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api.dropboxapi.com supports TLS1.3 protocol?
Is api.dropboxapi.com TLS1.3 compliant? If not, what are the plans to support TLS 1.3 for Dropbox APIs
(Python SDK API Help) Some folders are not listing
I am writing a helper app with the python sdk to iterate through folders within a team folder and add certain child folders within specific folders that have a name matching a list of names I have. So far I am able to iterate through the folders and match the specific folders I want, but some of the folders seem to…
bring back long term access tokens...
I am fairly new to dropbox and I find it amazing for manging videos etc. I have a client that uses dropbox and wants to continue to do so (don't blame them) but the learning curve in the API for uploading/downloading videos is huge. I was able to use the Short Lived access code to upload videos pretty easily, but at the…
Direct file upload to Dropbox
Hello! I'm writing a small Node.js web app to upload files to Dropbox. Login to the application will be via Dropbox OAuth. After this the user will be able to send files to my shared folder Typically the file is first uploaded to the server and then uploaded to Dropbox. However, this results in wasted time and resource…
Download entire folder from Dropbox using Vb. NET
Hi guys! I'm trying to write code to create a program that will download and upload files and folders from/to Dropbox automatically. When I need to download a single file there's no problem using X.files.downloadAsync("path", await X.GetContentAsByteArrayAsync), but when I need to download an entire folder I don't know how…
How to use the nginx to browse the sare url
下面是dropbox的分享URL，直接访问是可以的 browse the dropbox share url indirect is okay: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/e6mzswmo6nb1al3xo2q6h/20240531154801_MACID_42957_.png?rlkey=ov72d1b180j14ko6q8gammlet&dl=0 但通过我们自己服务器的NGINX代理访问，却只能访问到dropbox的404错误页，访问不到真实的分享文件 but browse the share url through my nginx server is 404…
Export legacy paper via python sdk does not work
Hi, I am using the latest dropbox-sdk-python. Here is my python code: import osimport dropboxfrom dropbox.paper import ExportFormatdbx = dropbox.Dropbox(os.getenv('DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN'))dbx.paper_docs_download_to_file('temp.md', '12345678', ExportFormat.markdown)# The file only contains the title of the paper.res2 =…
Can we access/upload files to a shared folder that's outside my root folder programmatically
We have a requirement , where I have access to a shared folder which is placed outside of my root foler. I need to programmatically access/upload files/create sub folders inside this shared folder . We tried creating an app from app console.We could access folders inside my root folder using the accesstoken+secret token…
Automatically Deleting Files After X Days - General Data Protection Regulation May 2018
Hi there, I'm using the Java SDK 3x (API v2) and I'm looking for pointers/code to automatically delete files that are X number of days old. There is post on this forum which is doing this in python however not seen anything for Java. I can't use any third party tools due to the context of my client's application. With the…
Issues with Token Expiry and Auto-Refreshing in SwiftyDropbox for multiusers
Hi everyone, I'm having trouble with managing multiple users in my app using SwiftyDropbox. While I can connect users, their tokens are expiring and not auto-refreshing as expected. Here are some snippets of my implementation: public func setupWithAppKeyMultiUserDesktop(_ key: String) {…
Regarding the automatic refreshing of the access token
def initialize_dropbox_client(): access_token = "my access token" dbx = dropbox.Dropbox(access_token) dbx._oauth2_access_token_expiration = time.time() + 14400 # Assume token expires in 1 hour for initial setup return dbx # Refresh access token if it's expireddef refresh_access_token(): global dbx # Ensure dbx is accessed…
Short lived access tokens only?
I'm building an internal tool to create file requests via the API. I had it working, but I believe the App Console is only giving me short-lived access tokens when I click "Generate" - each token starts with "sl". Is these a way to get longer-lived tokens for my app? I'm in the "development" stage, which I thought was…
oauth flow with spring boot
hello , I'm trying to integrate Dropbox with my Spring Boot application and enable the OAuth flow so users can use their Dropbox accounts within my application. However, it isn't working, and I'm struggling with the documentation. Can someone help me? Thank you!
How can I simply upload files via API without manually generating an access token?
* I have the app secret and key * I had some script working but the access token is short lived, as I used the one I generated from the console * I cant find any API info on how to generate an access token? All I see is stuff about where you generate some code and then you have to open a webpage and enter the…
Dropbox API for deleting the integration app connected via OAuth2 flow.
Does Dropbox provides an API for deleting the integration app connection. We just want to allow users to disconnect our Dropbox integration app from our app itself, just like same is allowed from the Dropbox in "Apps" section in 'Personal Account'.
