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Explorer | Level 3

8 years ago

How to get file content using rest api?

How to get file content using rest api ?

Explorer | Level 3

7 years ago

I am still not able to get data for .xslx file. This is preview here! how to get content from this? Screenshot from 2019-12-05 22-47-06.png

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7 years ago

Chhavi That is the file data for the requested file returned by the Dropbox API. The /2/files/download endpoint is a "content-download" style endpoint, meaning it returns the requested content in the HTTPS response body. You can use or save the response body however you wish. Exactly how you do so will depend on what HTTPS client/library you're using.

We can't provide support for third party clients/libraries, but it looks like you're using Postman in your screenshot, which I believe has a "Save Response" button (not visible in your screenshot though).

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