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OAuth parameterized redirect
I need to add a dynamic query parameter to the redirect url. However, this fails with a redirect url mismatch error. The domain and path are the same as the registered redirect, but I can't add any query parameters at runtime without getting a mismatch error. This doesn't seem to be an issue with google drive or MS…
How to display an image from Dropbox folder to MVC razor view
I am trying to access the Dropbox API and would like to display an image hosted on my dropbox server to display on my razor viewMy Controller Action: public ActionResult ThreatsOverviewView() { Models.ThreatsOverviewModel tom = new Models.ThreatsOverviewModel(); List<SelectListItem> imgName = tom.ImageName; string…
Trying to create file using rest api
Hello, I am trying to create file using rest api by following request https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/create(all needed headers are included) but server is unreachable May I need some enable in dropbox setting?
Business Teams/Groups is this possible?
I'm trying to wrap my head around the documentation but it is quite confusing, so I would appreciate if someone who is stuck in to the API already and knows its limitations could answer. Q: Is it possible to be able to add a member to a Group; then in that member's Dropbox accept the shares, make a new folder, and move the…
Get files on the basis of extension like .pdf, .docx etc
Hello, I am working with latest Api of dropbox and have implemented https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder the above api and in response i am getting all files and folders. My question is when i make this request i want to get files with specific extension like .pdf or .docx. Do i want to send some extra parameter…
copy from google drive to dropbox using a batch file
Hi all, I should need to copy my google drive into dropbox, and I have to do it via scheduled batch job. Is there a way to write a (hope simple) script? thank you! mike
Unable to use the add_file_member API (HTTP) with C#
I am trying to use this API but when inputting the parameters by creating anonymous properties, thanks to the "dot" in the ".tag" in "members", I cannot create that property as it will ask for an identifier in C#. Hence I am not able to create the request successfully. Please suggest an example for making an HTTP request…
VBA Code to list dropbox folder ownership
I have to transfer the files of several coworkers from Dropbox to Onedrive. Many of these folders are being shared among themseleves. So, the folders to be transferred from each person's account should be those folders owned by each person. This way, after transferring the files, each person will be able to re-share their…
Python: copy files between folders with different owners
Dear API support, Is it possible to copy files between folders with different owners? I need to adapt a functioning application for copying files under the same ownership. Thank you for the help.
invalid_access_token
Hello, We develop the tool which has an option to upload files to Dropbox. For the correct work with Dropbox, we use Dropbox.Api for .NET Framework version 4.7.0. One of our clients gets the following error message: Dropbox.Api.AuthException: invalid_access_token/. at…
Empty response from /2/file_requests/list
I am trying dropbox api. When i tried to list using https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/list i get empty response like { "file_requests": [ ] } I tried using api explorer and postman. I verified that there are files in account. The app i am testing has full access. How do i get list of files using http api?
Embedding images without sharing for just the using signed in (trying to build an app)
Hi, I'm trying to build an app to sort images. Mostly focused on holiday images. Since I have these spread through my Dropbox(phone camera uploads, dslr saved to a seperate Dropbox folder, shares from others who took pictures). The idea is to make a webapp where I can go trough these images stored on Dropbox and label…
Mobile Application(IOS and Android)
Hi there, currently i am working on mobile application for an organization whose requirement are as follow 1. All employees have installed company app on their smart phone i-e android and ios. With which they are able to upload videos, images and text files to the company dropbox account that the company have purchased "I…
how to upload files greater than 150 mb with dropbox sdk .net
I've been using dropbox .net api for a while to upload files from an app i created, and it has worked really well so far, but now i'm having a hard time triying to upload files greater than 150 mb. i've read the documentation where it says that i should create an upload session…
Get a list of files from dropbox to android application
Hi everybody, I'm new to dropbox developing and I need help with it please. I wrote an android application that needs to get a list of files listing in dropbox. I used the tutorial and part of the code I wrote is: private DropboxAPI<AndroidAuthSession> mDBApi; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {…
#define kShouldPrintReachabilityFlags 1
ObjectiveDropboxOfficial (3.9.1) Cocoapod's DBSDKReachability.m has this line of code: #define kShouldPrintReachabilityFlags 1 Unfortunately, now when reachability is used, reachability status is dumped to the console: 2018-09-20 13:50:20.276079-0700 XXXX[46488:3471796] DBSDKReachability Flag Status: -R -------…
Usage of one Dropbox Account and connect to the same account from multiple sessions in an app
Greetings, I will be building a Mobile App that will be connecting to one Dropbox account to get some files and download them to the local storage of the mobile phone. Could I ask if I can use just one account and multiple connections at the same time to it? Let's say around thousands of people using an app in iOS or…
How to grant permission for already created file or folders via rest api of dropbox?
