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Unable to share app folder
Currently I aam having a some apps for bakckup. However, I would like to share the dropbox permission to another developer. Is there a way where I can do this? My developer are creating some applications backup folders and this process has to go through me to authenticate the app. Can I invite them to my folder and provide…
Uploaded files are not in the Dropbox
@IBAction func saveFile(_ sender: Any) { let client = DropboxClientsManager.authorizedClient let fileData = "testing data example".data(using: String.Encoding.utf8, allowLossyConversion: false)! let request = client?.files.upload(path: "/test/path/in/Dropbox/account", input: fileData).response { response, error in if let…
Access Type - Full Dropbox
I connected to a new app that requested which file I wished to allow access in Dropbox. I made my selection and then checked my security settings in Dropbox to verify which file was granted and it says I have granted full access of my Dropbox account to this app. How can I confirm which is correct? I only want the app to…
Need information regarding release date of V2 SDK for PHP
Hi , We have used dropbox API V1 in our PHP application. We wish to upgrade the version to V2 as V1 is being deprecated by June - 2017. But after research we found that PHP SDK are not available for Dropbox API V2. Can you please guide us on about how to proceed on this ? When will SDK's for PHP for Dropbox API V2 be…
API v2 - get total space on the cloud (Android)
Hi! I can not find anywhere in com.dropbox.core.v2.DbxClientV2 possibility to get info about space on drive. It is quite easy using com.dropbox.core.v1.DbxClientV1 but it will be soon deprecated, if I did understand correct, yes?
CancellationToken ?
How can I cancel Task<> from async methods in Dropbox C# SDK? I don't see how I can set CancellationToken for them. I thought there is something like: public Task<Metadata> GetMetadataAsync( string path, bool includeMediaInfo = false, bool includeDeleted = false, bool includeHasExplicitSharedMembers = false,…
OAuth2 using WebView
How may I create a WebView in Android to process the user's authentication? Thank You in advance.
Dropbox API - How to access the App folder from browser?
I was trying to use the Dropbox API to download images from my computer to my Android phone. I started by setting up the API with the App folder option checked. When I open www.dropbox.com/home the apps folder is not showing up. I installed dropbox in my computer and synchronized and I was expecting the API apps folder to…
How to compile and run the DBRoulette example for iOS
I'm trying to get a better handle on how to use the objective-C Dropbox SDK. How do you compile and run the Example project DBRoulette? I've tried opening the DBRoulette xcode project, but it cannot find the header file for the framework: /…
after i upload the file using API ,How can i append some text to it
after i upload the file using API ,How can i append some text to it , please give me sample on java or python like i have big file 100 mb and i need to sync the new partial or append it such asi have text file i need to append some line on it
Dropbox Xamarin OAuth Flow Question - Retrieving the Access Token
Hi there, I have a mobile app on Android that uses Xamarin's tools to do some basic dropbox operations. In the past we used the Sync SDK to use dropbox quite easily. With the June v1 shut off coming up, I'm now in the process of updatng the app to use v2 Core API, namely with techniques shown in the Java SDK examples(I've…
Search not returning all results in v2
In version v2 , only prefix based search is working. I have a file DISADVANTAGE.JPEG in my account. In version V1, on searching substring "dis" or "adv" , Search result contained this file. However in version V2, searching the substring "adv" doesnt show this file . ( searching substring "dis" , displays this file.)
How to save a file in my dropbox from dropbox shared link
if a user choose a file from his dropbox account with dropbox chooser , how can i save this file to my dropbox automatically
Paper API date created and last updated
Hi there, We're using the Paper API to index docs for a new search app my team is working on. We couldn't work out how to get the date the Paper document was created and when it was last updated. Is this in the API? If not is there a plan to add it? Thanks! AJ.
