Dropbox download API is not working for shared files

Michmm90

Hello

I want to download a file someone shared with me using the API, meaning get file content in response content same as in "files/download" call.

Unfotunately this call does not work for shared files, saying that "path not found".

Also calling "sharing/get_shared_link_file" fails, saying that "service unavilable".

Please see the following contradition-

here you say downloading the shared ("received") files is done using the "sharing/get_shared_link_file" call:

https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/API-Support-Feedback/Can-we-download-shared-files-directly-using-Dropbox-API/td-p/258046

but here you say "I unfortunately don't have a solution to offer for downloading these "received" files programmatically":

https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/API-Support-Feedback/Dropbox-download-api-is-not-working/td-p/323213

What is going on here ?

Greg-DB

@Michmm90 Thanks for the report! As you found, downloading received files via /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file is unfortunately not currently working, nor is it possible to do so via /2/files/download. I'm afraid that means the API doesn't currently have a working way to download these files programmatically. This is open with the team, but I don't have a timeline on a potential solution to offer.