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getpubtextfile

Name

getpubtextfile

Auth

no

Description

Download a file in different character encoding The file is streamed as response to this method by the content server.

Same as gettextfile, but works on public file identified by code (and fileid if link is to a folder)

The code could be obtained from:

  • getfilepublink - link to a single file
  • getfolderpublink - link to a folder
  • gettreepublink - link to a tree
  • getcollectionpublink - link to a collection

URL

https://api.pcloud.com/getpubaudiolink

Required

ParameterDescription
codestring either 'code' or 'shortcode'

Optional

ParameterDescription
fileidint id of the file, if the public link is to a folder
fromencodingstring the original character encoding of the file (default: guess)
toencodingstring requested character encoding of the output (default: utf-8)
forcedownloadint Download with Content-Type = application/octet-stream
contenttypestring Set Content-Type

Errors

CodeDescription
1000Log in required.
1005Unknown content-type requested.
1028Please provide link 'code'.
1029Please provide 'fileid'.
2000Log in failed.
2002A component of parent directory does not exist.
2009File not found.
2010Invalid path.
2061Unsupported character set in 'fromecoding' or 'toencoding'.
4000Too many login tries from this IP address.
5002Internal error, no servers available. Try again later.
7001Invalid link 'code'.
7002This link is deleted by the owner.
7004This link has expired.
7005This link has reached its traffic limit.
7006This link has reached maximum downloads.
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