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MeetM
MeetM

Reputation: 1430

How can I download entire dropbox folder using Dropbox API?

I'm using Dropbox REST API to perform different operations on users' Dropbox Acount (using Google App Engine). But folder download using files (GET) is giving 404 error: File Not Found. Whereas the same method is working if I try to download a single file, say a .txt or .docx file.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 4810

Answers (2)

Shawn Taylor
Shawn Taylor

Reputation: 15740

Just add ?dl=1 to the end of a Dropbox folder share URL and you'll trigger downloading a .zip of the folder in question. So, https://www.dropbox.com/sh/123456789 for regular folder access becomes https://www.dropbox.com/sh/123456789?dl=1 to downlaod the zip.

Upvotes: 3

Steve Jessop
Steve Jessop

Reputation: 279235

Looks like you need to use /metadata to get a list of files, then download each one with a separate call. /files says that it "Downloads a file". A folder is not a file.

Upvotes: 0

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