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password protected file via API
I have been unable to download a password protected file using the API, even with the API explorer. Specifically the endpoint /get_shared_link_file fails with the following message
curl -X POST https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/get_shared_link_file \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>' \ --header 'Dropbox-API-Arg: {"url":"https://www.dropbox.com/s/OURFILE?dl=0","link_password":"aidenlab"}'
The error is
{ "error_summary": "shared_link_access_denied/..", "error": { ".tag": "shared_link_access_denied" } }
Same link and password work fine with the file metadata endpoint. Please help, this is a critical function. I am evaluating Dropbox for a potential medical application and files must be password protected.
4 Replies
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Thanks for the report! We're looking into it.
By the way, I redacted it from your post, but for the sake of security, you should disable that access token. You can do so by revoking access to the app entirely, if the access token is for your account, here:
https://www.dropbox.com/account/connected_apps
Or, you can disable just this access token using the API:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#auth-token-revoke - Oh thanks, should have deleted that. It was a generated token from the API explorer.
I can send you a link to the actual password protected file I was trying to access if that is helpful, it does not contain any sensitive information. - Greg-DBThanks! I believe we have enough information, but I'll let you know if we need anything else.
- Greg-DB
This issue with calling /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file with a password is now fixed and should be working properly.
Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused, and thanks again for bringing this to our attention.
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