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Download a file with the API
Hi
I'm using https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-api-v2-explorer/#files_download for download file.
I want to provide directly a link to the end user or download start just load the code.
I'm using the dropbox API from a server side. If I use this method I will need two steps to download a file (1. from Dropbox to my WebServer; 2. From my webserver to the endUser machine). I want to avoid this 2 steps, and having a direct link or direct download is a good option for it.
Thanks.
- To let the user download the file directly, you can instead use /2/files/get_temporary_link to get a link to the file, and pass the link to the client:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_temporary_link
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- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
To let the user download the file directly, you can instead use /2/files/get_temporary_link to get a link to the file, and pass the link to the client:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_temporary_link - Hi Greg,
Thanks for reply.
What’s about expiration of this temporary link?
May i can expire this link after user click/download file? Or is there any way for direct download file (no need to click any button) just load page and file automatically start to download.. - Greg-DB
These links expire after four hours. It's not possible to manually expire them earlier than that.
If you control the web server and the user is using a typical web browser/client, you can probably return a redirect to the temporary link itself. Exactly how you do so would depend on your web framework though.
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