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Explorer | Level 4

5 years ago

Read uploaded file from url

Which method I may use to read uploaded files by URL directly to application memory without downloading the file?

Greg-DB
5 years ago
To get a URL to a file, e.g., to pass it to an application without downloading the file itself, you can use the /2/files/get_temporary_link endpoint.

Dropbox Staff

5 years ago

To get a URL to a file, e.g., to pass it to an application without downloading the file itself, you can use the /2/files/get_temporary_link endpoint.

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