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hls video streaming - m3u access?
Hi, I’m creating a Python API using FastAPI and Dropbox SDK. I’m trying to get a streamable video link similar to what Dropbox uses in their player (https://previews.dropbox.com/p/hls_master_playlist...
Peter N said the same thing in 2015: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Video-HLS-and-Different-formats/td-p/155528
Riderc1 said the same thing in 2018: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/video-streaming-m3u-access/m-p/285274
And now I am saying same thing in 2024. Is there any development in this area (2015-2024)?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffMinecraft Demon That URL and corresponding scope are not part of the public Dropbox API and so are not available for use by third party apps. I'll pass this along as a feature request for functionality like this on the public API, but I can't promise if or when that might be offered.
You can find all of the functionality currently available on the public API for use by third party apps in the public API documentation, and likewise in the Python SDK documentation.
For example, to create a shared link, such as for use with the technique Harry mentioned, you could call /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings, which is available via the sharing_create_shared_link_with_settings method in the Python SDK.
Unfortunately, I can't find a solution in this thread 
