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Dan R.23's avatar
Dan R.23
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9 years ago

Shared file link not working programatically

 I am creating an android app that downloads a shared file though normal http, not using the dropbox api.  I am creating a shared link to the file manually, then I am using that link in my app.  Howe...
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Greg-DB
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9 years ago

Hi Dan, I'm glad to hear you sorted this out already. By default, these shared links do return preview pages, but you can modify them, as you found. You can find more information here:

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

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