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meganrm
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
CORs error on forced download links
I am trying to request an obj file from a publicly shared link.
The link is "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xh3vmyt9d74cl5cbhqgpm/Antigen.obj?rlkey=b4zcediso03wiuc96w3agm6rg&dl=1"
Which succ...
- 2 years ago
yes so what ended up working for me was:
with a url that has `dl=1` and a `rlkey` as parameters.thanks!
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi meganrm, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Have you been using the new style of shared links for this method, or the old style?
This will help me to assist further!
Jay
2 years agoDropbox Staff
Could you try the suggestions in this thread to see if they help by changing the URL of the file?
- meganrm2 years agoNew member | Level 2
yes so what ended up working for me was:
with a url that has `dl=1` and a `rlkey` as parameters.thanks!- Walter2 years agoDropbox Staff
We're glad to hear it's sorted now and thanks for keeping us in the loop too meganrm
See you around the Community and take care!
- meganrm2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Thank you! It said in that post about the `dl.` links: "These are link transformations from the early days of Dropbox. While we don't "officially" list these anymore in our Help Center, we are continuing to support them for now. "
Are there plans to address the CORS issue with the standard share links so that using the `dl.dropboxusercontent.com` will no longer be necessary?
Thanks
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