(PowerShell) 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

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

# 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 = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$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 -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$resp.GetBodySb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jResp.LoadSb($sbResponseBody)
$jResp.EmitCompact = $false

$("Response Body:")
$($jResp.Emit())

$respStatusCode = $resp.StatusCode
$("Response Status Code = " + $respStatusCode)
if ($respStatusCode -ge 400) {
    $("Response Header:")
    $($resp.Header)
    $("Failed.")

    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 -lt $count_i) {
    $jResp.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 -lt $count_j) {
        $jResp.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
}