File Download Token

This API should be used to prepare a file to be downloaded from Dovetail Seeker. This API takes a full file path to which Dovetail Seeker has read access and returns a public download URL to which the user's browser will be redirected.

Input

URL:

/seeker/file/url

HTTP Method(s):

GET

Parameters

Parameter

Required

Default

Description

Path

Yes

N/A

Full path of the file the application wishes to serve to the user.

ContentType

No

application/octet-stream

Mime type used to serve the file to the browser.

Response:

Parameter

Description

Url

URL from which this file can be downloaded.

FileName

file name which will be served

Id

download file token id

Examples

Request:

GET /seeker/file/url?Path=\\server\share\path\file.txt

Response:

{

Url: "http://localhost/seekerproxy/file/download?Id=download-token-id",

FileName: "file.txt",

Id: "download-file-token-id"

}

See Also

File Download

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Upload Process

File Download Token