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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…
Using Dropbox API with C# MVC
I have a simple page that has a textbox and a button. The idea is that the user will enter a shared link that has multiple files into the textbox,a Save As dialog box will popup and the user will download file to the location they choose. My question is how do I setup my environment for this to work in MVC. I am new to…
Generated access token
Hello, for unknown reason this chunk of code is not working for me (PHP). I used the "Generated access token" button to get me one. $headers = array(); $headers[] = "Authorization: Bearer IFwO9iV..."; $ch = curl_init(); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, $headers); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,…
SwiftyDropbox API Error
Hello! I'm trying out SwiftyDropbox => https://blogs.dropbox.com/developers/2015/05/try-out-swiftydropbox-the-new-swift-sdk-for-dropbox-api-v2/ I can get user's name (with usersGetCurrentAccount() ) but I can't get user's filesList(with filesListFolder(path: "")) error message is 'Bad Input: Error in call to API function…
OS X 10.11 bitcode support for Dropbox Sync API?
Hi, I know that the Dropbox Sync API is deprecated, but would you be able to make a build for OS X 10.11 which has the bitcode flag enabled? I'm getting the following error (and lots of them) when I compile with Xcode 7 now: ld: warning: URGENT: all bitcode will be dropped because…
API to automate the upload side of file request?
when using the "file request" feature there are two parts for the process: * The owner of the account creates a new file request and share the link with the people he wants to let them upload files to his account * The person how got the link has the ability to upload files to the owner's folder As far as I understand…
Chooser is returning to iOS app, but return to Dropbox link is showing
Hi, I using the Chooser framework with iOS 9.3 in Xcode 7. Everything is actually working fine, but when I select a file in the chooser and return to the iOS app, the return to Dropbox link is showing in the upper left hand corner of the iOS app. It's as if the dropbox app tried to open my iOS app rather than returning…
HTTP API v2 to overwrite files when moving them
I'm using the /files/move endpoint, but getting the error that a file of the same name exists in the destination directory (which it does). How can I set the HTTP request to simply override the existing file with the file being moved?
File download from users dropbox accounts in MVC
I need to develop a feature in my MVC application, where logged in users have their own dropbox accounts and they can able to download their files from their dropbox account and upload to my application. For this I need to provide a dropbox login screen first, then need to show the files and folders of the user and then…
/thumbnails API response returns "no-cache" policy, no Etag
I was hoping to get clarification on the recommended approach for thumbnail caching for applications using Dropbox's REST API? Specifically, I'm using the `/thumbnails` endpoint, but the response includes a `no-cache` policy for the `Cache-control` HTTP header. My understanding is typically this policy also includes an…
Using ETL tool's REST utility to download a folder with REST get URL
I wish to use the etl tool's REST utility to download a file from dropbox. I read in the developer docs that we can use this URL: https://content.dropboxapi.com/1/files/auto/<path> But how do we specify the path? Is it the path starting from the folder name? but what about authentication? How will the URL divert to the…
Get programatically APP_KEY and APP_SECRET,
I am working on a python tool,that will allow me to work with dropbox files, but since this app is for "non-technician people" I'd like to programatically get Access Toekn or AppKey / App SECRET. How can I do it from Python script if the user gives me login and password?

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