Save Url

POST

https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/save_url

POST

/2/files/save_url

import requests
url = "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/save_url"
payload = {
    "path": "/a.txt",
    "url": "http://example.com/a.txt"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

{
  ".tag": "async_job_id",
  "async_job_id": "string",
  "client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
  "content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
  "file_lock_info": {
    "created": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
    "is_lockholder": true,
    "lockholder_name": "Imaginary User"
  },
  "has_explicit_shared_members": false,
  "id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
  "is_downloadable": true,
  "name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
  "path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
  "path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
  "property_groups": [
    {
      "fields": [
        {
          "name": "Security Policy",
          "value": "Confidential"
        }
      ],
      "template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa"
    }
  ],
  "rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
  "server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
  "sharing_info": {
    "modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
    "parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
    "read_only": true
  },
  "size": 7212
}

Save the data from a specified URL into a file in user’s Dropbox. Note that the transfer from the URL must complete within 15 minutes, or the operation will time out and the job will fail.

Required scope: files.content.write

Endpoint format: RPC

Authentication: User

Save the data from a specified URL into a file in user's Dropbox. Note that the transfer from the URL must complete within 15 minutes, or the operation will time out and the job will fail. **Required scope:** `files.content.write` **Endpoint format:** [RPC](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/technical-reference/request-response-formats#rpc-endpoints) **Authentication:** [User](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/auth-types#user-authentication)

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.

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-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.

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`.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.

pathstringRequiredformat: "\/(.|[\r\n])*"

The path in Dropbox where the URL will be saved to.

urlstringRequired

The URL to be saved.

Response headers

X-Dropbox-Request-IdstringOptional

A unique identifier for the request, useful for debugging and support.

Response

Successful response

Variant:

files.SaveUrlResult.async_job_idobject

This response indicates that the processing is asynchronous. The string is an id that can be used to obtain the status of the asynchronous job.

Errors

401

Unauthorized Error

403

Forbidden Error

409

Conflict Error

429

Too Many Requests Error

500

Internal Server Error