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Hello! I have a webapp that I have integrated Dropbox API in (python). This allows the user of the app to 'attach' files to a specific scope. The scope determines the folder structure in the Dropbo...
Unlike the direct temporary links, shared links do not refer directly to the file data. They actually refer to an HTML preview page for the file. That being the case, attempting to embed the file data somewhere using a shared link will fail (because the returned data is the HTML for the web page, not the file data). You can modify these links for direct access though, as covered here: https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/share/force-download
Greg-DB
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Dropbox StaffUnlike the direct temporary links, shared links do not refer directly to the file data. They actually refer to an HTML preview page for the file. That being the case, attempting to embed the file data somewhere using a shared link will fail (because the returned data is the HTML for the web page, not the file data). You can modify these links for direct access though, as covered here: https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/share/force-download
Looks good. Thanks!
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