Getting Direct File Links from Dropbox

Question

Is there a way to get "Direct File Links" from Dropbox in android code without using the Dropbox API's?

I searched a lot on this but did not find a solution. Any responses will be appreciated.

Answer 1

1. get the file link for exemple https://www.dropbox.com/s/blablabla/test.pdf

2. replace www by dl

3. add ?dl=1 to the end

result of our example: https://dl.dropbox.com/s/blablabla/test.pdf?dl=1

Answer 2

Get the Dropbox link. Something like:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/abcdefg1234567/image.jpg?dl=0

Now replace the part after the ? with raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/abcdefg1234567/image.jpg?raw=1

Paste in a browser and press Enter. That will redirect you to the actual file link. Something like:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/content_link/aBcdEfGHiJ1234567890/file

Be careful to always use the raw=1 link though. The dl.dropboxusercontent.com that you are redirected to has a limited shelf life and will expire.