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    <title>topic Re: How do I retrieve a file's URL after searching for it using search API call in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-do-I-retrieve-a-file-s-URL-after-searching-for-it-using/m-p/493605#M24661</link>
    <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1407714"&gt;@8ccarlile&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;... Is there any way to somehow &lt;STRONG&gt;extend the data presented&lt;/STRONG&gt; in the API response? ...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1407714"&gt;@8ccarlile&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Seems, my impression related to your final intent is wrong. The fastest way to get actual data of pointed file is using "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-download" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/files/download&lt;/A&gt;" API call. That's why I pointed this way. If for some reason you prefer web link, then you can get temporary one using "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_temporary_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/files/get_temporary_link&lt;/A&gt;" or create permanent using "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-create_shared_link_with_settings" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings&lt;/A&gt;" API call. Already existing permanent link could be received using "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-list_shared_links" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/sharing/list_shared_links&lt;/A&gt;" API call. Generally if you want to use file content within the application itself, better download it (one call less). If the content have to be forwarded to some other application, without granted access to the user account (client web browser, for example), then links are better. Temporary or permanent links - depends on what's your objectives. Permanent links let client optimise download speed (already cached content could be skipped) and fester work could be achieved. Temporary links are managed easily inside application and could be good compromise for incidental forwarding. Take in mind, permanent links when received are preview links! To get raw content link replace parameter "?dl=0" to "?raw=1". Once you have found what you're looking for using "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-search" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/files/search_v2&lt;/A&gt;" and "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-search-continue" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/files/search/continue_v2&lt;/A&gt;", every metod, just described, gets usable. &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/html/@41457EF40051AFF130FDBFE21B496926/emoticons/1f609.png" alt=":winking_face:" title=":winking_face:" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hope this clarifies matter.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:15:51 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Здравко</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2021-02-04T13:15:51Z</dc:date>
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      <title>How do I retrieve a file's URL after searching for it using search API call</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-do-I-retrieve-a-file-s-URL-after-searching-for-it-using/m-p/493413#M24655</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi all,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I'm needing to 1) search Dropbox for all files containing a string, and then 2) get the URLs for all of the files found.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I've set up a Dropbox API call which searches Dropbox for files containing a certain string using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;PRE&gt;https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/search_v2&lt;/PRE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;So far so good, I'm getting a response with the correct files. However in this response, it lists everything about the files (name, path, last modified date/time etc) except for the URL. Is there any way to somehow extend the data presented in the API response? Or is there something else I need to add in to the request's body to return the URL (some kind of metadata call)?&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Any help would be much appreciated!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:29:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-do-I-retrieve-a-file-s-URL-after-searching-for-it-using/m-p/493413#M24655</guid>
      <dc:creator>8ccarlile</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-02-04T09:29:02Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How do I retrieve a file's URL after searching for it using search API call</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-do-I-retrieve-a-file-s-URL-after-searching-for-it-using/m-p/493418#M24656</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1407714"&gt;@8ccarlile&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;You have already everything need to reach file content, using the "2/files/download" API call. &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/html/@41457EF40051AFF130FDBFE21B496926/emoticons/1f609.png" alt=":winking_face:" title=":winking_face:" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-do-I-retrieve-a-file-s-URL-after-searching-for-it-using/m-p/493418#M24656</guid>
      <dc:creator>Здравко</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-02-03T22:26:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How do I retrieve a file's URL after searching for it using search API call</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-do-I-retrieve-a-file-s-URL-after-searching-for-it-using/m-p/493518#M24660</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi @&lt;SPAN class="login-bold"&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/422790" target="_self"&gt;Здравко&lt;/A&gt;,&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class="login-bold"&gt;Thank you for your quick reply! I looked at the API response expected with the 2/files/download calll but there's no URL in the example response, would I need to add something else in to the body?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class="login-bold"&gt;Also as the documents are always changing on Dropbox, so ideally the links would just take you to the file rather than downloading, to ensure that the latest version is being viewed. Is this possible just to pull out the web URL using the /search call?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:23:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-do-I-retrieve-a-file-s-URL-after-searching-for-it-using/m-p/493518#M24660</guid>
      <dc:creator>8ccarlile</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-02-04T09:23:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How do I retrieve a file's URL after searching for it using search API call</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-do-I-retrieve-a-file-s-URL-after-searching-for-it-using/m-p/493605#M24661</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1407714"&gt;@8ccarlile&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;... Is there any way to somehow &lt;STRONG&gt;extend the data presented&lt;/STRONG&gt; in the API response? ...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1407714"&gt;@8ccarlile&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Seems, my impression related to your final intent is wrong. The fastest way to get actual data of pointed file is using "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-download" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/files/download&lt;/A&gt;" API call. That's why I pointed this way. If for some reason you prefer web link, then you can get temporary one using "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_temporary_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/files/get_temporary_link&lt;/A&gt;" or create permanent using "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-create_shared_link_with_settings" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings&lt;/A&gt;" API call. Already existing permanent link could be received using "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-list_shared_links" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/sharing/list_shared_links&lt;/A&gt;" API call. Generally if you want to use file content within the application itself, better download it (one call less). If the content have to be forwarded to some other application, without granted access to the user account (client web browser, for example), then links are better. Temporary or permanent links - depends on what's your objectives. Permanent links let client optimise download speed (already cached content could be skipped) and fester work could be achieved. Temporary links are managed easily inside application and could be good compromise for incidental forwarding. Take in mind, permanent links when received are preview links! To get raw content link replace parameter "?dl=0" to "?raw=1". Once you have found what you're looking for using "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-search" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/files/search_v2&lt;/A&gt;" and "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-search-continue" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2/files/search/continue_v2&lt;/A&gt;", every metod, just described, gets usable. &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/html/@41457EF40051AFF130FDBFE21B496926/emoticons/1f609.png" alt=":winking_face:" title=":winking_face:" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hope this clarifies matter.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:15:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-do-I-retrieve-a-file-s-URL-after-searching-for-it-using/m-p/493605#M24661</guid>
      <dc:creator>Здравко</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-02-04T13:15:51Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How do I retrieve a file's URL after searching for it using search API call</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-do-I-retrieve-a-file-s-URL-after-searching-for-it-using/m-p/494012#M24671</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks very much for this &lt;A href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/422790" target="_self"&gt;&lt;SPAN class="login-bold"&gt;@Здравко&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;, all makes sense!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:13:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-do-I-retrieve-a-file-s-URL-after-searching-for-it-using/m-p/494012#M24671</guid>
      <dc:creator>8ccarlile</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-02-05T14:13:18Z</dc:date>
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