I would like to get notified if there are no files newer than 24h in a specific Dropbox folder. IFTTT has a few Dropbox triggers, but they only trigger when new files are uploaded. So how could this be done? Do I have to use Dropbox's API and create something on my own? Or are there other services that can do this? IFTTT in combination with Dropbox's webhooks? All ideas are greatly appreciated :)
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Is there a way to download file directly from dropbox without logging in. I find this to be a serious limitation. I want to link a few files from website. Can this be done in dropbox?
I realise this can be done with an api (at least in theory) but I have no idea what the link should look like. Cheers.
If you have a Dropbox shared link for a file that can be accessed publicly, you can download from it programmatically.
You can download directly using the link as documented here:
https://www.dropbox.com/help/desktop-web/force-download
Or, you can use the API via the /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file endpoint:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-get_shared_link_file
I need to regularly download a file that someone shared with me on Dropbox.
I manage to list all my shared links through the HTTP API (https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-list_shared_links) but this don't list the file I want.
I can't figure out what is the correct way to download through the API a file that someone shared with me. Here below you can see the print screen on Dropbox where this files is, if it can help...
Based on your screenshot, it sounds like you need to use the /2/sharing/list_received_files and /2/sharing/list_received_files/continue endpoints instead.
I'm looking for a way to share a folder with other Dropbox account through API or similar. My code creates a new directory which I want to auto-share with other person, but currently the only way I've found is to create the folder and share it from the UI. I'm looking for a way to automate this process.
Thanks!
No Dropbox APi is not offering this function yet, but we can expect this in the future
refer this blog post
I am using Dropbox's Dropin Saver to upload files into my Dropbox account. Can I upload a file from my computer (not from a web site)?
No. Presumably the user could just do that on dropbox.com if they wanted?
As finding the straight-forward solution to your question is still not easy, let me point you to the Dropbox API Explorer:
Create a Dropbox Web-App with a few clicks.
Use its Access Token in the Dropbox API Explorer/upload to create a code snippet including a preview for what you are looking for.
Use the cURL or Python code in your code.
I want to detect updates to files, as well as retrieve a URL to them.
Can that all be done through the Sync API? Or do I have to use both the Sync and the Core APIs? (Is that even possible?)
Thanks!
You can use the following method to observe to changes all files in a folder
-[DBFilesystem addObserver:forPathAndChildren:]
The Sync API doesn't currently support getting a public URL for a file (like the /shares endpoint in the REST API), but that feature will be coming in a future version.