How to download .paper and .papert shared file using APIs

Question

I want to download the shared files having paper and papert extension but since shared files,

I list the files using sharing/list_received_files and in this I get the preview_url for the shared file, I use the preview_url to download to the content using sharing/get_shared_link_file but I get unsupported_link_type error in the API response.

I tried using the files/export API using id in the headers to export html but then I get path/not_found/ error in the API response.

How can I download paper and papert file content for a shared file.

DB-Des · Answer

alphasense-productintegrations​&nbsp;
My apologies, it appears as though the Dropbox API doesn't actually offer a way to download shared Paper docs directly, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.

DB-Des · Answer

Hi alphasense-productintegrations​&nbsp;
I'll be happy to help with any issues you're having with the Dropbox API, but I'll need some more information. Please reply with:

the steps to reproduce the issue, including relevant code snippet(s), but don't include any access or refresh token(s)
the full text of any error or unexpected output
5-10 different 'X-Dropbox-Request-Id' response header values encountering the issue

alphasense-productintegrations · Answer

Hi DB-Des​First you need to have some paper files that appear in the Shared section in dropbox platform that are shared explicitly with you, not the folder just the file.I am using following scopes "account_info.read file_requests.read files.content.read files.metadata.read sharing.read"Steps to reproduce:&nbsp;I am not able to add the code snippets directly as it is giving me HTML invalid tag error everytime. Please use these images to understand the issue.

alphasense-productintegrations · Answer

X-Dropbox-Request-Idb5998dceadb949499862ca7243f3c3fc3bc9be614a82417aa867a9665a7d722a6a381b5519dc466180a8f00cc77b9a81

DB-Des · Answer

alphasense-productintegrations​&nbsp;
To further clarify: What value are you passing as the "path" when sending a request to /2/files/export?&nbsp;
Keep in mind that how you access Paper docs (which endpoints to use) depends on your version of Paper. You can find more details on the Paper Migration Guide.
More specifically, depending on the version, you will need to use either /paper/docs/download or /2/files/export to download those Paper docs.
If you determine that /2/files/export is the endpoint you need to download Paper docs, then the path you need to pass should look something like this "/path_to_file/file.paper". Alternatively, you can use the Path ID, which is not the same as the File ID. If using the Path ID, you will need to ensure you include "id:" in the value, as such "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAYa".
Lastly, the error "unsupported_link_type" from /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file is expected if the type of link is not supported, which would be the case with Paper docs.