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SiteBoss cloud sync
I am using the SiteBoss app and am trying to backup the files through the Dropbox sync option but when I sign into Dropbox through the app it comes up with the message: This app has reached its user limit. Contact the app developer and ask them to use the Dropbox API App Console to increase their app’s user limit. can…
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iOS downloadData returns nil for fileContents
iOS / objective C / cocoapods With api version 3.0.5, everything works file With api version 3.0.15, I'm not able to download a file using client.fileRoutes downloadData .... No Error (both error vars are nil) DBFILESFileMetadata returns valid metadata (I can see correct timestamp of file) But... fileContents is nil ***…
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erpnext integeration with dropbox v2
Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/app.py", line 55, in application response = frappe.handler.handle() File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/handler.py", line 21, in handle data = execute_cmd(cmd) File…
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Get Changed/Added file
Hi there. The API appears to support a webhook which is triggered when changes occur. However, it appears to trigger on a per user bases. What is the best way to get a notification on an added file, preferably on a per-folder bases. I have no interest in who added/edited the file. I simply want to be notified when a file…
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iOS 8 storage provider app extension UIActivityController or UIDocumentInteractionController?
We are writing a new app, and create an audio file that we want to allow users to share out to Dropbox, email, Airdrop, etc. When I put a plain UIActivityController up, which I supply with an NSURL to the audio file all that shows is Mail, Message and Airdrop. I have the latest Dropbox on the iPhone, and understand that…
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DropboxRateLimitError Threshold
Hi, we're developing (pre-production) and have DropboxRateLimitErrors on our requests. This happens more often when we try to get thumbnails for a gallery (and quickly cancelling them as user scrolls down). It seems like the treshold of the rate limit is pretty low. What is the actual limit you guys use? Also, is this…
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Path for .NET SDK thumbnails
The .NET SDK examples seen to be thin. I am looking to display thumbnails from image files on Dropbox. I have the BeginGetThumbnail method but am having difficulty implementing it. It is returning null for me. Is this an async method??
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Get image url to show in my app
I'm creating ASP.NET app where I have to show images from Dropbox share. Downloading all files is very long, because there are 2000 files. What can you suggest? Thanks
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Dropbox display mobile issue
Hello I am launching dropbox from my app where user can select a file. This is the URL with my account masked,,…
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API calls drop in Analytics
Hey guys, we are experiencing droping numbers of API calls in the Analytics section of our App. It is very odd that at some days the number of calls is exactly 409 (three days in the past week). Is this some kind of statistical error or are we hitting some API limits? Your help would be very much apprectiated! Thanks in…
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Python SDK: How to dowload files with wildcard in filename?
Hi, is there a way to download a file with a random number in the filename? Something like metadata = dbx.files_download_to_file(downfile, '/%s*' % testfile) All the files a in the following format knownstring--randomnumber.txt
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URLs generated with files_get_temporary_link are not parsed correctly by some applications
Hi I'm using files_get_temporary_link to generate a download URL for a file (active for 4 hrs). The link itself appears to lack the filenam. It just ends with long cryptic number. Some browsers do not interpret this URL correctly and save the downloaded files with strange looking/unfriendly names. For example a temp link…
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SwiftyDropbox - how to catch improperly formatted path
If I make a call, (e.g. using listFolder), and I pass in an invalid path argument, (e.g. no leading slash), I get the following error: precondition failed: "Does not exist must match pattern "\A(?:(/(.|[\r\n])*)?|id:.*|(ns:[0-9]+(/.*)?))\z": I understand why the error occurs, but the error seems to occur, before the call…
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Uploading large files using chunks
Hello: I am using this Python code to upload a large zip file (2-4 GB). I am trying to upload the file in chunks, however I am getting a "dropbox.exceptions.ApiError('some_random_numbers', UploadSessionLookupError(u'incorrect_offset', UploadSessionOffsetError(correct_offset=540))) Here is my code that is uploading the zip…
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command-line download app
I am trying to build an App to let other people (even non-Dropbox users) easily download files from a specific folder in my Dropbox. The App only needs to have read-only access to such folder. Based on the examples, I built a very simple command-line download app. The app works just fine but I don't want to distribute it…
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SwiftyDropbox listfolder result for pathDisplay showing results in small caps
