save_url
POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/save_url
scope: files.content.write
Save the data from a specified URL into a file in user's Dropbox. Note that the transfer from the URL must complete within 5 minutes, or the operation will time out and the job will fail. If the given path already exists, the file will be renamed to avoid the conflict (e.g. myfile (1).txt).
Request Body
{"path"=>"/a.txt", "url"=>"http://example.com/a.txt"}
HEADERS
| Key | Datatype | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Content-Type | string | ||
Dropbox-API-Path-Root | string | ||
Dropbox-API-Select-User | string |
RESPONSES
status: OK
{".tag":"complete","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","file_lock_info":{"is_lockholder":true,"lockholder_name":"Imaginary User","created":"2015-05-12T15:50:38Z"}}