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How do I download a file from a shared folder with the API?

The workflow:

- I have a Chooser to single select a folder, not a file, not multiple files

- I send the share URL for the folder to my back-end, to create a file browser

- The user selects several files within the shared folder somewhere

- I download the selected files first, and then ALL other files in the folder

Chooser works. The file browser works (with `files/list_folder` and `shared_link`). Downloading any files does NOT work.

If I do a `sharing/get_shared_link_metadata`, I get a `shared_link_access_denied`.

If I do a `sharing/get_shared_link_file`, I get a `shared_link_access_denied`.

I don't see direct download links in `files/list_folder`, so I need another API call using the file's `path` or `id`.

I don't think I can download shared files with `files/download`, because I can't enter a `shared_link` there, so I need a share API call.

Opening the shared folder link in the browser works. Downloading files from there works. Just not with the API.

How do I download shared files (or rather: files from a shared folder) with the API?? This is ridiculous. Am I super dumb, or is this super hard?

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Greg-DB

Using sharing/get_shared_link_file, with the 'url' and 'path' parameters, is the right way to get the file data for a file in a folder when you have the shared link for the folder. (And likewise, sharing/get_shared_link_metadata for the file metadata.)

Are you using an app registered for the "app folder" permission to make these calls though? That won't work unfortunately. I'm sending this along to the team to see if we can make that work in the future, but I can't offer a timeline for that.

Instead, use an app registered for the "full Dropbox" permission to make these calls and they should work. You can register one here if you don't already have one.