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DeletedMetadata with ListRevisions

MarkMichaelis · 2021-01-03T00:25:22+00:00

I use the Drpopbox API as follows: * The `ListFolder` API returns an item of type `DeletedMetadata`. * The `ListRevisions` API returns 0 revisions for the same item (using the path) * Restore the Item using the Dropbox Web UI * Delete the same item using the Dropbox Web UI * Retrieve the same item using the `ListFolder`…

MarkMichaelis

I use the Drpopbox API as follows:

The `ListFolder` API returns an item of type `DeletedMetadata`.
The `ListRevisions` API returns 0 revisions for the same item (using the path)
Restore the Item using the Dropbox Web UI
Delete the same item using the Dropbox Web UI
Retrieve the same item using the `ListFolder` API (returning a `DeletedMetadata` item again since the item was deleted)
Now ListRevisions returns 2 revisions

Question: Why were not revisions returned in step 2 but in step 6 they were returned?

Thanks,

Mark

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Greg-DB

Would you be able to share the relevant code and output for this so we can take a closer look? Be sure to redact your access token though.

Also, how and when was the file deleted originally?

Feel free to open an API ticket if you'd prefer to share privately. Thanks!

MarkMichaelis

Hi Greg,

Thanks for following up.

The code is available on a fork of dbxcli. Line 175 captures when there are no revisions on DeletedMetadata.

I can't provide the time the file was originally deleted. That only works when revisions are available but there are no revisions.

Thanks,

Mark

Greg-DB

I'm not sure exactly what scenario you're running in to here. Can you share the output of these API calls so I can take a closer look?

It may be easier to use the API v2 Explorer so you can see the API responses directly.