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itsisaf
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4 years ago
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Dropbox API read files from someones shared link

Hi, I am a PHP web developer trying to integrate dropbox API. What I need is to access files (CSV, Images). Scenario : I have a link to dropbox shared by some company [link removed by moderator] I...
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  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    4 years ago

    Hi itsisaf,

    If you have a shared file link, then you don't need any API to get its content. Just get it as you would do for any other link. Only additional thing you can care, if need, let link gets redirect before reaching final stage. In addition usually proper parameter for raw access is needed to be set (if not preset in the link - typically it's not). The same is valid for any type of file; proper content interpretation is entirely your responsibility.

    If you have a shared folder link, you may need to use /2/files/list_folder[/continue] API points to list the content and reach to there. 😉 That's it.

    Hope this helps.

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Greg-DB
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4 years ago

itsisaf Здравко is correct; with a shared link you can download the content directly. Refer to this help article for more information on configuring these links.

 

And as they said, if the shared link is for a folder, you can use /2/files/list_folder[/continue] to list the contents of the folder. And to download a file from a shared link via the API, you can use /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file.

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