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list_shared_links: how to get data in the best way (?)
Hello all: after an API look into, i've got this about list_shared_links (and i ask if it is right): if i like to display all shared links of an user, of a specified folder, i can't get only shared files of this folder, i need to get all shared files for the user, so iterate over to extract. Is this correct? I hope yes…
Cancel upload request continuous (Dropbox api V2) in iOS
Hi Team DB, I have issue about cancel Upload request. Please help me :) Spec: I have a feature upload 1 file to dropbox, when click on button Upload to upload I display 1 loading view. In loading view, i have a button Cancel (use for cancel uploading). But when I press continuous Upload then press Cancel then press Upload…
difference between download to download shared content
hey, when I download files that are shared I get the download_files event instead of shared_content_team_download. Have any idea how to get(when using get_events) the shared_content_team_download event?
Exchange the authorization code for a re-useable access token - OAuth 2.0 - /oauth2/authorize
When using OAuth 2.0 during /oauth2/authorize while ommiting the redirect url: https://api.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=<key>scope=&state=<state> This is the [code flow] the user then is directed to authorize the app, once the app is authorized the user is taken to a page that reads: Enter this…
Dropbox notification to my app that a file has been changed
Hi! I am developing a web app with php and javascript which uses dropbox for getting files. The problem is, everytime I load the file and then I change it on Dropbox, the file in my app stays unchanged. Is there a chance that Dropbox will notify my app so I will know when to reload the file? Thank you for your responses
Hi How i use Disable_token_access in vb ?
i alreadt read how python use it but it confuse me how to put the header , any one know how i should put it ? https://api.dropboxapi.com/1/disable_access_token/?"header" or https://api.dropboxapi.com/1/disable_access_token?"header" and this is the header right ? ("Authorization") = "Bearer " + storedaccestoken
Server errors?
We've seen a handful of these in the past, but getting a bunch right now... com.dropbox.core.ServerException: {"error": "The server has either erred or is incapable of performing the requested operation."} This is using the Java API: DbxEntry.File f = getClient().getFile(path, version, output); Has something changed? The…
Dropbox Paper API
I'm trying to find information on the Dropbox Paper API. Is there anything publicly available? We're trying to integrate some great functionality into it because a few of our clients are asking for it yet we don't know where to go. Are you seeking partners? How do we get early access to it? Would we need to set up some…
Webhook for Shared Folder
We are trying to get Webhooks working with Shared folders but it seems that whenever I share a folder webhooks become disabled. What I would like to happen is that we share a specific folder with a user, then when they add files to the folder the webhook is fired telling us about the change. The users who we are adding to…
Cannot share a preview
Hi Dropbox support team, I would like to be able to share a document between the dropbox app and and my android app. My app supports the following intent filter: <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND"/> <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/> <data…
Is there a call to see files in a Dropbox with the Core Python API?
I think the subject asks the question well, "Is there a call to see files in a Dropbox with the Core Python API?" I haven't looked over the actual client.py file, just wondering.
Objective-C framework now failing to build?
Hello, If I download a fresh copy of the Objective-C API 2 framework and try to use it in an Xcode project, it refuses to build, reporting missing files. I do not have these problems with a version of the framework source code I downloaded a few weeks ago. To reproduce, using Xcode 8 on macOS 10.12: 1. Go to:…
Upload file doesn't open
I am trying to upload an .xlsx file using VBA. The upload seems to work and the file appears in dropbox, but it will not preview and once downloaded, will not open in excel. I compared the original and the uploaded files using winmerge. It says the files are equal, though I notice the encoding of the original is 1252 and…
Meta-data unreliable in DBFILESUploadSessionFinishBatchResultEntry?
Hello, I'm using chunked uploads to upload files (although this may affect regular uploads, too - I haven't checked that yet). I use the clientDate parameter of DBFILESCommitInfo to ensure the displayed date on Dropbox matches the displayed date in the local file system (a very welcome addition to API 2, thanks!), so that…
When does webhook is disabled?
