(Go) Create a Temporary Public Link to a DropBox File

Get a temporary link to stream content of a file. This link will expire in four hours and afterwards you will get 410 Gone.

For more information, see https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_temporary_link

Chilkat Go Downloads Go Package for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()
    var success bool

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link \
    //     --header "Authorization: Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    //     --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    //     --data "{\"path\": \"/video.mp4\"}"

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "path": "/video.mp4"
    // }

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("path","/video.mp4")

    http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

    resp := http.PostJson3("https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link","application/json",json)
    if http.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    sbResponseBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
    jResp := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
    jResp.SetEmitCompact(false)

    fmt.Println("Response Body:")
    fmt.Println(*jResp.Emit())

    respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode()
    fmt.Println("Response Status Code = ", respStatusCode)
    if respStatusCode >= 400 {
        fmt.Println("Response Header:")
        fmt.Println(resp.Header())
        fmt.Println("Failed.")
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "metadata": {
    //     "name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
    //     "id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
    //     "client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
    //     "server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
    //     "rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
    //     "size": 7212,
    //     "path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
    //     "path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
    //     "sharing_info": {
    //       "read_only": true,
    //       "parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
    //       "modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc"
    //     },
    //     "is_downloadable": true,
    //     "property_groups": [
    //       {
    //         "template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa",
    //         "fields": [
    //           {
    //             "name": "Security Policy",
    //             "value": "Confidential"
    //           }
    //         ]
    //       }
    //     ],
    //     "has_explicit_shared_members": false,
    //     "content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855"
    //   },
    //   "link": "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/apitl/1/YXNkZmFzZGcyMzQyMzI0NjU2NDU2NDU2"
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    var template_id *string = new(string)
    var j int
    var count_j int
    var name *string = new(string)
    var value *string = new(string)

    metadataName := jResp.StringOf("metadata.name")
    metadataId := jResp.StringOf("metadata.id")
    metadataClient_modified := jResp.StringOf("metadata.client_modified")
    metadataServer_modified := jResp.StringOf("metadata.server_modified")
    metadataRev := jResp.StringOf("metadata.rev")
    metadataSize := jResp.IntOf("metadata.size")
    metadataPath_lower := jResp.StringOf("metadata.path_lower")
    metadataPath_display := jResp.StringOf("metadata.path_display")
    metadataSharing_infoRead_only := jResp.BoolOf("metadata.sharing_info.read_only")
    metadataSharing_infoParent_shared_folder_id := jResp.StringOf("metadata.sharing_info.parent_shared_folder_id")
    metadataSharing_infoModified_by := jResp.StringOf("metadata.sharing_info.modified_by")
    metadataIs_downloadable := jResp.BoolOf("metadata.is_downloadable")
    metadataHas_explicit_shared_members := jResp.BoolOf("metadata.has_explicit_shared_members")
    metadataContent_hash := jResp.StringOf("metadata.content_hash")
    link := jResp.StringOf("link")
    i := 0
    count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups")
    for i < count_i {
        jResp.SetI(i)
        template_id = *jResp.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].template_id")
        j = 0
        count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups[i].fields")
        for j < count_j {
            jResp.SetJ(j)
            name = *jResp.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].name")
            value = *jResp.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].value")
            j = j + 1
        }

        i = i + 1
    }


    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jResp.DisposeJsonObject()