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danwexler
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5 years ago
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Download progress using HTTP or JavaScript?

Looks like the Java SDK has a progress listerner for downloads. Is there a way to get download progress updates in the JavaScript SDK or via the HTTP API? Perhaps there is a way to get a stream or a URL template so we could use XMLHttpRequest directly?

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  • danwexler's avatar
    danwexler
    5 years ago

    Aha! Problem resolved using get_temporary_link and my own download code using XMLHttpRequest.

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    danwexler
    New member | Level 2
    5 years ago

    Aha! Problem resolved using get_temporary_link and my own download code using XMLHttpRequest.

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    Greg-DB
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    5 years ago

    Thanks for following up. I'm glad to hear you already found a solution.

     

    For reference, the official Dropbox API v2 JavaScript SDK doesn't offer native progress listeners for the standard download methods, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. 

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