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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…
How to change member permission automaticaly when we share a folder ? via dropbox api
hey everyone, i already can share a folder, but i need to change the permission exactly after i share it, what code refrence i should use ?, and how to implement it ?
API 1
I have an app that is connecting via api (iOS). When they first try to access dropbox, it pops up the sign in/add device etc., all this is fine. However, my app somehow hangs onto that login. Even if I remove my app and the drop box app, when I re-install my app, it still has access to the old account and does not ask for…
difference between uninvite and remove
I try to get events that are related to uninvite member from shared folder but I always get remove members events. What should I do in order to get uninvite events?
How to use a Drobox photo in an online forum (CSS)
I've researched this topic, buy can't seem to find any info that is correct. How do you use photos, .pngs, or gifs that are in my Dropbox and have them show up in an online forum that uses CSS? I've seen someone say that after creating a public link, you change the ending to raw=1 However, this does not work. The photo…
Case sensitivity of path_display while creating folders using Dropbox client
If I create nested folders using dropbox client (mixed case) and call list_folder end point (https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder) with recursive=true, path_display case is only preserved for immediate parent. This issue does not exist when I create folders using Dropbox web application. For example, if the…
Save to Dropbox
Hi, I've been cheerfully mailing files to dropbox for weeks and suddenly they are not being received. Typically they show up in Apps>Attachments, but lately...nothing. I've tried a couple of different ways to email tests in case it was an issue with the outgoing program and still nothing I haven't reached my storage…
No Redirect URI
I am new to oAuth 2.0. I have read that a redirect URI is neccessary for an implict flow authentication and authorization. However, I have registered my Android app in Dropbox app console and have not provided a redirect URI. Still, apps user can authorize app and the app obtains an access token and everything works fine.…

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