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Why do I get this as response for file Download?

I'm using the HTTP API with PHP via it's cURL methods. I send in the correct way the request and I get a correct status (200). But as response from the request I expected the content of the file and I receive strings as this one:

@/tmp/php5BHw8P;filename=8jh7d5.jpg;type=image/jpeg

Am I doing something wrong?

What should I do with this string?

I'm doing something like this:

$curl = curl_init($url);
 $aPostData = array('path' => '/Example.jpg');
 $aOptions = CURLOPT_POST => true,
 CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array('Content-Type: ', // To force empty Content-type
 'Authorization: Bearer ' . $sAccessToken,
 'Dropbox-API-Arg: ' . json_encode($aPostData)
 ),
 CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true
 );
 curl_setopt_array($curl, $aOptions);
 $result = curl_exec($curl); // $result = '@/tmp/php5BHw8P;filename=8jh7d5.jpg;type=image/jpeg'
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Greg-DB

Actually, it seems like the code is working correctly, and that string is the contents of the file you're trying to download. You can double check this by downloading it manually via the Dropbox web site.

Mike V.15

Today I copied your code and hardcoded my access token and my file path.

I got this:

></p> <p>There could be something wrong with my server?</p>

Greg-DB

I cleaned up your code and tried this:

<?php

$url = "https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/download";
$sAccessToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE";
$curl = curl_init($url);
$aPostData = array('path' => '/PATH_TO_IMAGE_HERE.jpg');
$aOptions = array(
 CURLOPT_POST => true,
 CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array('Content-Type: ', // To force empty Content-type
 'Authorization: Bearer ' . $sAccessToken,
 'Dropbox-API-Arg: ' . json_encode($aPostData)
 ) ,
 CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true
 );
curl_setopt_array($curl, $aOptions);
$result = curl_exec($curl);

$fp = fopen('out.jpg', 'w');
fwrite($fp, $result);
fclose($fp);

?>

That works fine for me and produces the image file I expect.

Does this work for you too? Is the actual code you're using different?