Hi, Was trying to do a listing of files and folders in a path /My Pictures. But I noticed that the result returned are in small caps if the return value is for a file will be of small caps but the return value for a folder will be of original case. Am I using the wrong function to get the folder and files path as it is not…
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File uploading in java-sdk-3.05
I'm getting below error while trying to upload a text file with java-sdk-3.0.5 APIv2 {".tag":"path","reason":{".tag":"conflict","conflict":"folder"},"upload_session_id":"AAAAAAAAwZP1-UAh160IBQ"}
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how to port getFileStream to V2
Hi there, When running my Android app I now get the error message that v1 is depricated when executing getFileStream. Error: "DropboxServerException (nginx): 400 Bad Request (v1_retired)" Unfortunetely I can not get my head around a possible migration or fix. I do not seem to use any of the things mentioned in the…
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permanently delete file java api v2
How do you use permanentlyDelete in java api v2? thanks
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SwiftyDropbox, routeError not being generated
I'm just getting started with SwiftyDropbox, and am trying to get a better handle on Error Handling. I'm making a call to the /list_folder route, using dbClient.files.listFolder. If I put in a valid value for path, it all works great, but in order to test out the error hanlding I put invalid path (i.e. a path that doesn't…
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OAuth2 one token for differet interfaces
Hello, with APIv1 I have build an App wich runs in java on different machines. The App is linked with a speacial dropbox folder so that the app hase the same file basis on every machine. How could I build this with the APIv2 without copy the token everytime on a new machine? Now I have only one token to access my dropbox.…
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Dropbox en Moodle 3.0
Hola. Soy un usuario administrador de un sitio web, que utiliza la plataforma moodle desde hace años. Hasta ahora el repositorio dropbox de moodle ha funcionado correctamente con la cuenta de cada usuario. Sé que la Api v1 ha dejado de funcionar en septiembre de 2017, pero ¿hay forma de seguir funcionando con este…
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Swift SDK macOS auth in own WebView
Hi there! I use the SwiftyDropbox SDK. My App was rejected, because the auth flow opens the safari browser. I was requested to use my own Safari View Controller to display the login dialog. As i understand the SDK, this is not possible as the SDK opens the default browser itself. Is there a way to use an own window? Should…
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list_folders and list_mountable_folders Returns Old and Deleted folders
Hi, I have 42 folders in my Web Dropbox. 43 if you count the deleted folder. When I use either /list_folders or /list_mountable_folders I get 88 folders returned in the JSON string. The other 46 (more than I actually have) are for folders I may have been involved in a share, may have created for testing, probably deleted…
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iOS users commonly experiencing API error with error code "-11004"
Hello, We have a problem with our iOS app, which is using the built-in iOS 7 (and above) dropbox app extension to import dropbox files into the app. Randomly many users get the following (which is a error relayed from the dropbox API): "The operation couldn't be completed. (dropbox.com error -11004.)" Any ideas if the…
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list_folder/continue with an old cursor
What are the rules regarding cursors for use with list_folder/continue? As a concrete case, say that I do the following sequence of calls: 1. list_folder => obtaining in response batch "a" of entries and cursor "A" 2. list_folder/continue, supplying cursor "A", and obtaining in response batch "b" of entries and cursor "B"…
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java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: String 'path' does not match pattern
I just download the dropbox API and integrate into my android code, but it shows error that the path is not match and I don't know where to fix it. FATAL EXCEPTION: AsyncTask #2 Process: com.example.inspiron.smartdoorapp2, PID: 16439 java.lang.RuntimeException: An error occurred while executing doInBackground() at…
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Android app fails authentication if Dropbox app isn't installed...
Dropbox API/SDK 3.0.5 Android target 19 After verifying there is no saved access token, I'm kicking off the authentication flow with: Auth.startOAuth2Authentication(getApplicationContext(), getString(R.string.app_key)); And then I retrieve/check the access token in the onResume() of my activity. If the Dropbox app is…
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API v2 - Long polling
I'm in the process of migrating from the V1 Sync API to the V2 "DIY" API and I would really appreciate some feedback on whether I'm really approaching this correctly, especially with regards to reacting to remote changes and the seemingly insanely heavy network traffic requried by my "solution". I'm using Dropbox to keep…
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Change E-mail Subject
Hello, Hoping someone can help me. When I create a new shared link, via API, I get a newly generated (unique) link. Works great - however, is it possible to edit the automated E-mail's subject? Right now, when creating a new link, the admin gets an e-mail with the subject, that starts with: "You created a new file request…