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dwWithCat
8 months agoExplorer | Level 3
Saver does not upload image file to dropbox, only opens the image in new tab.
Trying to use Saver on Instagram files. If I use the API like this:
fetch("/api/dropboxupload", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json...
- 7 months ago
dwWithCat Здравко is correct; for a situation like that, you'll need to instead follow "Programmatically creating Saver buttons" or "Triggering the Saver from JavaScript".
dwWithCat
Explorer | Level 3
The first snippet succeeds. It’s code from my api Endpoint. The second snippet is my Saver anchor tag with the same data as in the first snippet. The url is a link to an Instagram image. The only difference that I can see between the data in the two snippets is the access token in the api method
dwWithCat
8 months agoExplorer | Level 3
Gemini AI said that Saver won’t upload an image file from a url, that it has to be a file located on my machine
- Greg-DB7 months agoDropbox Staff
dwWithCat In order to successfully use the Saver, make sure you're configuring the attributes, etc. as documented. Please refer to my previous message for a few specifics to check to make sure you configure this correctly.
Also, the Saver does support uploading image files from URLs.
- dwWithCat7 months agoExplorer | Level 3
This is the html for my button:
<a href="https://scontent-bos5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/428411950_339418955083101_368199220363993675_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=0ce-NRUUU5sQ7kNvgEM71DQ&_nc_ht=scontent-bos5-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AYArNjV13Xrqx0ES6GTEp2oGvbNtOkDp5MpdqcaCz1ur0A&oe=66514ADB" data-filename="_everything_in_my_feed_begins_with_g__.jpg" class="dropbox-saver dropbox-dropin-btn dropbox-dropin-default">Save to Dropbox2</a>
clicking on this button only opens a new tab and displays the image. It does not upload the file to Dropbox
- dwWithCat7 months agoExplorer | Level 3
This is in the head tag:
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.dropbox.com/static/api/2/dropins.js" id="dropboxjs" data-app-key="erwx9osh8i78x25"></script>
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