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TedDC
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

shared_link_access_denied error with get_shared_link_file and new "/scl" link with file password

Hi,   I'm trying to download a file protected by password using get_shared_link_file with the new formatted "/scl" shared links but this still results in a shared_link_access_denied response.   L...
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Greg-DB
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3 years ago

Thanks, that's helpful. Please try again but using an access token for an app with the "full Dropbox" access type instead of "app folder". There's currently a bug that can cause this error on this endpoint when calling with an access token for an app folder app. 

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TedDC
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Thanks Greg, it seems to work that way.

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