonzo345
    Helpful | Level 5
    9 years ago

    By now I could just get the "whole" folder name. Let's see if Greg or another Dropboxer replies, but I did it this way:

     

    //We obtain the filename on Dropbox to save it later
    var taskDescargar = Task.Run(async () => await dropbox.Sharing.GetSharedLinkMetadataAsync(link));
    var result = taskDescargar.Result;
    string nombreArchivo = result.Name;
    carpetaLocal = carpetaLocal + @"\" + nombreArchivo;    //We assign the name
    
    using (var wclient = new WebClient())
    {
           wclient.DownloadFile(rutaOrigenOk, carpetaLocal);
    }

    I'm actually getting the "FOTOS PANORAMA DESDE EL PUENTE.zip" file, which is basically the compressed folder.

     

    P.S: done on C# .NET

  • Neon20's avatar
    Neon20
    Explorer | Level 4
    9 years ago
    Can put the example in Java please? I can't find GetSharedLinkMetadataAsync.... thanks
  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    9 years ago

    If you just need to download the entire folder from a link like this, the simplest way is to use the URL parameters as instructed here:

     

    https://www.dropbox.com/help/201

     

    If you want to download individual files from the linked folder, you can use the API's /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file endpoint:

     

    https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-get_shared_link_file

     

    In the Java SDK, that's the getSharedLinkFile method:

     

    https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-java/api-docs/v2.1.x/com/dropbox/core/v2/sharing/DbxUserSharingRequests.html#getSharedLinkFile-java.lang.String-

     

    That does require you to know the path of the file that you want in the folder though, and API v2 unfortunately doesn't offer a way to get the file listing.

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