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satishshelokar
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5 years ago

get_temporary_link not uploading file from local system

Hi Team,   while using https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link tried relative and absolute path   "path": "/shirt.png" "path": "http://localhost/test/shirt.png" "path": "D...
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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

The /2/files/get_temporary_link endpoint does not offer a way to upload files to Dropbox. It is a way to get a link that can be used to download file data from Dropbox. The 'path' value should be the relative path of the file in the connected account, which would look like "/shirt.png". A "path/not_found" error indicates that there wasn't anything found at that path in the connected Dropbox account.

 

If you instead need to upload to Dropbox, you can use the /2/files/upload endpoints to upload file data directly to Dropbox. (Or, if you do need a link that can be used to upload file data to Dropbox, you can use /2/files/get_temporary_upload_link.)

 

In any case, I recommend reading the File Access Guide for information on interacting with files in Dropbox via the API.

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