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danc222
6 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Direct link to image file
Hi, I'd like to know if there is a way to create a direct link to a file using the API. My app requires sending an image link to a 3rd party's API for image recognition. When I test the link created ...
- 6 years ago
Thanks for the link. Neat tool. I found a solution!
The share/get_temporary_link is the one you want. You can test it out in the API explorer real quick to verify before you write the code.
Cheers!
Busy beaver
3 years agoNew member | Level 2
Idk is it legit, but I found a solution here - https://zapier.com/blog/generate-direct-dropbox-link/
It is just to replace "www.dropbox.com" in your url with "dl.dropboxusercontent.com". So in your case it would be dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/8um0tttqgbjq5c7/my_image.jpg .
Whois tells that that domain belongs to the same company as dropbox.com so probably that's not a third-party website.
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