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The Pro's Guide to Google Drive Direct Download Links
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Still asked for a password? Strip all cookies by adding /uc?export=download&id=FILE_ID&confirm=t right after the hostname. This flag coerces the server to bypass the account check and stream the binary straight to the browser.
HMAC the URI with your signing key using HMAC-SHA256, b64 the output, and strip trailing characters. Glue the Unix timestamp separated by a dot. The finished string sits behind token=. Example: https://b.b-cdn.net/whitepaper.pdf?token=MWVhN2QzZjIuMTcxOTM1MjAwMA. Anyone who tampers with the expiry shatters the hash and receives a 403.
Rename every upload with a ISO-date prefix before the existing title