Saver does not upload image file to dropbox, only opens the image in new tab.
Trying to use Saver on Instagram files. If I use the API like this: fetch("/api/dropboxupload", { method: "POST", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", }, body: JSON.stringify({ url: YOUR_FILE_URL, filename: YOUR_FILE_NAME, accessToken: accessToken.DropboxToken, }), }) I am successful. If I uninstall Dropbox from…
Error 400 when trying to download a file
Hello, I'm using Dropbox for OTA. It worked for long time up until couple of weeks ago. Now, connection is established, folder list is downloaded, but when trying to download a file, I'm receiving Error 400. Your support team answered similar questions (around Error 400), claiming that the format of the HTTPT request might…
Create folder using Dropbox API gets created inside /home/username/
Hi Team, I am trying to create folder using Dropbox API. I need the folders to get created inside /home/ but the folders are getting created inside /home/username/. I am trying to check any settings for dropbox cloud to change the home path where folders and files get created, but am not able to find the configuration. Can…
Upload API issue
Hi everybody, I'm using Dropbox API in my web application to upload files to Dropbox via PHP code. I've been using this procedure for a long time, but today I got an upload error: "Failed to upload in Dropbox: URL Error: SSL certificate problem: self signed certificate in certificate chain - HTTP Error: 0". I'm using the…
files/download API cannot find any files in any shares
My company has several applications that interact with the Dropbox API via the python sdk. At some point in the last few weeks, these applications have stopped being able to download files. Neither the application nor the wrapper library that operates the Dropbox python library have changed. For example, one of our…
Dropbox Java client for Android: how to refresh token?
My app just needs to upload a backup file to a dropbox account from mine, so the access must be off-line (no prompting to the user, that would be confusing). This is carried out when the user finishes inputting data. I previously used the API with the following code (Java SDK): DbxRequestConfig config =…
Python SDK dbx.files_download error
I've been using the Python dropbox library since 2018 with no problem. I think an update was made about 3 weeks ago that stopped all my connections from working properly. To troubleshoot, I ran `pip install --upgrade dropbox` just in case. Here is my code: import dropboxdbx=dropbox.Dropbox("<TOKEN>")def download(folder,…
A couple of questions about get_temporary_link
Hi, folks—I’m using a team Dropbox account that has 1TB of daily bandwidth, but I’m a little unclear on how a couple of things work. Here are my questions: 1. Say I use /get_temporary_link to get a link to a 25GB file in my Dropbox account, and say 100 people try to use that link to download the file. If all of those…
Old dropbox and new dropbox API
Hi , i know that dropbox made a lot of changes in the last few years. i want to understand something there where a time that i needed to check the account , and check if the account is team in order to identify if it is a space team(new team) or the old one. is this the case for today as well. or that dropbox deprecated…
Shared folders are no longer visible with ListFolderAsync method
I was using DropboxClient.Files.ListFolderAsync(path) method to list all folders with Dropbox.Api. Now, I can't see shared folders. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Trouble Obtaining Refresh Token Alongside Access Token from Dropbox OAuth2 in Local Environment
I'm trying to integrate Dropbox into my web application using OAuth2. My code seems to be working correctly, but I'm only receiving the access token and not the refresh token upon successful login. I'm developing in a local environment and using ngrok for a callback URL. Code Snippets: - Front-end code (relevant part):…
Please help a newby!
Hello all ! i am new at creating websites and all and i took it upon myself to self study and try a little project for our wedding. The project should have a due date and be in production in aprox a week or so... i need help with something... i have a website, with 2 buttons in the middle of the screen : Upload from device…
Javascript API Clarity - filesDownload()
I've been learning the Javascript API and am having a bumpy journey with filesDownload(). Looking at the docs... http://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-js/Dropbox.html#filesDownload__anchor ...the function is meant to be the way to download a file. However, the only arg it takes is one in which { path, rev } are specified.…
409 Conflict when calling sharing/get_shared_link_metadata
Hi team, we have an OAuth 2 integration with Dropbox (switched from access token integration to OAuth2). After the authentication, we are sending an API call check/user we get 200 message and everything seems to work. However, in the next call that we are making using the token we received - GET…
SwiftyDropbox: copy files from shared folder link to App folder, or download to local Documents
Very new to the platform, all help appreciated. My aim is to populate my iOS app with some files that originally resides in a shared Dropbox folder, either by downloading them to the local device, or somehow copy the content of the folder to the app's Dropbox folder from where I can download copies to the app for offline…

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