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.
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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 have clients uploading files directly to my Dropbox folder. I was curious if I can build a website form that uploads the file to my Dropbox folder and also saves the forms data to my server with a reference to the file that was uploaded to Dropbox? They are legal documents and I don't want to worry about security if Dropbox handles that.
It looks like it should definitely be possible.
You would have to use the dropbox api:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers
https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-js
There are some javascript examples that would likely be what you would need to go directly to dropbox without going to your server first.
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 want to integrate OneDrive in my App and want to add a functionality to share data with other user using the public folder's on Onedrive. I can see that OneDrive provides the functionality to create a Link to folder and files. But I cant get the reference on how to create it programmatically. Also once the link to folder or file is created ,is there a way to access it using APIs ?
Please some one advice.
regards
The following is probably what you're looking for:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn659732.aspx#get_links_to_files_and_folders
In my application users will give a url to their shared dropbox folder. When it is given I want to grab the images in that url and download to a folder in my application.
Is this achievable?
I've tried to do this in SharpBox. I've managed to open a connection to dropbox storage through SharpBox and successfully connect to my public folders.
But I couldn't find a method which accepts a shared dropbox url and download files from that url.
Thanks
This article might be helpful, don't know enough about the edge cases in your particular use though.
https://www.dropbox.com/help/201/en