Hi, I want to give permission to file or folders using rest api of Drop Box. Note- i want add permission on already added file or folders,not when sharing file or folders.
When listing files in a path using api v2, is there a limit of any kind ?
final DbxClientV2 dbxClient = dropboxService.getDropboxClient(user.getAccessToken()); try { final ListFolderResult listResult = dbxClient.files() .listFolderBuilder(path) .withRecursive(true) .start(); .... } Using this piece of code, I get as a result a single folder but in reality that's not the case. This behavior just…
Progress Listener for Downloads?
Hello, Just wondering if anyone knows whether the Dropbox API Core (Java) supports some sort of ProgressListener capability OR will I need to write one myself? I have a website that uses the old "dropbox-java-sdk v1.3" (org.syncloud) and this came with a class com.dropbox.client2.ProgressListener that could be used to…
API v2 migration issue
Per your request, we are migrating Android v1 to your new SDK V2 com.dropbox.core:dropbox-core-sdk:2.1.1 One feature that doesn't exists or can't find is the Progress Listener that existed in v1 (com.dropbox.client2.ProgressListener). It enabled us to check the progress of the upload or download. This is very important for…
How to get the upload progress for p Dropbox?
I need to get the progress of the upload to Dropbox to mount a progress bar (JProgressBar). Is how to do this or do I have to give a manipulated into things? hehehe
How to get upload progress with Java SDK v2?
Hi everyone, I have searched the Dropbox documentation on its Developers page and on Stackoverflow, and I haven't found a way to get the upload progress of a file in the Java SDK v2. Could someone help me with this? PD: I want the upload progress to show it in a JProgressBar. Thank you so much.
com.dropbox.core.NetworkIOException: timeout
Here is code try { //Download file for DropBox 2 DbxDownloader<FileMetadata> downloadData = dbxClientV2.files().download(dBoxPath); ouputStream = new FileOutputStream(localFile); downloadData.download(ouputStream); //Download file for DropBox 1 /* DropboxAPI.DropboxInputStream fd = dropboxAPI.getFileStream(dBoxPath, null);…
Dropbox Api throwing error, "request body: could not decode input as JSON"
Whenever I use https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/get_file_metadata with apex code or postman, I receive an error message i.e., Error in call to API function "sharing/get_file_metadata": request body: could not decode input as JSON My apex code is as follows: string token =…
Dropbox's custom interpreter
Apologies if this is not the right forum, but I am interested in using Dropbox's custom python interpreter. I read about it in this paper: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/woot13/woot13-kholia.pdf I understand it is not a watertight solution, but it should be good enough for my purposes. Can anybody point me…
Can't link an account
I'm using Android studio and have some troubles. I followed this tutorial: https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-java#dropbox-for-java-tutorial But in the beginning I've got problem: private static final String ACCESS_TOKEN = "here my generated token"; private void start_session() { DbxRequestConfig config =…
How can I select multiple files to upload with Dropbox Saver?
I want to select multiple files from a folder instead of adding the url of the file in the code. Is it possible to select multiple?
Delete does not work on files
hey guys i'm trying to delete a file and always get `path_lookup/not_found/..` the code is: import requests import json url = "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/delete_v2" headers = { "Authorization": "Bearer <access-token>", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Dropbox-Api-Select-Admin":…
APP Folder with Chooser
I've got chooser up and running and everything seems to be fine. The thing that confuses me, is I generated the JS for my app. Yet when I use it, I can see all "my" dropbox folders. How do I make it limit it to my app only? Is this an app configuration setting? If I connect to the API via my access token, I can only…

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