(Perl) 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 Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# 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::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("path","/video.mp4");

$http->SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";

    exit;
}

# 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

$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 = $jResp->SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $template_id = $jResp->stringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].template_id");
    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $jResp->SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups[i].fields");
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $jResp->put_J($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;
}