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direct download link - mobile phone
hi, i am using the api to upload movies with MP4 extantion. and using DIRECT download links (DL=1) to download them. when i download the links in a desktop computer, it saves the file with the orgi...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorWhen returning files via shared links with the dl=1 parameter, the Dropbox web servers issue a redirect to a URL that does end in 'file', with the actual file name included in the 'content-disposition' response header. I just tried this and confirmed it is working as expected.
Clients should automatically follow that redirect and get the filename from the 'content-disposition' header. It sounds like your mobile client is unfortunately not doing so. We don't control your client's behavior though, so I'm afraid I can't offer help on that side.
Clients should automatically follow that redirect and get the filename from the 'content-disposition' header. It sounds like your mobile client is unfortunately not doing so. We don't control your client's behavior though, so I'm afraid I can't offer help on that side.
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