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download file of another user in my team
Hi, I'm tryring to use the endpoint "files/download" to download content of another user in my team. Even if I'm using the header "Dropbox-API-Select-Admin" and the namespace root of the user, I get in response 409 with the message "path/not_found..". Any idea why? And there is another way to download file's content of…
Acquire save path from Dropbox saver
It has been discussed before that the JavaScript-based Dropbox saver by spec does not resolve with the path of the saved files. However, we have a use case that requires this (getting the path to a saved resource). Now we could certainly hack together something among the following files: * build a hopefully unique…
Authorization code flow no longer works?
I am posting all required parameters to https://api.dropboxapi.com/oauth2/token but the servers keeps returning a very vague error: REQUEST: POST https://api.dropbox.com/oauth2/token HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 Content-Length: 221 User-Agent: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Host:…
handle api request in swift
how to form an api request to download a file from my dropbox account in swift without using any sk support? please help me as soon as possible
list_folder limit is not documented
I cannot find in the documentation for http endpoint https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder the maximum number of files that is retrieved in one call. From the fact it returns has_more property in the response, I assume there must be a limit. I would like to know what that limit is.
Page size for /list_folder api
Hello Team, I have a query on the page size of the following api: /list_folder It is learnt from the documentation that, the following response attribute is true, if there are more entries / contents in a specified folder. "has_more": true I would like to know the maximum number of entries that would be shown in the first…
iOS 9.3 Objective Dropbox Official not redirecting to login
In my app, I am testing a migration to v2 and the authorization works very well on the simulator. But once I run the app on my ipod (iOS 9.3), I notice that the only console message I get is 2017-08-18 16:57:49.804 stubhub[13374:2890161] DBSDKReachability Flag Status: -R ------- networkStatusForFlags 2017-08-18…
HTTP API Path contain Chinese response 409 path not found?
I reply my question here:https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/API-support/International-characters-in-filenames/m-p/175750#M6947 but not resolved,so i open a new post to illustate my issue: There is Chinese in path like："/blackdog/中文prd.docx“，i see the api explore send Dropbox-API-Arg as follow:…
MediaInfo for Photos and Videos
I am working on extracting media information from photos and videos. So far I have used mediainfo=dbx.files_get_metadata(file_id=fileid, include_media_info=True).media_info to get MediaInfo which includes PhotoMetadata with location and time_taken values. However, I can not find a way to get the location and time_taken…
PendingUploadMode alternative
Hello, I would like to know if there is an alternative to the follwoing function for .NET that allows to create a link. CreateSharedLinkArg createSharedLinkArg = new CreateSharedLinkArg(path.ToString(), false, new PendingUploadMode().AsFile); pathLinkMetadata = await dbx.Sharing.CreateSharedLinkAsync(createSharedLinkArg);…
[SwiftyDropbox] Storing v2 accountId in DropboxAccessToken instead of v1 userId
Not really a critical issue, but for our project it brought some inconveniences. So, currently DropboxAccessToken stores user id from API v1, while Users.Account.accountId stores API v2 account id. Our app has it's own account system and it supports usage of multiple accounts at the same time. Every account can link…
Dropbox .NET SDK update email notification
I have gotten email saying that my app is using API V2.Net SDK and it needs to be updated. In the email it mentions the discovered bug was fixed specifically in v4.2.6. What makes me confused is the SDK that i'm using is v4.3.0 which is higher than the version mentioned in which the bug had been fixed. Am i safe since i'm…
Checking the element is file or folder in dropbox api v2
After migrating from api v1 to api v2. Not able to solve this issue. Here I am checking the element() was file or folder based on that I will add into a list called pickerList , this code uses api v1 but don't know how to migrate this into api v2. DropboxAPI.Entry mEntry = mApi .metadata(dbxPath, 0, null, true, null);…
.Net v2 SDK DropboxOAuth2Helper.ProcessCodeFlowAsync
Hello! We use the Official Dropbox .Net v2 SDK Some of my clients are getting this message if they try to enter confirm oauth code. We have checked their detailed debug log and we have noticed, when the app invokes DropboxOAuth2Helper.ProcessCodeFlowAsync then it returned the error: Newtonsoft.Json.JsonReaderException:…
using c# for upload text file
I'm trying to upload a text file to my account, but something I'ts wrong static async Task Run() { using (var dbx = new DropboxClient("MYTOKEN")) { var file = "list.txt"; var folder = "/Users/user01/Downloads/"; var lastpath = folder + file; var mem = new…
International characters in filenames
Hi, I am migrating to V2 of REST API and I am having problems with endpoints that require passing arguments using "Dropbox-API-Arg" header (for example, https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/download). The problem is I am not being able to pass filenames containing international characters. For example, I have a file "моя…
How I can do unlink() for account at Android (with API v2)?
