API

Programatically mounting a folder with path
Is it possible to mount a shared folder to a path other than the root folder? Example: User A creates a shared folder with path /MyFolder/MySharedFolder User A shares MySharedFolder with User B User B mounts MySharedFolder Currently, the folder would be mounted to /MySharedFolder, is there a way to mount to…
URI HTTPS request
Hi, I am trying to follow this dropbox tutorial; but with success https://blogs.dropbox.com/developers/2013/07/using-oauth-2-0-with-the-core-api/ I tried this call using the parameters shown and it worked, at least tried to redirect me to the localhost. But what does this mean? I simply want to be able to ask a user of app…
upload_session/finish_batch
In the V2 API there is a phrase: The session must be closed before calling upload_session/finish_batch. What is finish_batch? Henk
API v2 fileops/copy with from_copy_ref equivalent?
In v1 of the API if I wished to copy the contents of a file or folder from one Dropbox account to another, I was able to use the `filesops/copy` endpoint with the `from_copy_ref` argument in place of the `from_path` argument. It seems as though there is no functional equivalent to this operation in v2 of the API. Am I…
How can we use the existing access token retrieved by core API in the Dropbox Chooser ?
We are using the Dropbox core API in our web application. And now for the new version of the application, we are using the Dropbox Chooser API instead. How do we set accessToken retrieved from the Dropbox account to use in the Dropbox Chooser bypassing the Authentication process, and access the user account ?
Upload to a shared folder - 500 internal server error
Scenario, - Create new folder test1 - Upload a file to test1 - File successfully uploaded and 200 response - Share test1 with another user - Upload a file to test1 - File successfully uploaded but returns 500 response - After this even after you remove the sharing, we continue to see 500 response. HTTP Snippet POST…
Using dropbox-sdk-dotnet sdk with c++
I have downloaded and built the dropbox-sdk-dotnet sdk. It looks like the Dropbox.Api.XML file has the "header" information I need, but I do not know how to use this with an existing c++ app I will call myApp. With a managed C app I can use "add an existing project" and add the dropbox-sdk-dotnet project. Then I am able to…
save_url error
https://api.dropboxapi.com/1/save_url/auto/Parts Information Database/2.0 Parts Books/BACKHOE MANUALS/ALLIS CHALMERS BACKHOE MANUALS/615 PM #1008928.PDF?access_token=***&url=http://www.minnpar.com/partbooks/BACKHOE%20MANUALS/ALLIS%20CHALMERS%20BACKHOE%20MANUALS/615%20PM%20%231008928.PDF {"error": "Call requires one of the…
Is there any intention of ever putting the Dropbox Drop-Ins API on npm?
I'm using the Dropbox Chooser button in a very large web application. We use npm to bundle all of our dependencies, as we have 50+. It would be great if I could bundle the Chooser button with these other dependencies so I didn't have to make a separate HTTP request, but right now it looks like my only option is to copy…
Are file ids globally unique?
The documentation doesn't say anything about file ids being unique at all, whereas this blog post leads me to believe they're unique per user, but not necessarily globally unique. Are file ids globally unique? Thank you!
Line 68: No source code is available for GWT.
So, I'm trying to run Dropbox API in a GWT project with GWT and Google App Engine. Even though I brought dropbox API with Maven dependencies, here's what I get; [ERROR] Line 68: No source code is available for type com.dropbox.core.v2.DbxUsers.GetCurrentAccountException; did you forget to inherit a required module? [ERROR]…
A way to delayed webhooks or determine when a sync operation is completed?
I'm integrating Dropbox with GotDone, the time tracking assistant that helps you keep track of everything you've worked on automatically. I'm running into an issue with webhooks, particularly when sync operations take a long time with lots of changes are triggered. As an example, I'm deleting a single 'node_modules' folder…
Wild Card redirect uri
Hi, Is it possible to use a wild card in a redirect_uri? We're developing an app that can have multiple sub domains e.g. User 1 can have a url: https://testuser1.example.com/app User 2 can have a url: https://testuser2.example.com/app Is it possible for a redirect_uri to be allowed form https://*.example.com/app? Thanks!
How to embed Images stored on DropBox, into an Ecommerce Marketplace
Hi, I am a seller of some products in India. I have some photographs of my products on DropBox. I have shared the Link of the Photograph into the MarketPlace (ECommerce Interface) .... But the images don't appear. Please advice how to do it ....
Logout from current account using Android dropbox core API
I am using dropbox-android-sdk-1.6.3 in my application and trying the sample application of listing the contents from my dropbox account. but when i unlink form the dropbox using the command "mApi.getSession().unlink();" and try to link again, the login page doesn't get displayed. i need to sign-n as a different user, what…
Video streaming speed from dropbox
