It's possible to download a file in dropbox knowing the share url , for example:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gjfpl9m4f88oeqz/htaccess.txt?dl=0
using the API?
[Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41181363/dropbox-file-download-with-share-url-via-api ]
Yes, you can either make an HTTPS request to the link itself, using the raw or dl parameters as documented here:
https://www.dropbox.com/help/201
Or, you can use the /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file endpoint on the Dropbox API:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-get_shared_link_file