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create_shared_link: stdClass Object ( [error_summary] => path/not_found/.. [error]
Hello ... i'm stuck in a stupid thing. Two different methods, one create folder, the other create_shared_link_with_settings. I create a folder, so i create a shared link for it immediately after, all work ok. I so try to call on another part of the code, the same method create_shared_link_with_settings, which return,…
What exactly is namespace
Hello, I read this documentation and I did not understand, what exactly is meant by "namespace" which is being locked. The documentation sais this: "You can think of a namespace as a collection of files and folders in the internal representation of the Dropbox file system. Each user’s private Dropbox folder maps to a root…
Upload a file with a given path
m using the new Dropbox SDK v2 for .NET. I'm trying to upload a document to a Dropbox account. public async Task UploadDoc() { using (var dbx = new DropboxClient("XXXXXXXXXX")) { var full = await dbx.Users.GetCurrentAccountAsync(); await Upload(dbx, @/MyApp/test, "test.txt","Testing!"); } } async Task Upload(DropboxClient…
Using save_url endpoint w/out knowing the file type
Hi everyone, heres the thing: I have an app where user can provide links to resources (direct download). These resources could be anything from an image, to fonts or zip files. We actually don't know the specifi filetype of each of these files. Within the app, other users can save these files to their dropbox, and for that…
Disable desktop notifications for app's folder
I'm using Dropbox Sync to write down small files to sync things in my iOS app. Because records and datastores are too limited in my case, I can't use Datastore. Unfortunately, these internal files are generating a lot of notifications on my desktop. It annoys the user. The solution is to disable sync of this folder on…
Permission Denied - Okhttp Dispatcher
I am having trouble uploading to my folder because of a permissions error Here is my error: FATAL EXCEPTION: OkHttp Dispatcher Process: com.example.kestites.exportdatabase, PID: 3131 java.lang.SecurityException: Permission denied (missing INTERNET permission?) at java.net.InetAddress.lookupHostByName(InetAddress.java:464)…
SwiftyDropbox Getting token when handling return URL
Writen an app which needs to connect to multiple drobox account so following the instructions here http://dropbox.github.io/SwiftyDropbox/api-docs/latest/ I am handling the return URL after authorising and the page says * "at this point, the app that is integrating with the SDK should persistently save the tokenUid from…
Dropbox Chooser Captcha Security Issues
My company is working on utilizing the Chooser in our web app. We have been experiencing a lot of intermittent issues with being able to view the login page in the the Chooser popup window. This is also specifically visible from your own demo on the following page: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/chooser From a user…
FileMetadata - path display method
Hi, My question is related to -> https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/API-support/Any-way-to-get-mixed-case-path-for-a-file/m-p/158703 I have the following piece of code (using the java sdk v2): result.getEntries().stream().forEach(m -> { if (m instanceof DeletedMetadata) { LOGGER.info("[DBX WEBHOOKS] Deleted: " +…
Swift 3.0 - no httpError when network connection down
when there is no network connection, the error type is NOT httpError although the description clearly contains the correct domain and code of -1009
Swift 3.0 DropboxClientsManager.authorizedClient.files.download got very slow response
Hi I am a new swift developer and currently I'm working on retrieving photos from dropbox. The thing is after retrieving the photo path, I manage to download the photo from that path by using the SwiftyDropbox dowload. However, each response take very long to fully retrieve photo url. Please let me know in case I need to…
DropBox API Explorer V2 still uses V1 oauth
I'm trying to setup V2 authorization. From the DOCS, it looks like I use : https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize However the API explorer(dropbox-api-v2-explorer) has a [Get Token] button that issues a call against: https://www.dropbox.com/1/oauth2/authorize This isn't very helpful since it doesn't match the…
Dropbox Saver
What are the limits of dropbox saver in terms of file size and number of files that can be uploaded to dropbox?
Dropbox saver is not working
I want to save a file, dropbox saver throws me a message that says that the file is being saved, but it is never uploaded. The file weighs only 30 mb but never saves it. After waiting for a while, dropbox saver throws me a message: Error: This download attempt timed out. Please, thank you for your cooperation.
problem initializing DropboxClient instance
I am switching my objective-c app from v1 to v2 - all is working ok under v2 but i receive the "Allow" dialog each time my app is invoke even after I am already logged in. This is not how it works under v1.
