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tcnolan7
3 years agoHelpful | Level 5
dropbox embedder cannot download file
Hi all, We are trying to use the DropBox embedder in our website to allow users to download files. I have the DropBox folder shared and set to "Anyone with this link can edit". The embedder ...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
3 years agoThanks for the report! This is currently an issue when using the Dropbox Embedder with an "edit" link. To avoid this issue, please switch to using a "view" link instead.
- tcnolan73 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Hi Greg,
Thank you for your response. I did try the View share link but have the same result. In dev tools I see this error:
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 ()
www.dropbox.com/sharing/fetch_user_content_link:1
If I copy the View share link directly into the browser and I'm not logged in to DropBox, that works fine. It just seems to be the embedder code that has a problem.
I am using the Embedder using JavaScript code found on this page: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/embedder
Thanks for any thoughts
- Greg-DB3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Do you have a sample page with the view link I can try so I can look into this specifically for you? Feel free to open an API ticket here if you'd prefer to share privately. Thanks!
- tcnolan73 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Hi Greg,
Yes I have test page setup:
https://terrywebdesign.com/dropbox-test.html
This is the share URL I am using in the javascript code:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fzvi9xxpjhc12bl1v968a/h?rlkey=3d7l5smnk7f7txk3ufs3a9d7q&dl=0
Thanks.
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