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Export a file from a user's Dropbox. This route only supports exporting files that cannot be downloaded directly and whose ExportResult.file_metadata has ExportInfo.export_as populated. **Required scope:** `files.content.read` **Endpoint format:** [Content-download](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/technical-reference/request-response-formats#content-download-endpoints) **Authentication:** [User](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/auth-types#user-authentication), [Dropbox-API-Select-Admin (Whole Team)](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/auth-types#admin-authentication-via-dropbox-api-select-admin)

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer
OAuth 2.0 token issued to a specific user. Use `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. Public clients should use the authorization code flow with PKCE (S256). For background or offline access, send `token_access_type=offline` during authorization and use the returned refresh token to obtain new access tokens. You can generate a short-lived access token from the App Console; see [Testing with a generated token](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/oauth#testing-with-a-generated-token).

Headers

Dropbox-API-Select-UserstringOptional

Acts on behalf of a team member for supported user-auth operations. Pass a team member ID such as dbmid:.... When used with a team token, that token must also include the team_data.member scope.

Dropbox-API-Select-AdminstringOptional

Acts as the specified team admin for supported user-auth operations. Pass a team member ID for an admin account. When used with a team token, that token must also include the team_data.member scope.

Dropbox-API-Path-RootstringOptional
Scopes path-based operations to a namespace (root). The value is a JSON serialization of the `common.PathRoot` union: `{".tag": "home"}`, `{".tag": "root", "root": "<namespace_id>"}`, or `{".tag": "namespace_id", "namespace_id": "<namespace_id>"}`. On failure the request returns 422 with a `common.PathRootError`.
Dropbox-API-ArgobjectRequired

JSON-encoded arguments. Non-ASCII characters and 0x7F must use JSON \uXXXX escape sequences to be HTTP-header-safe.

Response headers

Dropbox-API-Resultobject

JSON-encoded result metadata.

X-Dropbox-Request-IdstringOptional
A unique identifier for the request, useful for debugging and support.

Response

Successful response

Errors

401
Unauthorized Error
403
Forbidden Error
409
Conflict Error
429
Too Many Requests Error
500
Internal Server Error