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Update files (images) and keep creation date
Hi, I'm using the upload api to send some images to my Dropbox account. What I'm noticing is that the images' creation dates are being set to the upload date. So if I took a picture yesterday on my iPhone, and today sending it on my app, through the Dropbox API, the creation date is "now". That's rather unfortunate. The…
Bug with Dropbox API to upload file with filename containing special characters
Hi, The Dropbox API seems to have a bug when we try to upload File in Dropbox that have specific characters in the filename, while we can do it manually without any issue. Example of characters: é or ' So pls suggest your Dev team to review the Dropbox API, I believe it does not work when there is special character in the…
Ideas on creating shared links and finding projects by keyword?
Hi everyone, I hope I can get some ideas here as I can't figure this out. Background We upload all our projects to Dropbox. Since we use software for project creation, they generally have similar folder structures (though they can vary slightly depending on the version). The software creates SQLite databases along with…
Is there any Open API (a.k.a. Swagger) spec for Dropbox API?
Stone is great, but for more flexibility, we need a broader standard for the API. Like the subject, is there any Open API (a.k.a. Swagger) spec for Dropbox API? If not, is there any plans for Stone backend for Swagger?
File upload or file edit doesn't appear in the monitoring activity log
AFAIU, when I upload file or edit file, it should appear in security - monitoring log. I uploaded multiple files and it still doesn't appear in monitoring. What do I do wrong? Thank you, Evgeniy
team_log get_events V2 categories
Hello, is it possible to send several fields in the 'category' parameter of team_log get_events V2 API? It doesn't seem according to the doc however this would be very useful. I've tried separating categories with commas or semicolumns with no success. Atm, to retrieve only files and sharing events, I retrieve all…
team_log/get_events V2 doesn't bring events of event_type file_add
I try to use https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/team_log/get_events API, to get events While I get events of other event_types I don't get events of event_type file_add. I see file added event on dropbox.com/events. Tried with/without time filter. "event_type": "file_add" Does it work for anyone? My plan is standart
Target team folders without namespace
Hi, We are currently utilizing the Dropbox API to lock files within our team folder structure. For example, to lock the file located at: /Soft launch/_2024-06-17_Dropbox-Tests/2024-06-17_Dropbox-Test Leerzeichen.indd (full path: /Users/noel/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox-Linkgroup/Soft…
Can I use PHP instead of JavaScript?
While these two languages are sometimes compared and even thought of as competitors, they're actually complimentary languages and are typically used in conjunction to build fast and interactive web applications. In more precise terms, PHP typically handles the back-end while JavaScript handles the front-end
Not found error when creating shared link
Hi all, I have a backend hosted in pythonanywhere that has this code snippet. It basically uploads the file and creates a sharing link from that uploaded file. dbx = dropbox.Dropbox(dropboxToken)filename = "/dates/"+request.data['name']dbx.files_upload(request.data['picture'].read(), filename, mute=True)getLink =…
Continuous timeout errors for a few minutes when uploading files
I have timeouts which may be related to uploading files using upload sessions. For instance after uploading a 200MB file I get a read operation timeout when trying to list shared links to that file. I have had the same issue with a 11MB file, also uploaded with sessions. After that timeout, I attempt to upload again and…
Dropbox Dash
I want to integrate dropbox dash search api in my word addin. Is it possible because there is no any documentations over the internet.
Invalid access token - across multiple Dropbox Team Spaces
We have suddenly seen an influx of the above error occuring for our customers including our own integrations tests (with no changes in code) I've been looking at the following post, we use PKCE https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Invalid-access-token/m-p/372484/highlight/true#M20974 * the user can…
Webhook is disabled once in a few days
Hello, we have set up a webhook in our developer app and the webhook works fine and as expected, however it seems that once in a few days the app is disabled for unknown reason, we don`t see any exceptions in the logs or in the dropbox app console, we have also added a try catch phrase inside our webhook code so it always…
Dropbox.Api.RateLimitException when using CopyV2Async
I am experiencing Rate limit errors when using CopyV2Async I am uploading a folder with sub folders but there are only 24 files in 11 folders Is there a way to avoid these exceptions as I am forced to use a retry loop after catching the exception. It nearly always succeeds after the first exception. The code is one line:…
Return client modified and server modified time for Dropbox get folder API
Currently we don't get the client modified and server modified time for Dropbox folders like we do for Dropbox files when fetching them via API. It'd be great if we can include the above fields for Dropbox folders when we fetch them via API.
