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I would like to download this link as PDF:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRouwj_3cYsmLrNNI3Uq5gv5-hYp_QFdeoan2GlxKgIZRSejozruAbVV0IMXBoPsINB7Jw92vJo2EAM/pub?slide=id.p

Unfortunately, this URL uses non standard format that I recognise and can manipulate.

Modifying it to something like

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/2PACX-1vRouwj_3cYsmLrNNI3Uq5gv5-hYp_QFdeoan2GlxKgIZRSejozruAbVV0IMXBoPsINB7Jw92vJo2EAM/edit

doesn't work.

The Google Drive file ID should be 44 alphanumeric characters, but clearly this is 86 characters long.

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evandrix
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    Wrote a blog about this.. https://medium.com/@ajaytvn/how-to-download-google-slide-presentations-published-to-the-web-3c1564bd92c1 – loxxy Jan 06 '19 at 05:44
  • @loxxy that helped, thank you! I used the second bookmarklet only. It expanded the presentation to have all slides on one long page which I then "*printed*" into a PDF. The first bookmarklet didn't work, throwing an error - but I didn't need it anyway, apparently – ᴍᴇʜᴏᴠ Jan 31 '23 at 14:26

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From this tutorial to generate a link to download a google slides must have this format:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/<FileID>/export/<format>

where <format> can be pptx or pdf.

This way, you can bypass Google Drive viewer or Google Slides editor and create direct download links to include in any web page. The main benefit is that you only need to maintain and host one presentation and then a direct link can be provided for anyone who need to download it in a different format.

Hope this information helps you.

George
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    yes, I already know about that. It puzzles me that the link provided is not in this standard expected format, and yet it links to a valid Google slide presentation; so I wonder how I can download a copy in PDF, since it's publicly accessible. – evandrix Feb 20 '17 at 04:09
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    Thanks for share, it is working for me. – Chu-Siang Lai Sep 13 '17 at 10:02
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    This answer completely ignores the op's point about the length of the key. – decuser Apr 11 '20 at 15:14
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    This shows "Sorry, the file you have requested does not exist." – 2540625 Nov 11 '20 at 03:40