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upload File: update operation in mode field is not working
Hi, I am working on developing an integration, would like to know the behaviour of upload file activity for mode field. Below are the steps 1. I have defined valid Path and upload a file 2. file is uploaded and ID and rev is generated in response 3. now i have updated the same file (in local drive) which i have uploaded in…
Where is dropbox-android-sdk-1.6.3.jar replacement for v2?
I have got announcement about Core API v1 deprecation. I am using dropbox-android-sdk-1.6.3.jar in my project now (com.dropbox.client2.*). Where can I find replacement for this library for v2? Is dropbox-core-sdk-2.1.1.jar the replacement?
example of periodically migrating new files from shared folders?
We are looking for examples and pointers to help us with the creation of a system using your python tools wherein: Clients will share a folder with our business. What is the best practice for doing this? Can we collect their credentials on our site (I am imagining something like openID wherein they authenticate their…
how long is a cursor valid for?
I've been testing the list files API, but seeing unexpected results. Basically, I ask info on a path, process the results, and then ask for a "new" cursor via "listFolderGetLatestCursor" but it says there are no changes. Am I missing something? // make request for path ListFolderBuilder listFolderBuilder =…
Verifying using V2 only
I'm not very impressed by the Dropbox v1 Deprecation Guide, as it seems to expect us to be experts on Dropbox rather than developers of actual functionality that learned just enough about Dropbox to get it working. So is there a setting somewhere that will allow me to test against a v2-only environment? i.e. can I set my…
Access Tokens, Fiddler, Security
Hi, Someone uses Fiddler to get my access token which is normally hidden from our apps users. Don't they now have access to my Dropbox through the API? I read some of the other posts about this subject and it appears to not be a major concern. Is that really the case? It's not like someone stealing your intellectual…
Upload file directly on dropbox
HI ,sorry for english, Im learning about upload a file on server to dropbox . [code] <?php require_once "dropbox-sdk/Dropbox/autoload.php"; use \Dropbox as dbx; $accessToken='My_access_token '; $dbxClient = new dbx\Client($accessToken, "MyApp/1.0"); $f = fopen("prova.txt", "rb"); $result =…
Access token js , security ?
HI sorry for english : i use this script to upload file directly on my dropbox app with javascript: <form onSubmit="return uploadFile()"> <input type="hidden" id="access-token" value="<?=$token ?>" /> <label>Seleziona il file da caricare</label> <br> <input type="file" id="file-upload" /> <br> <button type="submit">Esegui…
Web login issue
We are trying to provide users the ability to connect their Dropbox account to a hardware device we manufacture (a scanner). This device comes with an embedded browser based on QT4 ( apple webkit 534.34 ), as such we are rendering the web login page in this browser, but users are unable to submit the login form. Looking at…
Get shareable links under a root path
Hello. I'm using the dropbox APIs (business) to build an app that is going to act as a service to save as well as retrieve documents. How do I go about making all files under a certain root path shareable? I'm currently using the filesListFolder API method to list out files, but this only lists out the path. Sharing the…
Get parent folder of a shared folder
Using some sample files in my own Dropbox as an example. I have the following public shared link to the folder "sample": https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rg57hqnbsiwhb7k/AACrOIpyLlihM_qdIweFEavTa I know (but my application doesn't) that "sample" is a sub-folder of "Photos", which is also a shared folder with this link:…
Call get_preview http method returning 404 error
I had created the file 'word.docs' under the root folder. Request the api v2 method get_preview with the path for this file return 400 error. request details : headers : "Dropbox-API-Arg" : {"path": "/word.docs"} "Authorization" : "Bearer my_securiy_token" "Content-Type" : "application/json" endpoint :…
Does the Dropbox Sync API use API v1?
