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View File Content through API
I want to access the contents of a private file in my Dropbox account so I can display the contents on my website. I am using the files/download method and receiving the expected response outline in ...
The only reason I am use files/download is because I read that you can somehow get the content of the file this way. My goal is to get the text from a docx file on Dropbox to display on my website. Any tips on how I can do this? I do not want to use the embedder because it does not let me customize the iframe. I do not want the logo and background or anything else in the iframe, just the text.
mwatt776, your question goes out of Dropbox API matter. As I said Dropbox API just brings to you the actual file content (in particular docx which is not a plain text). What you're going to do further is up to you. You can consider where format transformation should be performed (server side or user browser, for example) - solutions can differs. There are different ways to perform such a thing in any situation/place. Some googling might surprise your. 🙂 Only as an example, take a look here. Don't be lazy, check some others too, to figure out what best matches your needs. 😉
Good luck.
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