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Download new file from shared folder
Hello! We got chooser in application and we can choose a video to upload to application. Idea is we want that user can choose a folder and if new file appears in specific folder, the new file will ...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffYes, if you develop a Dropbox API integration (i.e., using the Dropbox API, where the user authorizes the app to connect to their account, as opposed to using the Chooser), your app would get persistent access to the files and folders in the account. The app could in that case monitor for changes and download files as needed.
For example to download files:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-download
You could also get information via shared links, though that wouldn't be strictly necessary in this case, via:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-get_shared_link_metadata
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-get_shared_link_file
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