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alicera
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5 years ago

get download link

How to get a file download link with python and javascript?
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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

If you need to download a file via the API, you can do so directly by using /2/files/download. That's files_download in the Python SDK, and filesDownload in the JavaScript SDK.

 

If you do need to download a file from a URL instead of directly from an API call though, you can call /2/files/get_temporary_link to get a temporary link to the file, which you can then use to download the file. That's files_get_temporary_link in the Python SDK, and filesGetTemporaryLink in the JavaScript SDK. 

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