HI, We have developed an application from which user can log-in and play files from dropbox using our own media player. we continuously download the stream and play in parallel. In between streaming we see that download rate goes down drastically and we need to show the buffering indicator. for example: while trying to…
Problem while authentication: Too many attempts
Hi! I am using dropbox SDK for developing an app in iOS. I updated Xcode and I am using iOS9 now. Now when I try to simulate the app and try to synchronize to Dropbox I get all the time the message: Too many attempts. Try again later. I tried only one and with the correct password. I get the next error: -canOpenURL: failed…
files/list_folder API returning subfolders before parent folders
Most of the times the list_folder API returns parent folders before subfolders, but I've somehow managed to get it otherwise (I can't remember the sequence of folder operations that I performed, but it included moving, removing, un-removing and renaming). This is the example: { ".tag": "folder", "name": "abc",…
How to get list of apps linked to a team?
Hello! I read the docs: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/teams#team-linked_apps-list_team_linked_apps "DEPRECATED BY /linked_apps/list_members_linked_apps" and returns the same as members_linked_apps: "this endpoint doesn't list any team-linked applications" But how can I list applications linked to a…
Need Bitcode Framework
It is not possible to build a WatchOS 2 app without the containing application also being built entirely with Bitcode. So even though a normal iOS 9 app does not require Bitcode strictly, anything with a WatchOS 2 app does including the containing iOS 9 app. Therefore, it is critical that all libraries and frameworks such…
Not getting response when I call "2/files/listfolder" method
Hi I passed "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder" to fetch files and folder from root. and Passed parameters are:- string path=string.empty; request.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json"); request.AddParameter("path", path); but I got response from api is folollowing: Error in call to API function…
How can I programmatically control grant access to a shared folder?
I'd like to programmatically (e.g., through JavaScript) grant a user to access a shared dropbox folder. Is that possible? Where can I find more information or sample code? (Thanks in advance for your help!)
dbxClient getFile failing with absolute output file path???
I'm using dropbox PHP SDK I'm trying to download all newly added files using /delta API. So, when I use dbxClient getFile method to download the newly added file, it successfully downloads the file only when I give the outstream as relative path. The same getFile downloads a 0 bytes file when I give absolute path as…
HTTP API V2 download range request: strange behaviour
Hi! I'll appreciate any help. Thank you! I'm trying to download file by chunks. URL: https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/download File size: 1200 bytes First time (after creation in dropbox) I read it with 3 GET requests, which contain corresponding header fields: Range: bytes=0-499 Response comes with first 500 bytes…
Dropbox Datastore API Alternatives
I'm sure you've all heard Dropbox's news that they will be deprecating the Datastore API. I'm curious to know what everyone is going to move over to. I originally chose the Datastore API for a few reasons: * It can gracefully handle large datasets (my users have thousands of records each) * Importing lots of data is very…
Rename File/Folder Without losing Version History in V2
Dear Drop Box Team, Kindly Suggest the way ,how we can Rename a File/Folder without losing the Version History in Drop Box API V2.
Parallel file upload fails
My app uses core api v1. When I try to upload 10+ files into my dropbox account, a few of them randomly fails with response: [..]<BR /><head><title>Dropbox - 403</title> <BR />[..]<BR /><BR />It does not occur when uploading a single file.
iOS DropboxSDK LinkFromController login credential field's placeholder text overlaps user entere ...
d text Using SDK version 1.3.13 and presenting the user login screen as follows: DBSession* session = [[DBSession alloc] initWithAppKey:kDropboxAppKeyStr appSecret:kDropboxSecretStr root:kDBRootDropbox]; [DBSession setSharedSession:session]; session.delegate = self; [[DBSession sharedSession]…
SDK Sign in UI corruption
I'm developing an iOS app and using the latest version of the Dropbox SDK for iOS (Version Version 1.3.14, updated March 24, 2016) When I display the UI prompt for logging in, I get an issue with the the text entry boxes in that the placeholder text remains in place when the email and password are entered, resulting in a…
Using App Links to deep link to Dropbox mobile app
Hello, I have developed a mobile app from which I would like to deep link to content on the user's Dropbox app if it's installed on the device. Currently, I use REST API to obtain meta data about the user's documents and then open the document in a web browser by linking to www.dropbox.com. However, I'd like to enhance the…

API

Discussion List