我可以使用Dropbox API从常规链接下载文件吗？

Question

I would like to download files from a link a received to Dropbox. I created an API token, but I'm not sure the type of link I received is sufficient.

Using these docs , I tried retrieving the file but am receiving the following error:

ApiError: ApiError('', GetSharedLinkFileError('shared_link_access_denied', None))

Here's my code:

import dropbox
dbx = dropbox.Dropbox("{ACCESS TOKEN}")
dbx.users_get_current_account()

download_path = '{LOCAL PATH}'
url = 'https://www.dropbox.com/sh/{DROPBOX FOLDER}?dl=0'
dbx.sharing_get_shared_link_file_to_file(download_path, url, path=None, link_password=None)

I tried replacing the sh with s based on this , no success.

Do I have the link I need? Is it something in the code? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Dropbox shared links with "/sh" refer to folders. These links are valid for use with sharing_get_shared_link_file_to_file , but since they refer to folders and not individual files, you do need to specify the path parameter to indicate which file in the linked folder you want.

Here's a working example:

import dropbox

dbx = dropbox.Dropbox("{ACCESS TOKEN}")

file_path = '/dahlia_l.jpg'
download_path = 'download.jpg'
url = 'https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ljrkl8kbddx8n1c/AAACNrUwqPSVv27oh97QhN0Za?dl=0'
res = dbx.sharing_get_shared_link_file_to_file(download_path, url, path=file_path)

print(res)