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dwWithCat
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
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Saver does not upload image file to dropbox, only opens the image in new tab.

Trying to use Saver on Instagram files. If I use the API like this:       fetch("/api/dropboxupload", { method: "POST", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json...
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dwWithCat
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
The first snippet succeeds. It’s code from my api Endpoint. The second snippet is my Saver anchor tag with the same data as in the first snippet. The url is a link to an Instagram image. The only difference that I can see between the data in the two snippets is the access token in the api method
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dwWithCat
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
Gemini AI said that Saver won’t upload an image file from a url, that it has to be a file located on my machine
  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    Legendary | Level 20
    2 years ago

    Hi dwWithCat,

    Dropbox Saver can do different things (data as a nature). Not everything is fully documented but you can see an example here. There you can see how different types of data may be handled by Dropbox Saver. 😉

    Good luck.

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    Greg-DB
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    dwWithCat In order to successfully use the Saver, make sure you're configuring the attributes, etc. as documented. Please refer to my previous message for a few specifics to check to make sure you configure this correctly.

     

    Also, the Saver does support uploading image files from URLs.

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      dwWithCat
      Explorer | Level 3
      2 years ago

      This is the html for my button:

      <a href="https://scontent-bos5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/428411950_339418955083101_368199220363993675_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=18de74&amp;_nc_ohc=0ce-NRUUU5sQ7kNvgEM71DQ&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-bos5-1.cdninstagram.com&amp;edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&amp;oh=00_AYArNjV13Xrqx0ES6GTEp2oGvbNtOkDp5MpdqcaCz1ur0A&amp;oe=66514ADB" data-filename="_everything_in_my_feed_begins_with_g__.jpg" class="dropbox-saver dropbox-dropin-btn dropbox-dropin-default">Save to Dropbox2</a>

      clicking on this button only opens a new tab and displays the image. It does not upload the file to Dropbox

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        dwWithCat
        Explorer | Level 3
        2 years ago

        This is in the head tag:

        <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.dropbox.com/static/api/2/dropins.js" id="dropboxjs" data-app-key="erwx9osh8i78x25"></script>

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