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AlexIsAlex
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8 years ago

Is it possible to "save to dropbox" a file from a shared link folder?

I have found that calling list_folder API and passing the "shared_link" parameter will give me a list of the files in a shared link folder, but is it possible to copy one of these files into a dropbox...
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago
No, unfortunately there isn't a way to do this directly. I'll send this along to the team to request a way to do so.

As a (non-ideal) workaround, you could download the file using get_shared_link_file, and then re-upload it to the receiving account.
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AlexIsAlex
New member | Level 2
8 years ago
Ah, so it's not just something I'm missing then. OK, thanks for letting me know.

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