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Not getting owner details in list_received_files api response

mukund

Hello,

I am using Dropbox_User_Endpoints.

I am trying to access owner name of files which are shared to me(Received files).

As per document it should shows "owner_display_names" field but I am not receiving it.

api: https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/list_received_files

Response:

{ "access_type": { ".tag": "viewer" }, "id": "id:Ke9OphgV2zsAAAAAAAAAHw", "name": "Screenshot 2021-04-09 at 11.54.18 AM.png", "owner_team": { "id": "dbtid:AAA0C48MwJeb2bk98ri5iW4f7q0yK3sCIAY", "name": "cms" }, "policy": { "member_policy": { ".tag": "anyone" }, "resolved_member_policy": { ".tag": "anyone" }, "acl_update_policy": { ".tag": "editors" }, "shared_link_policy": { ".tag": "anyone" }, "viewer_info_policy": { ".tag": "enabled" } }, "preview_url": "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zo9fd9ye20tmp74wll7db/Screenshot-2021-04-09-at-11.54.18-AM.png?dl=0", "time_invited": "2021-05-05T07:51:33Z" }

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kylea

The documentation for list_recieved_files does indicate that the owner display names are optional return values; they are not guaranteed to be fetched (https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-list_received_files).

mukund

May I know the reasons of this field to be absent?

Is it possible that I am not an admin and using user api's so I can't access team details? Or there are other reason for not getting owner info?

Greg-DB

@mukund Unfortunately I don't have more specific information to share as to when 'owner_display_names' should or shouldn't be expected in the response. I'll send this along to the team to request more specific documentation on that, but I can't promise if/when that would be updated.

mobilizer

I am having the same issue. This information is very important so that the user knows who shared the file with them. If there is another way to access such details for a shared file, please let me know, otherwise it would be good to see the owner details returned with the api response.

Thanks for your help.

Greg-DB

@mobilizer Thanks for the note! I don't have any updates or other solution to add here, but I'll follow up if/when I do.