[Java SDK V2] How to find out whether file exists or not
Is there an API to callback my app after I have uploaded a file?
Hi Dropbox team, I have created a website which is integrated with the Dropbox API. My website is working like the below. 1. The site receives the data of the file and saves it on my website server. 2. The site calls the Dropbox API to upload it into dropbox's folder. 3. The site saves the meta info to database. My…
Dropbox Sync API alternative
we are developing app in xamarin ios and we are using dropbox sync api component, As we know dropbox sync api will soon deprecated what alternative api/components api can we use to authenicate via dropbox app in ios.
NoSuchMethodError while Uploading
Hi, Whenever i try to upload a file, once in a while, i m getting the below message. Error Message: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonToken.isStructStart()Z Those Files are also not getting uploaded. Please do the needful. Thanks
Compilation error whren installing API
Following dropbox ducomentation for compiling API seems some classes are missing: DbxTeamClientV2Base, DbxClientV2Base and DbxAppClientV2Base and compilation ends with error. Below the detailed problem: Starting a new Gradle Daemon for this build (subsequent builds will be faster). Parallel execution with configuration on…
User Space Over Quota Exception
Hi, I am developing an app with Dropbox APIs. I am using dropbox-core-sdk-1.8.2.jar currently. What exception is thrown if the user space quota gets over? How can I keep track of the user quota? On getting the user's accountInfo, I get details such as quota.total, quota.shared and quota.normal. What do they signify? can I…
Created folder with share_folder and no params, do not appear as shared
I create a folder with a curl share_folder call and no params except path: it create correctly, but it do not result as shared, even if the icon return folder with two little men inside ( :) hope is +- clear what i mean) on dropbox. I should add some parameter or recall some more endpoint, to get it shared? I see with no…
[Java SDK V2] How to find out whether file exists or not
Spoiler Hello, we are migrating from Java SDK API V1 to Java SDK V2 and I am writing some integration tests. For example, after I delete a file I need to check, that this file is no longer present on Drobpox or after upload I need to check, that file is there. What is the recommended way, how to do that? My current ugly…
want to get event of logged/logout in c#
Hello, I have integrated chrominun browser in our wpf application and browse site https://www.dropbox.com/ on that browser. I want to get event of loggin and logout in c# Any idea, How can we get event of logged.logout event in c# Thanks Lovkesh patel
Delta not returning new files
Hello! I am having a problem and I hope someone can shed some light on it. A user renamed a top level directory thus making our internal app think that all of the files it had were "deleted". This would not be a problem because it would see the new directory name and think these were all newly uploaded. The problem is that…
How to show in-browser view of a file (i.e. jpg or PDF)
The URL from get_temporary_link() forces Firefox to initiate a download instead of an in-browser view of the file (which is what I want) and it is causing IE to just show a blank window. The create_shared_link does not allow an expiry for basic accounts, but I don't want to create a permanent share link for every file the…
Get the user's email address from the Dropbox Windows desktop application
We're building an inventory tool that will read Dropbox information for a particular machine. Getting the Dropbox folder path is easy (get it from info.json), but the only thing I see in info.json pertaining to the user is the host ID. Or, there's the NS ID in the root folder. How can I get the email address of the user…
Is there a REST API to create a team folder?
Not sure, but I checked the core api and business api docs but seems there's no such API could create a team folder. If there's such API, could someone let know? Thanks!
How we share folder and file ?, via dropbox api
okay i start from scratch "again", how i can share file and folder via dropbox api, i think some sharing flow, 1. get the file and folder id, ( i already try it, show just two digit number) 2. choose the folder to share by adding member ( using id but i'm not sure the metadata.id.tostring give the right id) 3. what i shoul…
[Obj-C API 2] Dealing with DMCA errors?
Hello, We've had a couple of reports of users encountering a 461 Dropbox error. The publicly-shipping version of our app is using API 1, and looking this up, it seems to be a DMCA-related error - it seems to be that Dropbox throws this error when trying to sync certain DMCA-restricted files. A couple of questions on how…

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