Save a file from a URL

Save a file from a URL

Downloads the file at a URL into a path in the user's Dropbox, as a job that must finish within 15 minutes.

Note: Returns an async_job_id: check it with POST /2/files/save_url/check_job_status until the file is saved. Needs the files.content.write scope.

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

API (official)

• Base URL: https://api.dropboxapi.com
• Endpoint: POST /2/files/save_url
• Auth: an OAuth access token, sent as Authorization: Bearer <token>
• Docs: https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/api-reference/overview

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

Rules

• Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
• Never print API keys.