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davidg59
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7 years ago

shared_link_access_denied when trying to access a shared file using the v2 api (status 409)

info:  the dropbox folder is in another users' account; I can access the file in question via the browser, even when I am not logged in to dropbox myself, by supplying the link_password when prompted...
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Greg-DB
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6 years ago

overlookmotel Thanks for the feedback. I've shared this with the team, and I will follow up here with any update on this.

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Greg-DB
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6 years ago

This issue with calling /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file with a password is now fixed and should be working properly.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused, and thanks again for bringing this to our attention.

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