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Hi,
Wonering if anyone is able to help me achieve the desired user experience I'd like using the temporary link generated from the get_temporary_link endpoint.
This link, on click, initiates a download by default. What I would prefer is to instead give the user the option of downloading the document which they can then click on to open in the browser, OR open the document directly in the browser, without the middle step of clicking the downloaded file.
The get_temporary_link endpoint is our only endpoint option due to speed. We have tried create_shared_link_with_settings, but process of loading the document through dropbox in the new tab took too long for our needs, and get_temporary_link is very fast.
Thanks in advance!
Just a note for clarity, even if the file must download no matter what, I'd love to know if there is a way to programmatically open the downloaded file for the user, which saves them the step of having to click it to open it.
I appreciate the response and for passing along the request!
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