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Download resized image

Download resized image

Ciprian R.
New member | Level 1

With the current Dropbox SDK we can download images but in full size, but is there a way to download a resized image.
There are a few reasons why this is necessary:
- Most of the times people don't need the full size image.
- Having a smaller file means the user will see the image faster.

Reverse engineering the Dropbox Website noticed that this is possible there:
See this link:
https://photos-5.dropbox.com/t/2/AABNy2PdZS_S6Q0CPGW9lySvC6O30XYyQSnNMrvjF6kKkw/12/1287921/jpeg/32x3...
Notice the request parameter size=640x480

Thanks,
Ciprian.

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Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff

Which SDK are you using? The API does have /thumbnails for downloading different sizes of images.

Ciprian R.
New member | Level 1

Greg K,
Indeed there is the option to download a thumbnail of: 640x480 or 1024x768.
This resolves my question!
Thanks for your answer.

Ciprian.

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