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sharing/get_file_metadata url type
Im trying to host an image via the preview_url from the /sharing/get_file_metadata endpoint.
My url looks like this: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/-redacted-/filename.png?dl=0
Switching the param to ?raw=1 doesnt help when trying to host. Ive noticed in previous discussions that most people have links that look like https://www.dropbox.com/s/-redacted-/filname.png
I'm curious what is the difference between /scl/fi and /s ? Is it to do with folder permissions?
looks like I need to use the https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/create_shared_link endpoint.
Sure need to hit a lot of endpoints to get all the info required for a file
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox has multiple types of links for different pieces of functionality, such as "preview links" (/scl/fi) and "shared links" (/s). And yes, if you want to use the link options like "dl" or "raw" for direct access as covered here, you should use "shared links". You can create shared links using /2/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings (which is preferred to the deprecated /2/sharing/create_shared_link).
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