Revisited: Managed App Settings using MDM software - Keys for auto sign in - Email and Password
Came across this post while searching: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/API-support/iOS7-iOS8-Managed-App-Settings-using-MDM-software-Keys-for-auto/m-p/102231/highlight/true#M3058 Just wondering if it's possible yet to supply keys so we can send them out via MDM so that we can install dropbox app on iPads and supply…
files_list_folder Not giving me All the Files
why files_list_folder API not getting me all files from the dropbox folder sometimes files = dbx.files_list_folder(path, recursive=True).entries
Looking for help With API
Hi guys, i am looking for some help. I am also willing to pay someone to help me set up the authentication. I can access my dropbox but seems like the token expires. Looking for someone willing to set this up for me that it gets the refresh tokens. The Auth 2.0 is above me.
Unable to Download Files Using .NET SDK Since 7/11
Hello, I am developing an application using the Dropbox API and .NET SDK. I have been successfully downloading files using the SDK until 7/11, but since then, the download functionality has stopped working. I am seeking assistance to understand why this is happening. The exception I am encountering is a BadInputException.…
Refresh Token for Python Project
Hi all, I'm unfamiliar with APIs and this is my first project of this type so any help is appreciated. I've written a python code that uploads an image from a camera to my Dropbox app. The code works fine, but I'm struggling with the OAuth portion as I need a permanent access code since I will be away from the…
/files/download API fails
Hi, I'm using Dropbox API and found /files/download API fails since few days before. The API return following response body, <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <title>Dropbox - 400</title>…
GET request to /files/download fails with "The network connection was lost"
Hi, Our app uses Dropbox's HTTP API to upload and download files. Since a few days ago, some of our app's requests are failing with "The network connection was lost". This issue was first reported on May 2nd. Our app uses React Native. The failing request downloads files from Dropbox using a GET request to…
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How to correctly use the /files/list_folder/continue endpoint to retrieve the latest added files?
Hello So basically I am working on automation. However, I cannot figure out how to use the "cursor" correctly. My flow is simple. 1. A webhook is triggered by new files added to Dropbox. 2. Use POST /2/files/list_folder to list all files from a specific folder and obtain a cursor. 3. Use POST /2/files/list_folder/continue…
Dropbox .Net API UploadSessionStartAsync throwing httpclient timeout exception all of the sudden
Hello, Our app all of the sudden is getting the following exception when trying to call UploadSessionStartAsync like so: var result = await DropboxClientInstance.Files.UploadSessionStartAsync(body: memStream, uploadSessionStartArg:new UploadSessionStartArg()); Here is the exception: The request was canceled due to the…
Tagging Folder
I have manually added the tags to a folder. now I want to search the folders with the given tag. is there a way to get only folders not files? PS:- I am aware of 2/files/search_v2 API but I want to search folders from their tags not with the folder name
Access token is expiring every day? How can i fix it?
Hi im using an html simple Form where i ask users to upload their documentation. Everything seems the work fine but after 1 day i get an error. I generate anothe acces token and seems to work fine again, but then after 1 day it fails again. How can i get an access token that will not expired or stop working? // Subir…
Refresh Access Token
Hi I am integrating Salesforce To Dropbox for that i am creaitng a Auth provider and name credencial in salesfroce but getting error like The authentication provider didn't provide a refresh token. If the access token expires, your org won't be able to access this named credential. how i resolve this
team_info.read
How activate the business api team scope? I don't find any permission option for team scope .I only get individual scope option

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