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API Error "path/not_found" when creating shared_link
When interacting with the API, I get a path/not_found error. This happens when I upload a file to dropbox using the path /2/files/upload. After that, I create a link to the file using the path /2/sharing/create_shared_link and specify the path_display received after uploading the file. The error occurs very rarely, but it does not allow you to get a link. What could be the problem?
filesGetTemporaryUploadLink - 404
Hi! I'm user of dropbox basic and I'm generating upload link but the link following to 404 page. I have one folder /home/products and one app /Apps/xxx with folder /products I did try every combination to get proper link but its impossible for me. here is list of paths witch I did provide - /products - /products/somefilename.txt - /Apps/xxx/ - /Apps/xxx/products - /Apps/xxx/products/somefiname.txt what is proper path in my case ? please help const dbx = new Dropbox({ accessToken: token }); return dbx.filesGetTemporaryUploadLink({duration: 14000, commit_info: {path: '/Apps/xxx/products/text.txt', "autorename": true, "mode": "add", "mute": false, "strict_conflict": false }})
list_shared_links API inconsistency with team folders: Only showing edit OR view link, not both
I'm encountering an unexpected behavior with the list_shared_links API (https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/list_shared_links) when working with team folders. I hope someone can provide clarification. Issue: When listing shared links for a team folder that has both edit and view links: 1. If both edit and view links exist, only the edit link is returned in the API response. 2. If I remove the edit link manually, then only the view link is returned. But, if I pass the specific path it return both links Details: - I'm using a team access token. - I'm passing the 'Dropbox-API-Path-Root' header to list all team space shared links. Expected behavior: Based on the API documentation, I expected to see all shared links returned. The docs state: "If no path is given, returns a list of all shared links for the current user. For members of business teams using team space and member folders, returns all shared links in the team member's home folder unless the team space ID is specified in the request header." Steps to reproduce: 1. Create both an edit and a view link for a team folder in Dropbox. 2. Use the list_shared_links API with a team access token and the 'Dropbox-API-Path-Root' header, without specifying a path in the body. 3. Observe that only the edit link is returned. 4. Manually remove the edit link for the folder via the Dropbox dashboard. 5. Use the list_shared_links API again with the same parameters. 6. Observe that now only the view link is returned. Questions: 1. Is this the intended behavior of the API for team folders? 2. If so, is there a way to retrieve both edit and view links for team folders in a single API call withoutspecifying the path? 3. If not, is this a known issue specific to team folders, and is there a workaround or fix planned? 4. Does this behavior differ between team folders and personal folders? Any clarification on this would be greatly appreciated, especially regarding how the API is supposed to handle multiple link types for team folders. Thank you!
Clicking files in embedded Dropbox leads to registration screen instead of direct download
We have embedded Dropbox onto our website in an iframe:[Removed as per Community Guidelines] We produce a Dropbox read only share link to include in the embed code. For some folders we get a share link containing /scl/fo/ which leads to a registration splash screen whenever a website visitor clicks a file in the embedder. However we want to start a download instead of a registration... The strange thing is that other folders for which we produce a read only share link contain /sh/ . When you click on a file in the embedder with this link in the code, the download starts without a registration splash screen. Now, I've read that a linkcontaining /scl/fo/ is an edit link.Why do some folders produce a link containing /scl/fo/ and others /sh/ while we explicitly ask for a read only share link? We run a Dropbox Advanced plan.The raw=1 parameter for shared links is not working again for my mp3 player. Can you help?
using raw=1 is no longer working with my dropbox mp3 links. it used to work but not anymore with my mp3 player. im frustrated because this seems to happen to me often. please tell me how i can get my mp3 dropbox link to work again with a mp3 player. i hate when this happens. thank you kindly, Hahmed44
links for multiple files in a shared folder
Is there a way to link to specfic files within a shared folder without creating links for each individual file? I have an images folder which I created a shared link that contains multiple (1000+) files. If I want to build a url link to an individual file within the shared folder it seems like I should be able to add the name of the file to the shared folder link somehow but I can't figure out how and haven't found any documentation. Please don't tell me the answer is to create 1000+ unique links for each of the 1000+ individual files!