The direct download link does not keep the file name

I try to create a direct download like, the problem is that once you create it the URL does not include the file name, and the user may think it is malicious software.

When the user would like to download the file myApp.war he expects to see the URL https://ent.box.com/shared/static/myApp.war, but instead, he sees https://ent.box.com/shared/static/19f32ol14in1t3v1bb2ky1kdmz5thun4.war

Furthermore, when you try to download the file to the Linux server using the "wget" command, instead of the file name you get the file id.

For example, if the file name is myApp.war, I will get something like hja4uu12zz9p5bxyajh62deaam2apl8e.war which is a meaningless name.

My expectation is that the user will get the file name as it stored in the box folder.

Does anyone have a solution to the above?

France

September 14, 2020 19:17

Hi Assaf,

Welcome to the Box Community and thanks for your post in the forum!

At present, direct links are not customizable but you are right that when the link is accessed, it should download the file with the actual name of the file as it is stored in Box.

If your users have a different experience, that would be something our Box Support team can investigate with you. Feel free to submit a support ticket here for further assistance: https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Thanks again for sharing and have a nice day!

Best,

Marketing

March 30, 2021 08:16

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