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sunshine_sai
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4 years ago

How to get file download url using api in php

Hi,  I want to get a dropbox storage file download link. I want a downloadable file URL programmatically or using PHP function that I can use when I need to download a file.   I want any code, fun...
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Greg-DB
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4 years ago

The standard way to download a file via the Dropbox API is the /2/files/download endpoint. That returns the file data directly in the response body.

 

If you do need a URL that you can use to download the file, you can call /2/files/get_temporary_link. That will return a link that you can use to access the file data later via a GET request. Note that these links are only valid for four hours though.

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