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Joan M.4's avatar
Joan M.4
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11 years ago

I'm saving a file url by using dropin api, after a while that url starts to give 401?

Are file urls that given from dropin buttons has lifespan? or something else is happening?
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Greg-DB's avatar
Greg-DB
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11 years ago

The direct link type for the Chooser is good for four hours, so if you need to download the content, you'll need to do so within that window. If you need longer-lived links, you can use the preview link type. (Those don't offer direct file access by default, but can be modified as necessary.)

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