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giordano5
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

Create many Dropbox-links automatically

I have about 100 pdf-Files on dropbox which I want to be downloaded by 100 person. The person will get a mail with a link (dropbox-link) to download his personalized file directly. The issues were th...
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  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    7 years ago
    Hey there giordano5. 
     
    Although you can share the folder that the files are residing in with a shared link, currently, there isn’t a way to automatically mass-create separate shared links for individual files simultaneously. 
     
    If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to get back to me! :innocent:
Basmayer's avatar
Basmayer
New member | Level 2
2 years ago
Photographer question: I have a project coming up that will result in 1000+ folders that need individual links sent via mail merge. I am hoping there is a way that I can automate the creation of all those links - any help/advice would be appreciated
  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    2 years ago
    Basmayer wrote:
    I am hoping there is a way that I can automate the creation of all those links ...

    If you have any programming experience you may be able to use the Dropbox API to generate the links. Otherwise, links need to be created individually.

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hey Basmayer, at the moment there's no way to automatically mass-create individual links to individual folders.

     

    Let me know if you have any questions.

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