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Folder download
Per https://www.dropbox.com/help/desktop-web/download-entire-folders I can download any folder through the dropbox web interface. How can I do this via the API?
I'm guessing the web client ...
I think this would be nice resource saving feature. I've seen all kinds of recursive download scripts that basically inundate the dropbox API with requests for each individual file. Seems rather inefficient. Thanks.
Here is a workaround, you can create a sharedlink for that folder
curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/share_folder \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $TK" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{"path": "/legacy/teste-curl","acl_update_policy": "editors","force_async": true,"member_policy": "anyone"}'
then download it using the preview_url
wget -v https://www.dropbox.com/sh/{shared_link_id}?dl=1
Like this example
wget -v https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j1msw4e8dup2c5q/AAANYUWXcyBDgxVGkveU7AFla?dl=1
After all you can unshare this folder for security reasons
curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/unshare_folder \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $TK" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data "{\"shared_folder_id\": \"1896934208\",\"leave_a_copy\": false}"
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
The zip_batch endpoint isn't part of the public API, so I can't offer information on it or recommend trying to use it, as it is subject to change without warning.- Greg-DBThe Dropbox API now offers the ability to download folders as zips:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-download_zip
If you're using an official SDK, there will also be a corresponding method for this endpoint.
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