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Unable to download shared file with no password protection

Hi there,

I would like to download a file on a shared link. The file(s) are not password protected. So when i'm using the browser I'm able to download the file without logging in.

- I'm using these REST api: /sharing/get_shared_link_file

- Using a registered app with the correct rights (all access at the moment)

- other calls like /files/list_folder on the public link are working

- checked: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-get_shared_link_file if i'm missing something

I'm getting an 409 conflict status code and the body:

{

"error_summary": "shared_link_not_found/.",

"error": {

".tag": "shared_link_not_found"

}

When changing the path parameter to a non existance file in the header I'm getting: shared_link_not_found

Anyone know what i'm doing wrong?

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Greg-DB

To clarify, does the shared link itself refer to a particular file, or to a folder?

If it refers to a file, you should not supply the "path" parameter when calling /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file.

If it refers to a folder, you should supply the "path" parameter when calling /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file, and the value should be the relative path of the desired file inside the folder. So, for example, if the linked folder is named "Folder", and it contains a file named "File.ext", you would supply a "path" value of just "/File.ext". Or, as another example, if the linked folder is named "Folder", and it contains another folder named "Subfolder, and that "Subfolder" contains a file named "File.ext", you would supply a "path" value of "/Subfolder/File.ext".

If this still isn't working as expected for you though, please share the code and parameter values you're using so we can take a look. If you'd prefer to share privately, you can open an API ticket here. In either case though, do not share your access token.