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akanshikumari
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3 years ago
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Shared paper extension file is giving unsupported linkt_ype error when trying fetch the content

I am trying to fetch the content of a file(untitled.paper) using API: https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/get_shared_link_file But I am getting the below shared error. Is there a way to get th...
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    Greg-DB
    3 years ago

    akanshikumari Здравко is correct; the Dropbox API doesn't offer a way to do this directly, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.

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Greg-DB
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3 years ago

The path fields are "optional", meaning they are not guaranteed to be set. The path fields will not be set if the file is not mounted in the connected account. In your screenshot, the path fields are not set, meaning they are not mounted in the account for the access token you're using, and so there is no path value to return.

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