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Download files from shared link using javascript
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await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
const file = createWriteStream(filePath);
https.get(createAudioLibraryCard.basicInfo.sharedLink, response => {
response.pipe(file);
file.on('finish', () => {
file.close();
resolve();
});
}).on('error', err => {
fs.unlink(filePath, () => reject(err)); // Delete the file asynchronously on error
});
});
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The above code downloads for other content links.
a sample link as bellow:
https://st2.depositphotos.com/1743476/11581/i/950/depositphotos_115812486-stock-photo-pride-man-smiling.jpg
But, it doesn't download for a dropbox shared link.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1exa5owhx97kozgshjx3d/1.png?rlkey=b5rtxqmcprjgfrqnkspgguwuy&dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1exa5owhx97kozgshjx3d/1.png?rlkey=b5rtxqmcprjgfrqnkspgguwuy&dl=1
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1exa5owhx97kozgshjx3d/1.png?rlkey=b5rtxqmcprjgfrqnkspgguwuy&dl=0&raw=1
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1exa5owhx97kozgshjx3d/1.png?rlkey=b5rtxqmcprjgfrqnkspgguwuy&dl=1&raw=1
So I'd like to ask if I can still download files from a shared link of dropbox to my local backend instance using javascript.
Hi again dgtal box,
Yes, as mentioned in another thread here on the forum where you participate too, there are some issues with CORS. You still can request the pointed file with some tricks, like following:
As you can see it's possible. Just change the domain as shown and that's it. The missing header, as in your case, here exists! By the way, you can just wipe out the ending "&dl=0", but it's not something mandatory.
Hope this helps.
Hi Здравко Thank you!
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1exa5owhx97kozgshjx3d/1.png?rlkey=b5rtxqmcprjgfrqnkspgguwuy&dl=0
Instead of the above url, I tried with the bellow url.https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/1exa5owhx97kozgshjx3d/1.png?rlkey=b5rtxqmcprjgfrqnkspgguwuy&
Eventually, it worked.
Any solution for a folder?
dgtal box wrote:...
Any solution for a folder?No, that trick doesn't work for folder links, unfortunately. Even if that works, you would need to unzip the content (a zip file would come up, not something else). You could walk through the particular folder tree and download all files while recreating the tree locally instead (like unzipping would do). 😉 Take a look here (shell example) for a possible solution (in your case would be much smaller - javascript has more tools). Just get the idea out of there. You may have some challenges with placing on/accessing local space out of the browser though.
Good luck.
Add: For one more solution targeting listing the pointed folder take a look here (it's in Python - just get idea out from there). 🙂 In such a case you don't need any application registration.
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