Hi There, I would like to understand after how many failed attempts does the dropbox webhook get disabled? I have noticed that sometimes our webhook gets disabled and we could not find any reason. All I know is that the client must return successfully in 10 seconds. Also, if say webhook is disabled after 100 failed…
Uploading file from within iOS app to other Dropbox account
Hi - I'm developing an iOS app where I want to upload a video directly to a "foreign" Dropbox account. One requirement is that the app user shouldn't need to have a Dropbox account. The app user presses an Upload button and the app will take care of uploading the video to the foreign dropbox. The user should then get a…
Could not resolve host: api-content.dropbox.com
Hello, since quite some time I'm using Dropbox Pro as a backup storage location for my InfiniteWP websites management solution. Since a few weeks I started to get a lot of "Could not resolve host: api-content.dropbox.com" error messages resulting in failed scheduled backups. Last night almost all scheduled Dropbox backups…
Error: Dropbox API:(6)
Can anybody help me understand why I am suddenly getting the following error message? ERROR: Dropbox API: (6) Couldn't resolve host 'content.dropboxapi.com'
The remote server returned an error: (414) Request-URI Too Large.
I'm using the current end point to retrieve a users folders and files: https://www.dropbox.com/developers-v1/core/docs#delta I get the following error The remote server returned an error: (414) Request-URI Too Large. the cursor returned from the end point is 31279 characters in length the entries count: 2000 I've tried to…
Can I deep-link from my app to Dropbox to play an offline video without Internet?
Hi, I have a video that is saved offline and I was wondering if I can deep-link to it from my app when I am not online? Thanks, Foteini
API dropbox to get url image???/ funcion de la API de dropbox para obtener la url de imagen
Hi, what function of API dropbox I get url of a image??? Hola, que funcion de la API de dropbox me permite obtener la URL de una imagen?? Saludos
troubles with SwiftyDropbox pod install => Missing required attribute `source`
I am trying to setup pod SwiftyDropbox but getting error Missing required attribute `source` any ideas where to go from here? btw Using OSX Mac El Capitain
[java sdk v2] check if entry of a listResult is a file
Hi, With Java Sdk V1 I was able to do build a list of my own type of objects based only on the files I was finding in a dropbox path: List<DbxEntry> dbxEntries = dbxClient.searchFileAndFolderNames(path, query); for (DbxEntry child : dbxEntries) { if (child.isFile()) { StorageFileImpl i = new StorageFileImpl();…
Add user accounts to Dropbox app
Kindly tell me how to add users to a dropbox app. I want to be able to view and download files/folders from different accounts through same auth token. I had searched V2 API, but couldn't find a function that lets me add accounts to the app apart from the one (current account) which created it. Thanks.
Obj-C API-2 equivalent of client.create_oauth2_access_token()
What is the Obj-C API-2 equivalent of the (for example, from python) client.create_oauth2_access_token() ? i.e. how to automatically (for the user) transition an OAuth 1 token to OAuth 2 token? Thanks
Do not get 'oauth1AccessSecret' while using OAuth V1
We are currenlty migrating API v1 to v2. While doing so we wanted to upgrade the tokens of our existing users but one of the required parameters to do so 'access secret' is missing in the v1 response. We are getting the following response for OAuth v1 {"access_token": "3XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX", "token_type":…
files events
for the events: preview_files edit_files revert_files_to_previous_version is the field in info_dict - is_dir, is meaningful? Is there a way to get those events for folder and not only files?
missing events if log/get_events
the following events missing in documentation: logout file_permanently_deleted shared_file_unshare team_folder_downgraded mobile_ip_changed web_ip_changed sf_team_add_members sf_nonteam_add_members
[java sdk v2] shareable url
Hello, The app I am working on is using dbx java sdk v1, and I started the migration to sdk v2. Previously, in v1, the DbxClientV1 had: * a method for creating a shareableUrl -> .createShareableUrl(path). * a method for creating a temporaryDirectUrl -> .createTemporaryDirectUrl(path) In DbxClientV2, i only…
How to upload files SFTP dropbox in php?
I want to upload files into SFTP Dropbox using PHP. Is it possible, if yes please share some details about it.

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