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AlexK
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9 years ago

Is there programatical way to know that shared link is link for deleted file?

Hi There is shared link for file. If file is deleted then link returns Dropbox page with message:   That file isn’t here anymore   And returned HTTP status for request is 200. For example https...
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AlexK's avatar
AlexK
New member | Level 2
9 years ago

For to use get_shared_link_metadata the access token is needed. Recipient of shared link cannot know access token of file owner.

 

Is there way to get metadata of shared link without specifying access token?

If this is not possible at current time then, may be, it can be changed?

(Possibility to get metadata of shared link on side of recipient can be useful for some application. And it seems this does not violate security as anyway link allows to get content of file)

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Greg-DB
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9 years ago
Unfortunately, that endpoint does require an access token. I'll send this along as a feature request to eliminate that requirement, but I can't make any promises.

For reference though, it doesn't need to be an access token for the owner of the link. It can be any user.

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