Managing Share Links
This guide explains the data and delivery constraints of direct and playlist links. It does not promise a generic link-list, edit, revoke, collaborator-management, or analytics dashboard workflow.
What You Need Before Starting
Section titled “What You Need Before Starting”Before you can create share links, you’ll need to connect your Dropbox account to The Library. This connection is essential — all file serving for share pages uses Dropbox temporary links to keep your files secure.
If you haven’t connected Dropbox yet, head to Settings and follow the prompts to authorize access. Once connected, you’re ready to start sharing.
Creating a Share Link
Section titled “Creating a Share Link”Create a direct or playlist link using the selected tracks/files, download permissions, optional expiry, and owner Dropbox connection described in Creating Share Links. The opaque token is public recipient access while it remains valid.
Share Settings
Section titled “Share Settings”When creating a share link, you have several options to control the experience:
Download Permissions
Section titled “Download Permissions”Playlist download endpoints enforce configured permissions for bounces, stems, and projects. They also validate that the requested track and file path belong to the stored playlist selection before generating a temporary Dropbox URL.
Expiration
Section titled “Expiration”Set how long your share link remains active:
- Optional expiration — set a time boundary when the delivery should stop working
Expired links return a friendly message to anyone who clicks them, letting them know the content is no longer available.
Track Selection
Section titled “Track Selection”The created share stores selected track IDs, file data, and order. Recipients see only content allowed by that stored selection.
Active Link Data and Download Controls
Section titled “Active Link Data and Download Controls”Direct links atomically record access count and last-accessed time. Their download routes record per-format counters and last-download time. Playlist links record access/download totals and per-track download metadata.
Playlist owners have explicit open, copy, and delete actions. Do not generalize those actions to every link type, and do not assume an unlisted generic lifecycle UI exists.
For collaborator transfer or removal, use the dedicated collaboration guidance rather than treating a public share link as a collaborator-access control.