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Shared Link / "scl" to "s"
Hello. My question concerns my recent issue with file sharing. Usually, my links were generated in this way: 'https://www.dropbox.com/s/'. However, lately, every file is being generated in this way: ...
Direct Download on new link architecture is Solved
What is the DL parameter?
- Default link. This will render the content in the Dropbox file viewer.
- Downloads the content of the link (if the user has access to the content based on link settings). This query parameter takes precedence even if raw=1 is also added.
- Directly renders the content in the browser (if the link has a public audience and no other restrictions). Note that this link has an HTTP 302 redirect, so the application or browser must be able to follow the redirect.
What are the dl.dropbox... modifications?
These are link transformations from the early days of Dropbox. While we don't "officially" list these anymore in our Help Center, we are continuing to support them for now.- Replacing www with dl works exactly like a ?raw=1 link: this will directly render content for public links in the browser. It requires following an HTTP 302 redirect.
- Works like a ?raw=1 link, but the application or browser will not need to follow an HTTP 302 redirect to access the content.
Please also fix for .zip file type, it had worked fine for /s/ link
matthewdbx
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi everyone,
As an update on the dropboxusercontent issue, the fix is now available. For your shared links that look like "www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/...", you should now be able to generate a direct download of the content using either "dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/..." or "dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/..."
Thanks again for the feedback in this post!
- Rich
Super User II
sj_usa wrote:
As of this morning, it's adding the /scl/fi to the file with a rlkey syntax, where it used to be /s without a rlkey paramter. How can I set up direct downloads?
Refer to the post directly above yours, from JasonSilverDBX.
matthewdbx wrote:..., you should now be able to generate a direct download of the content using either "dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/..." or ...
No exactly. The link isn't direct yet; there is still one redirection! One is less than two, but... redirection is still needed. 👈
Hi Matthew. This is great as a temporary fix but what is the long term solution? We attach urls for art files that go with orders to our print vendors. Asking them to manually change each link every time is not a good permanent solution. Please tell me you are working on a solution that creates a link to a direct download (like it did before)? If not, I am going to ask the integration platform I use (Order Desk) to discontinue Dropbox and use a different file sharing service. This has interrupted our order flow, causing late orders, lost productivity, and unhappy customers.
Hi, I can confirm that replacing the domain with dl.dropbox.com or dl.dropboxusercontent.com does not (yet?) work for me (.png files).
I am receiving an error trying to download a .tmb file. It was working 2 days ago just fine and for a number of years before this.
As of this morning, it's adding the /scl/fi to the file with a rlkey syntax, where it used to be /s without a rlkey parameter. I tried removing dl=1 with raw=1 but that does not work.
How can I set up direct downloads?
I can confirm that both the "dl.dropbox.com/....." and the "dl.dropboxusercontent.com/...." method work great for me using .jpg file. Thanks for the quick work on getting a fix out!
I can also confirm that both the "dl.dropbox.com/....." and the "dl.dropboxusercontent.com/...." method work for me using .png files that have the new "/scl/" style link. The modified links, once again, work just like the old "dl.dropboxusercontent" method worked on the old "/s/" style links.
.mp3 audio files also working by changing "www." by "dl." and adding all the link code. Solved
Hi Dropbox Team,
When we generate the share URL using Dropbox SDK (objective-c) that share URL is still not accessible via dl.dropbox.com or dl.dropboxusercontent.com. Previously share URL generated using Dropbox SDK was accessible via dl.dropbox.com. However when we generate the URL for the same file from dropbox.com then it is accessible via dl.dropbox.com.
.zip file still doesn't work
