why is download api a post https request with null body?

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Hi, I noticed that the download api&nbsp;https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/download&nbsp;is a post&nbsp;https request, but&nbsp;required a null request body. And I can also download a file correctly with method "get". So I am confused why dropbox make rules like this? I does not think this way for a post request meet the rules of HTTP request.

Greg-DB · Answer

The&nbsp;Dropbox API uses HTTPS for communication, but it is not a REST API and so does not follow the REST pattern you may be familiar with, for instance. You can find the documentation for the&nbsp;Dropbox API v2 request and response formats here. You may also be interested in these old blog posts about the original design of API v2.

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