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Hi all, I need to know how can I upload my files and data with using Dropbox and also need to know about the offline access token for APIs authentication
Unable to get event for child files deletion when parent folder is deleted
If we delete parent folder which holds multiple files inside in it , then events API with file_operation category only return single event for folder deletion with file count. {"timestamp":"2023-12-22T03:05:03Z","event_category":"file_operations","event_type":{".tag":"file_delete","description":"Deleted files and/or…
Not able to fetch all files and folder
I have 40 files and folder in root folder, but I am getting only 25 from them. I am using my app in 3 - 4 devices. Is any limitation from dropbox to access the all files and folder.
Metadata fields Question
Hello! Could anyone tell me what the character limit for the following data fields are? File ID Version ID
How to list all files shared with me
How to list all the files shared with me? Today, I found a video file from Dropbox "Recent" that I don't recognize, it says it's viewed 2 hours ago, but I'm sure I didn't know this file until now. I only have the option to either "view/watch/play the video" or "copy to dropbox". After searching around I guess this is a…
How can i get lifetime Access Token
i have android app connected to my Dropbox folder using access token but every 4 hour should i edit my code and input the new access token is there any method to make the app working 24h without any interact from me and fix the message that show access token error uploading to Dropbox: expired access token private void…
get_temporary_link API responding 409 not_fount
Hi I have created a Dropbox App in the App console with the permissions specified by the `get_temporary_link`. The application I'm building goes through the following process: 1. Authenticating a user using Dropbox OAuth2 2. Obtaining the access_token 3. Selecting a file using Dropbox chooser 4. Obtaining a temporary link…
Uploading Videos to Vimeo
Hi, I am trying to use the Dropbox API together with the Vimeo API to upload files from Dropbox to Vimeo.] I have successfully created Dropbox Temporary Upload Links using the Dropbox API and get what appears to be a positive thumbs up from the Vimeo API indicating a clean upload. And...it shows up in the Vimeo Library but…
Some Sub Folders Show Up In UI and API File List call but NOT in Full recusive of Top Level Folder
Hi all, I just got sent over from Dropbox technical support - it appears that the API is not officially supported - so I am hoping some of your might be able to help me that the following issue is not worth dropping Dropbox for. I have an API call POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder that is configured to be…
How to download paper , paper template , web shortcuts
I am using https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/download But i am getting response as, { "error_summary": "unsupported_file/.", "error": { ".tag": "unsupported_file" } } Is there any API , by which we can get paper , paper template , web shortcuts content/download ?
Some questions about updated team space and the corresponding api change
Hi, we've received an email last week saying that "shared team space" is gonna be updated to "updated team space" https://dropbox.tech/developers/api-updates-to-better-support-team-spaces We've read carefully through the document, and we found that the change is gonna be done at 2024/01/31. "please update your app to…
Access Token
Hello !! I use Dropbox API . I generate client to call method but after some time period it expire. Every time go to APP and generate Access token it not possible. It is possible for testing purpose. But when code go for production How to change Access Token. There is any code or method that generate Access Token…
Get third party app scopes
What is the method to retrieve the scope of permissions requested by a third-party app through the Dropbox API when connecting to a Dropbox Business account? Is there a way to access this information programmatically, rather than through the App Console in the web interface?