Android Core API v1 have method for unlink account from app: mAccountManager.unlink(); Now I can't find same functional.
Webhooks for specific folders and actions
I am currently building an app and integrating with the Dropbox API with Full Dropbox access as I am using shared folder functionality. Is there any way of setting up webhooks to only send when a specific folder/file has changed rather than when anything has changed in an user's account? And is there a way of setting up…
Ruby Gem for v2 API
It would be great if there were an official Ruby SDK v2, but for now, this gem seems to be doing the job. Has anybody else used it? https://rubygems.org/gems/dropbox-sdk-v2/versions/0.0.2
How to get a list of linked devices(Name and other info) through API call?
I want to get the name and others info about the devices which are linked to my business account. Is there any API call which can return this info? Also, Is there any api to link or unlik the devices from the account? I know that we can do it manually, but i want to do it through API call for my business account.
Unable to download file to a desired path via files_download_to_file using the python api
I am using the files_download_to_file function to try and download a file from my dropbox to a specific location. As parameters I am giving it '/home/user/Desktop' and it is saying IOError: [Errno 21] Is a directory. I am not sure what is wrong with this and would greatly appreciate any support.
Migrating access token from API v1 to v2
I am using dropbox-core-sdk-3.0.3.jar for api v2 calls. When I upload my data into specific directory it will perform the uploading process. Then I will manually delete the files which are uploaded in android phone, using web console(Log into account and just deleted). Now when I try to upload the same file it says that {…
How to retrieve metadata attributes Java Core API v2
Hi, Porting my Android app from Core API v1 to v2, I wonder how to get to metadata attributes such as modified time (server_modified / client_modified), version number, etc. from Java Core API v2. I am using syntax such as below to retrieve delta. The question is how to get the above attributes from metadata, which should…
Error loading version from resource "sdk-version.txt": Not found.
I am migrating Dropbox Android V2 API from V1 in my existing project. I have follow this documentation. I have existing project developed with Eclipse. So i have downloaded "dropbox-core-sdk-3.0.3.jar" and "jackson-core-2.9.0.pr3.jar" files and added under lib folder. The V2 dropbox login process works fine and…
File/Folder ID in DeletedMetadata
Could the DeletedMetadata objects in the response to list_folder provide the ID of the file/folder deleted? This will simplify tracking so we don't require to store/update the path in addition to the ID.
syncing not working for files uploaded using dropbox api
we have created an app using dropbox api which is sending audio files to our dropbox folder. But those files are not appearing on my desktop although I have full sync on. When I am manually putting files in that folder, they are syncing ok. So how do I sync the files which are coming through the dropbox api?
Deleted Files list from Dropbox
Hi, Please suggest me Api, where I can see recent deleted files or folders from dropbox. As I am working on 2waysync i need to remove those files from my app. Thanks.
file restore event from version history
When a file is restored from version history on the web, how would one determine if this is a restored file. Both via webhooks and polling method (may not make a difference?).
PDF file thumbnail
Hello, I'm using Dropbox API v2. Currently, PDF file thumbnail is not supported on document. https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_thumbnail This method currently supports files with the following file extensions: jpg, jpeg, png, tiff, tif, gif and bmp. Photos that are larger than…
API v2 - Delete File Objective C
I'm looking for a way to delete a file using API v2 and Objective-C. Right now, I'm able to list files, download/upload them, but I can't figure out how to delete. Thanks! Nick

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