"result": 0, "downloadlink": "https://e.pcloud.link/publink/getfile?code=k7Mv7XZabc123&filename=example.zip"
This returns a JSON with downloadlink – that link directly downloads the file. curl "https://api.pcloud.com/getpubliplink?code=k7Mv7XZabc123&forcedownload=1" Response: pcloud direct download link generator
Append &forcedownload=1 to ensure no web preview. If you don’t want to use the API, try this pattern (works for most files except media previews ): "result": 0, "downloadlink": "https://e
try const apiURL = `https://api.pcloud.com/getpubliplink?code=$shareCode&forcedownload=1`; const response = await axios.get(apiURL); if (response.data.result === 0 && response.data.downloadlink) res.json( directLink: response.data.downloadlink ); else res.status(404).json( error: 'Could not retrieve direct link' ); catch (err) res.status(500).json( error: 'Server error' ); const response = await axios.get(apiURL)