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hiroshi
hiroshi

Reputation: 7241

How to get direct link of the file from Dropbox Chooser

In the document of Dropbox Chooser we can get a share page url from files[0].link, but we need direct download link. How do I get it?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 5144

Answers (1)

hiroshi
hiroshi

Reputation: 7241

I found the solution in the forum.

Added data-link-type="direct" attribute for the Dropbox chooser button.

<input type="dropbox-chooser" name="selected-file" data-link-type="direct" style="visibility:hidden"/>

Update In 2024, this is what you need to use. linkType="direct" gives you direct download URL for the selected files in Dropbox Chooser.

let options = {
    linkType: "direct",

    // Required. Called when a user selects an item in the Chooser.
    success: function(files) {
        alert("Here's the direct file link: " + files[0].link)
    },

    // Optional. Called when the user closes the dialog without selecting a file
    // and does not include any parameters.
    cancel: function() {

    },
    
    // Optional. A value of false (default) limits selection to a single file, while
    // true enables multiple file selection.
    multiselect: false, // or true

    // Optional. This is a list of file extensions. If specified, the user will
    // only be able to select files with these extensions. You may also specify
    // file types, such as "video" or "images" in the list. For more information,
    // see File types below. By default, all extensions are allowed.
    extensions: ['.pdf', '.doc', '.docx'],

    // Optional. A value of false (default) limits selection to files,
    // while true allows the user to select both folders and files.
    // You cannot specify `linkType: "direct"` when using `folderselect: true`.
    folderselect: false, // or true

    // Optional. A limit on the size of each file that may be selected, in bytes.
    // If specified, the user will only be able to select files with size
    // less than or equal to this limit.
    // For the purposes of this option, folders have size zero.
    sizeLimit: 1024, // or any positive number
};

var button = Dropbox.createChooseButton(options);
document.getElementById("container").appendChild(button);

Source - https://www.dropbox.com/developers/chooser

Upvotes: 4

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