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What link do I use to read a JPG with code?
I put a JPG on dropbox (in a subfolder) and I am trying to download that JPG using a javascript fetch command. My code works fine with JPGs hosted on various other servers including Google Drive.
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The www.dropbox.com website does not allow CORS requests, so attempting to access that from browser JavaScript will fail like that. There's also some information and options on these links here.
Alternatively, if you want to programmatically download content from a shared link in JavaScript, you can instead use the Dropbox JavaScript SDK. In particular, the sharingGetSharedLinkFile method allows an app to specify a shared link URL and get the linked file data back.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThe www.dropbox.com website does not allow CORS requests, so attempting to access that from browser JavaScript will fail like that. There's also some information and options on these links here.
Alternatively, if you want to programmatically download content from a shared link in JavaScript, you can instead use the Dropbox JavaScript SDK. In particular, the sharingGetSharedLinkFile method allows an app to specify a shared link URL and get the linked file data back.
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