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Jackson D.1
10 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Download Entire Folder as ZIP
The Dropbox web interface allows for entire folders to be downloaded as zip files. How can we perform this same action through the API?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
8 years agoThe Dropbox API now offers the ability to download folders as zips:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-download_zip
If you're using an official SDK, there will also be a corresponding method for this endpoint.
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-download_zip
If you're using an official SDK, there will also be a corresponding method for this endpoint.
justinyoung3231
7 years agoExplorer | Level 3
How do I force my browser to download the file after I call DownloadZip() via the SDK?
- Greg-DB7 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
[Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54163290/dropbox-sdk-and-forcing-a-download-via-filesdownloadzip ]
justinyoung3231 I see you also posted on StackOverflow, so I'll follow up with you there.
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