Login authorisation APIV2
I am usin this metod in-viewdidLoad to authorize loginf rom the login browser controller of dropbox. [DBClientsManager authorizeFromController:[UIApplication sharedApplication] controller:self openURL:^(NSURL *url) { [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url]; }]; but after first time it is approved and when i cam…
iOS app approval
Hello Team, I am using dropbox api's to share the files through my app. For sandbox mode, I have reached to 50 users now. Now I want to use the production mode for my app. To get the approval it is written as, I need to send build to you using testfilght. I want to know, can I share the app video or screenshots for usage…
SwiftyDropbox createSharedLinkWithSettings (was createSharedLink)
Googling around led me to cocoadocs.org which seems to have an older version of SwiftyDropbox. It has createSharedLink(path:shortUrl:pendingUpload:) "Create a shared link. If a shared link already exists for the given path, that link is returned." which is exactly what I want.…
Rename folder and file in iOs Using APIV2
How we can rename a folder or file in the IOS using objective c. I am using apiv2. Thanks in advance.!!1
V2 session in Android
How can I store dropbox v2 session in android. I have followed the tutorial from dropbox sample app but its not working for me. I need some exact solution. It was much more easy to create and store session using previous sdk. Not able to find accurate samples or tutorials for new V2 android sdk.
SwiftyDropbox calling upload N times
If I call upload N times, the calls return immediately, but will SwiftyDropbox create N simultaneous uploads or queue the uploads and upload one after another?
Cannot initialize optional DBDownloadUrlTask to nil in Swift 3
I'm trying to integrate the Objective-C SDK (version 3.0.9) in a Swift 3 project. We could do it with the same project in its Swift 2.3 version. In Swift 3 we get the following error: nil cannot initialize specified type 'DBDownloadUrlTask?' fileprivate var fileDownloadTask: DBDownloadUrlTask? = nil The same line compiled…
Will the DBChooser for iOS still work when the v1 API will be turned off?
Hi! We are using the DBChooser in our iOS app, and now I started to wonder if that also needs to be somehow updated to use the v2 API? Thanks!
Regarding Download API - 461 Status
Hi, I have developed an app using Dropbox jar (v1.8). While downloading files using the client jar, I get the following response. unexpected HTTP status code: 461: {"error": "This file is no longer available due to a takedown request under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by steven a hardinger."} This is happening only…
Equivalent of [[DBSession sharedSession] isLinked] in API v2.
I have developed an iOS app which already used Dropbox API v1, now migrating to v2. What is the equivalent of [[DBSession sharedSession] isLinked] in API v2 ? Please let me know. I have used [DBClientsManager authorizedClient], but every time, it is giving "YES" only. It is not asking for dropbox permission for the first…
Dropbox Client sync
Hello, Can you tell me how Dropbox client works? Because whenever I made changes on Dropbox Server it sync data with my desktop immediately. I want to create my own client and perform sync same as dropbox client using Dropbox API. So please can you provide some example on dropbox client sync operation.
WriteMode: overwrite. Autorename strategy?
In the WriteMode (union) the options are add, overwrite or update. If I set it to overwrite, I think there is no autorename strategy needed. Still, the documentation says: "The autorename strategy is the same as it is for add". And the explanation for Aadd is: "The autorename strategy is to append a number to the file…
oauth2 dropbox connection problem in IE 11
hello , I am facing a problem in connecting dropbox using oauth2 api to my app in IE 11 only. In other browsers , it is working fine . Actually when I request for connection in other browsers, after verfication response Url I am getting is like this https://www.example.com/mycallback/#access_token=<access…
V2 getServerModified date format
I'm transitioning to v2 on Android. I use the modified date and time to know when is a good time to backup again. In the migration documentation it says: Date formats * v1: All dates in the API are strings in the following format: "Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:31:20 +0000" * v2: All dates are strings in the ISO 8601 "combined date…
downloadURL throwing a exception Operation Not Permitted
The following code is throwing an exception, something about file permission with NSURLSession: [[[[DBClientsManager authorizedClient].filesRoutes downloadUrl: remotePath overwrite: true destination: destURL] setResponseBlock: ^(DBFILESMetadata *fileData, DBFILESDownloadError *downloadError, DBRequestError *requestError,…
shared with me file email address dropbox api c#
Hi there , I am using Dropbox api in c# and able to download the /share/files but along with i want the sender email address that i am unable to find. please help me how can i find the email address who shared the file. Thanks..

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