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How to download files in a shared folder url with python api?

Wei O.

Hi I am trying to develop some script to download files shared by others, the shared url is linked to a folder, so how can download all the files in the folder.

I tried dbx.sharing_get_shared_link_file, but it's complaining that the it's a folder link.

And then I tried dbx.sharing_get_shared_link_metadata, I can only get the metadata, without even know what's inside the folder link.

Is there a way to list all the files and subfolders in the folder url and download them?

Thank you.

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Greg-DB

Unfortunately, API v2 doesn't currently offer the ability to list out the contents of a shared link for a folder, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request.

Wei O.

But how about v1? Is there a way to access with v1 in python? Thank you.

Greg-DB

The v1 /metadata/link endpoint does return the contents for a shared link for a folder:

https://www.dropbox.com/developers-v1/core/docs#metadata-link

This isn't implemented in the Python SDK, but you can call the endpoint directly.

Greg-DB

Dropbox API v2 now supports listing the contents of a shared link for a folder. This can be accomplished using the same interface as listing a folder in a connected user's account, via the list_folder functionality. To list the contents of a shared link for a folder, you instead provide the shared link URL in the `shared_link` parameter to list_folder:

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-list_folder

If you're using an official SDK, there will also be a corresponding method for this endpoint:

In the .NET SDK that's available as `ListFolderAsync`:

https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-dotnet/html/M_Dropbox_Api_Files_Routes_FilesUserRoutes_ListFolderAsync_1.htm

In the Java SDK that's available via `listFolderBuilder` to get a `ListFolderBuilder` on which you can call `ListFolderBuilder.withSharedLink`:

https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-java/api-docs/v3.0.x/com/dropbox/core/v2/files/DbxUserFilesRequests.html#listFolderBuilder-java.lang.String-

https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-java/api-docs/v3.0.x/com/dropbox/core/v2/files/ListFolderBuilder.html

https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-java/api-docs/v3.0.x/com/dropbox/core/v2/files/ListFolderBuilder.html#withSharedLink-com.dropbox.core.v2.files.SharedLink-

In the JavaScript SDK that's available as `filesListFolder`:

https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-js/Dropbox.html#filesListFolder__anchor

In the Python SDK that's available as `files_list_folder`:

https://dropbox-sdk-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/moduledoc.html#dropbox.dropbox.Dropbox.files_list_folder

In the Swift SDK that's available as `listFolder`:

https://dropbox.github.io/SwiftyDropbox/api-docs/latest/Classes/FilesRoutes.html#/s:13SwiftyDropbox11FilesRoutesC10listFolderAA10RpcRequestCyAA0C0C04ListF16ResultSerializerCAH0if5ErrorK0CGSS4path_Sb9recursiveSb16includeMediaInfoSb0O7DeletedSb0O24HasExplicitSharedMembersSb0O14MountedFolderss6UInt32VSg5limittF

In the Objective-C SDK that's available as `listFolder`:

https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-obj-c/api-docs/latest/Classes/DBFILESUserAuthRoutes.html#/c:objc(cs)DBFILESUserAuthRoutes(im)listFolder: