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affannode
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12 months ago

Getting the files (svgs and images) in a public Dropbox folder

I have a public Dropbox folder that would have a bunch of files in it (the user can paste their own public link). In that folder, I want to be able to get all the files that are there; specifically i...
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affannode
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12 months ago

This looks good. I looked around more and came across the Chooser (https://www.dropbox.com/developers/chooser) . And I think theoretically, this could work? Because this returns a URL and so anyone can just pick a image from their available folders on Dropbox. Based on the return URL, I'm guessincan download these images using the download npm package.

 

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Greg-DB
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12 months ago

Yes, you can use the Dropbox Chooser to have the end-user select any file or folder from their account to send a shared link for that item to your app.

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