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Andrew V.1
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11 years ago

Search & Download from Dropbox Folder by filename

Hello, I want to create a file retriever on my website that is a simple input text box. My clients can enter a particular code I provide them with and if their code matches the filename of one of...
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Steve M.'s avatar
Steve M.
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11 years ago

Here's the documentation for /search, which should help you find all the right files.

Then you can call /files (GET) to fetch the contents of each file.

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