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Method Create_shared_link_with_settings
Hello folks,
1) Is the method create_shared_link_with_settings up to date? When I compare the settings with the settings in the front-end, it is not the same. For example the user can disable downloads in the front-end, while via API the user can set up only the viewer/editor/max access.
2) What are the possible combinations of "requested visibility" and "RequestedLinkAccessLevel"? When I use the value "editor" with any possible value in the field "requested visibility", the error "invalid settings" is returned.
Thank you in advance.
Tereza
1) The functionality available on the API can sometimes lag behind the functionality in the product. The Dropbox API doesn't currently offer the ability to set a link to disallow downloads, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.
2) Apologies for the confusion. The 'RequestedLinkAccessLevel.editor' option for 'SharedLinkSettings.access' isn't supported for standard files. It's meant for cloud-based documents, such as Google Docs listed in Dropbox.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
1) The functionality available on the API can sometimes lag behind the functionality in the product. The Dropbox API doesn't currently offer the ability to set a link to disallow downloads, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.
2) Apologies for the confusion. The 'RequestedLinkAccessLevel.editor' option for 'SharedLinkSettings.access' isn't supported for standard files. It's meant for cloud-based documents, such as Google Docs listed in Dropbox.
Greg, thank you very much for your fast reply! If every service/app had support like Dropbox, users would be in heaven.
Regards
Tereza
- Greg-DB
The Dropbox API now supports enabling/disabling the download restriction on a shared link via the
SharedLinkSettings.allow_downloadsetting on /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings and /2/sharing/modify_shared_link_settings (and corresponding methods in the official SDKs).
You can also check the setting for a shared link via theSharedLinkMetadata.link_permissions.allow_downloadfield, such as returned by /2/sharing/list_shared_links or /2/sharing/get_shared_link_metadata (and corresponding methods in the official SDKs).
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