Save a file from somewhere on the web direct to dropbox

save-direct-to-dropbox.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Open the following URL in your Browser, and log in using your account: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps
# Click on "Create App", then select "Dropbox API app"
# Now go on with the configuration, choosing the app permissions and access restrictions to your DropBox folder
# Enter the "App Name" that you prefer 
# Now, click on the "Create App" button.
# When your new App is successfully created, please click on the Generate button
# under the 'Generated access token' section, then copy and paste the new access token here:

bearer="myGeneratedTokenHere"

# Populate the File URL, save name and save folder in Dropbox:
url='https://www.hamrick.com/files/vuex6496.dmg'
f='vuex6496.dmg'
save_folder='/test/' #trailing slash and leading slash for /key/path/ - e.g. '/myfolder/SubFolder/'

# Action!
command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "I require jq but it's not installed.  Aborting."; exit 1; }
command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "I require curl but it's not installed.  Aborting."; exit 1; }

job=$(curl https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/save_url --silent \
	-H "Authorization: Bearer ${bearer}" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-d "{\"path\": \"${save_folder}${f}\",\"url\": \"${url}\"}")
j=$(echo $job | jq -r '.async_job_id')

# status
complete='false'
while [[ $complete == "false" ]]; do
	sleep 3
	status=$(curl https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/save_url/check_job_status --silent \
		-H "Authorization: Bearer ${bearer}" \
		-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
		-d "{\"async_job_id\": \"${j}\"}")
	if [[ $status == *"in_progress"* ]]; then
		complete='false'
	else
		complete='true'
	fi
	echo $status | jq
done