IOS - SwiftyDropbox - my application, in developer mode, wont update requested permissions
I've made a new developer app. I'm using SwiftDropbox 9.2.0. Before connecting my iOS app, I go into the permissions, and enable: * files.metadata.write * files.content.write * files.content.read At the bottom I click "submit". Then from my iOS I request auth, and the summary says "View basic information about your Dropbox…
Access token keeps getting revoked
I created a Google Apps script that integrates with Dropbox via the various endpoints for orders. I have generated an access token and my scripts work fine. After about an hour or two, they become invalid and I have to create another. I've not experienced this before with other API integrations. Any insight into why this…
Socket connection aborted while uploading
FileZilla Pro development here. Customer consistently sees 'ECONNABORTED' errors while trying to upload a large file. See log excerpt below: Command: POST /2/files/upload_session/start HTTP/1.1 Command: Authorization:…
Dropbox Developer API support for sync status
Hi! Is it possible to know the status of a sync operation through the Dropbox developer API? Basically, a user makes some changes/add files to the local Dropbox folder on his/her desktop machine. Is there anyway to track the progress of the sync between the user's local Dropbox folder and Dropbox servers through the…
Dropbox API (Python) - How to get access to Team and User files
I created the whole issue with code examples here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77577897/dropbox-api-python-how-to-get-access-to-team-and-user-files I have a dropox business user which is member of the team. I would like to see the filesystem with the API like when I just login to dropbox.com: Member and team files…
Through error in Copy File Operation
Hello! I perform copy operation like this: FROM_PATH = /sure/copyfile TO_PATH = /sure/automat sure is main folder inside sure there are two file copyfile and automat. In copyfile has a pic that I want to copy in automat, automat is empty but it trough this error. Exception in 2/files/copy_v2:…
Dropbox API
I got an error from Dropbox API: "sharing.share_folder": "too_many_mounts/total_mounts_exceeded/..". What does it mean? I can't find it in the documentation
Always overwriting the files
Hi, I have a PHP code that generates a CSV file, and then I automatically upload this CSV file to my Dropbox. The first time I run my code, it works and sends the file to Dropbox. If I rerun the CSV export immediately, it won't send the file to Dropbox. If I modify my data and rerun the CSV export, it sends the file to…
Using /authorize passing client_id & redirect_uri next /token don't retrieve refresh_token
I have written a webapp to make the whole procedure to retreive a REFRESH_TOKEN so I can ask for a TOKEN when I want interacxt with DropBox. When I invoke this my page, it send a GET to https://api.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize with this params: ?client_id=<my_app_key>&redirect_uri=<myRedirectUri>&response_type=code After…
Using Dropbox Embedder and getting POST https://www.dropbox.com/log/file_preview 400 error
Hello, I'm using the Dropbox embedder in Javascript The preview works fine and I can see my files in the iframe but sometimes I get file_preview 400 error message. It doesn't seem to affect anything but I can see it in the developer console. Any idea how we can suppress these errors?
I am getting invalid_url again and again with /save_url, https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/save_url
Hi, I have an app that uses https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/save_url/save_url endpoint to save urls from my ecommerce store to my dropbox. It was working fine early on locally bu as soon as I have deployed my script and check the logs after execution then this endpoint returns me a async_job_id which I use to check job…
my android app not uploading photo directly to Dropbox app folder using API
i have created android app and i add the API and the SDK to it to contact with my Dropbox app folder to automatically uploading photo but its tell me that the photo uploaded successfully but when i check the Dropbox app i cannot find any photo this is my app code included the authentication method that i used package…
search_v2 returning wrong server_modified - returns the date of oldest file for all files
Hi, I'm seeing weird intermittent behaviour from the search_v2 endpoint. It seems to return the server_modified of the oldest file in the search result for every single file. For example: Here's a query: curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/search_v2 \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer TOKEN_REMOVED' \ --header…
Not able to fetch shared folder when folder are shared with team
Hi, Useful informations - Using VB.Net with Dropbox.API SDK 6.37 The problem Using the methods ListFolderAsync and ListFolderContinueAsync, I'm unable to fetch shared folders when folders are shared with a team you are part of, but you are able to retrieve folders when they are directly shared with you. Am I doing…
Django integrate with Dropbox
Hello everyone I met an issue with the Dropbox access token when I generated it on the Dropbox console app and used it in setting.py like this. MEDIA_URL = '/media/' MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'Media' # Store media files in Dropbox DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN = '<My_token>' STORAGES = { "default": { "BACKEND":…
Dropbox Pagination - No way to go to previous page
I am using /list_folders and /list_folders/continue to create a paginated file gallery in my Web application. I want to make any page in this gallery shareable, for example I want to share page 3 of the gallery with someone. To achieve this you can put the cursor from the list_folder endpoints in the URL so the person you…
OCR sdk/api available?
I was wondering if you have any concrete plans to open the Dropbox OCR to app developers either via an API or an SDK.

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