Hi, Does the Dropbox Sync API (now deprecated) use the API v1? If so does that mean that any app currently using the Dropbox Sync API will cease to function when the v1 API is shutdown next year? I know that the Dropbox Sync API client side isn't being updated anymore but it was my understanding that it still used the Core…
Webhook max POST body size
Is there a maximum content length of the POST body in webhooks after which dropbox will chunk and make multiple webhooks. We are trying to see what the maximum size we can set on our side before rejecting the request to prevent any DOS attacks. Even though we can verify that dropbox is the one who made the post with the…
Migration from Sync API v1 to Core API v2
Hi I am migrating my existing code from Sync API v1 to Core API v2. There is one issue I am facing. There was a call in Sync API v2 to check if the cached file is latest or not: DbxFile mFile = dbxFs.open(testPath); boolean latest; latest = mFile.getSyncStatus().isLatest; Then on the basis of this ‘latest’ variable, I…
https://api.dropbox.com/1/delta?include_media_info=False v1 null entry value
Hi, I've been using the following endpoint to return a users dropbox folders/files: https://api.dropbox.com/1/delta?include_media_info=False I'm getting the following for 8 entries: ["/Folder/fileexample.txt", null], The rest are returning metadata as expected ie ["/folder/myfile.xls", { "parent_shared_folder_id":…
Automatically link 10's of headless linux hosts to a dropbox account
We have 10's of ec2 servers that come and go frequently and we need to automatically link them to our dropbox accounts with no human involvement. We are ok to code this not sure how as the current method of installing the headless dropbox client just prints This computer isn't linked to any Dropbox account... Please visit…
Public folder, image. Need link to preview
This opens a preview in browser https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1h3zy9jm4nftelm/AABAdhug5I_8NO8z5-N1lpVOa?preview=a.jpg I need some link to open a preview (preferably right to comments) in mobile app (using iOS). I expected universal links to do it. But link opens in app only to folder. Ignoring document (preview= field).…
SSL peer shut down by Dropbox
We are doing scale testing of our application,which makes a lot of API calls to dropbox from AWS. Previously we hit the rate limit exceeded and now we get peer shut down by dropbox when trying to download the file. We would like to know is there any throttling based on IP.Below is the error stack trace: Caused by:…
Folder creation date
How do I get the creation date and the creator of a folder using your HTTP api?
uploading image to dropbox from asp.net mvc app and save it's path in db
i have a page (actually view ) from which i want to upload some page that image should be directly save into my dropbox app folder and it return me path of the file save in dropbox so that i can save that path in my db
Does SwiftyDropbox SDK support canceling the file upload?
Python files_search return empty?
Not sure what's happening but I'm working on a little python tool to look up a file by name in a given dropbox. I can do a files_list_folder fine and see the results: dbx.files_list_folder('') ListFolderResult(entries=[FolderMetadata(name='Team Files', id='id:mkPLvUa8vRAAAAAAAAAAAg', path_lower='/team files',…
I wanna know about technologies which used in dropbox.
Greetings, My name's Evgeny Donets, I'm student of Mosсow's Insitute of Technology. I was given the task to make a report about the cloud storage environment and as I'm Dropbox's user, I chose Dropbox as a example of this. I ask the Dropbox team to tell me about your service in tech side.
Using save_url w/out specifying folder name
Is there an equivalent to .../1/save_url/auto in v2? I noticed that when using the v2 save_url, I have to specify the default folder name whereas in v1, I could just use auto. Please advise.
Getting download URLs from shared folders
My client has a partnership with a photographer who dumps images in a dropbox folder that is shared. It can be accessed through /sh/... link. For dropbox to work in our solution I need to be able to gather links to and download the images. I found the metadata/link API endpoint but that doesn't give me any possibilities to…
Deleted Shared Folder still showing in another users drive
I've come across the following scenario. User 1 shares a folder with user 2 User 2 moves this share folder in to a private folder. User 1 deletes this folder from his dropbox. It appears to still retain the permissions and still available in user 2s dropbox. It still shows as user 1 being the owner. in users 2s dropbox. I…
Como puedo insertar un Video en mi web ?
COmo puedo insertar un video alojado en una carpeta de dropbox para que se muestre en mi sitio web ¿?
List of all file changes
The Google Drive changes API lists all changes that have occured in a users Drive since a given point in time (indicated by a pageToken, Drive's equivalent of Dropbox's cursor). If a file has been modified multiple times, each modification will be listed (see the sample data below). When I receive a webhook to notify of a…
How to Undelete a File via the API
I tried to do a restore ... that did not seem to work. Is undelete only available via the Web interface ?

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