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how to check team space support for user-linked apps

I've read the document and have questions about supporting team spaces, specifically for user-linked apps.
https://dropbox.tech/developers/api-updates-to-better-support-team-spaces

1. For user-linked apps, can I determine if team space is enabled by checking the value of `root_info.root_namespace_id` from /2/users/get_current_account?

2. The document mentions that the response of has_team_shared_dropbox differs between updated team spaces and team spaces, suggesting it cannot be used to determine the usage of a team space. Is this correct?

> All users with a team space previously had a root_info of type team from /2/users/get_current_account. Going forward, users with the updated team space will have root_info of type user. Accordingly, do not rely on the root_info type to determine if a team uses the team space; that only indicates if the team shares the team space across all members. Instead, use /2/users/features/get_values to determine the features of a user account.

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Greg-DB

1. With a user-linked app, to determine if an account has a team space, you can use the 'distinct_member_home' feature on the /2/users/features/get_values endpoint. (The 'root_info.root_namespace_id' value from /2/users/get_current_account alone does not indicate the existence of a team space, as every account has some root namespace ID.)

2. That's correct, the 'team_shared_dropbox' feature values only indicate if the account is on a team with a shared team space in particular, so it cannot be used to detect if the account is on a team with a team space of any type.

If you have a user-linked app and want to check if the account has a team space (shared or not), use the above mentioned 'distinct_member_home' feature on the /2/users/features/get_values endpoint.

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Takashi Homma

In user-linked apps, I want to know if the user has team space enabled. Can I determine its activation by using the get_current_account API response, based on specific conditions?

- There is `"account_type": { ".tag": "business" }` entry.
- There is `"team"` key.
- `root_namespace_id` and `home_namespace_id` is different.

Greg-DB

If you have a user-linked app and want to check if the account has a team space (shared or not), use the above mentioned 'distinct_member_home' feature on the /2/users/features/get_values endpoint.

Takashi Homma

Thank you for the very clear and understandable answer!

It was incredibly helpful. You're perfect!

SJ_Code

Hi Greg,

I don't see "distinct_member_home" class that is derived from the feature class in the .net dropbox api. I am using Dropbox.api 7.0.

The below screenshot is from the documentation

Greg-DB

@SJ_Code The team_shared_dropbox and distinct_member_home feature values for users and the has_distinct_member_homes feature values for teams haven't been implemented in .NET SDK yet.

You can determine the same information from the RootInfo object in the FullAccount returned by GetCurrentAccountAsync though:

team_shared_dropbox: this is the same as checking if the RootInfo is a TeamRootInfo.
distinct_member_home: this is the same as checking if rootNamespaceId
and homeNamespaceId are different.

SJ_Code

Sorry, I mixed the feature tag for the teams and users so let me take a step back and ask you, differently,

So far, I have been using HasTeamSharedDropbox to determine whether the teams use team spaces and it was returning the value "True" but I think my team has been upgraded to the updated team spaces and it's returning "False" now (Based on this). Is there any way I can verify it in the web UI?

1. Can we assume that if the teams are upgraded to the team spaces or updated team spaces, all users are upgraded to it too?

2. How can I determine whether the teams use the team spaces or updated team spaces?

3. If no to the first question then how can I determine same thing for users?

** I am using .net SDK.

SJ_Code

Also, when do you think the updated .net SDK will be available?

Greg-DB

@SJ_Code I can only help with API matters, so if you have any questions regarding the UI or the state of your team itself, I recommend reaching out to support. But yes, has_team_shared_dropbox is only true for the non-updated team space configuration.

As for your questions:

1. Yes, a team gets upgraded as a whole, so when using the API you should see all of the members of a team with the same configuration.

2. Using the feature values on the API is the best way to check the state of a team, and you can see what each combination of features means in the blog post. Since those aren't currently implemented in the .NET SDK though, you'll need to use the workaround from my previous message to determine the same information. The feature values are essentially just shortcuts to check the same thing.

SJ_Code

Thanks Greg-DB for quick replies with detailed answers!

When do you think the updated .NET SDK available?

SJ_Code

Thanks, Greg-DB for a quick reply!

When do you think the updated .NET SDK will be available?

SJ_Code

Not sure why my last message didn't go through but thank you Greg for getting back to me with more information!

Do you know when we can expect to have updated .NET SDK?

Greg-DB

@SJ_Code It looks like your messages got caught in the spam filter for some reason. I just released them.

Unfortunately I don't have a timeline to share for updates to the .NET SDK.