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What is root folder id
What is the root folder id? I use the explorer and even I type / or let it empty, I could not get the metadata of the root folder? Is anything I type wrong?
Access token expiry, Folder or file parentId,
Hello, I have multiple questions: 1.How to check if access token has expired? For the moment I created a new DropboxClient and if it is null I make a new request for another access token. 2.Is it possible to get the parent id of a folder or file? I've seen that every metadata of a file or a folder has an id , but they…
How we can show the Dropbox explorer in my .net(C#) web application like the following image?
I want to show the dropbox file explorer in my project(.net(C#)) and select the files from that dropbox and download the files in my machine like the following image.How it is possible?
Webhooks delay
We have been using webhooks in our app for processing changes to a user's library. We have run into an issue with the v2 /list_folder/continue with cursor calls. Whenever we get a user_id from webhooks, our app makes a call to the list_folder/continue API with the most recent cursor for the user (which we persist in our…
How do I get dropbox login working through a Universal Window Platform App?
Hi there, I was wondering if someone could help me with getting drop box login to work through my Universal Window Platform App. I have followed the steps through the following guide : https://microsoftedge.github.io/WebAppsDocs/en-US/win10/CreateHWA.htm , where it turns my website into a window store app but I can't seem…
API example for SwiftyDropBox v2.0 sharing
#!/usr/bin/pythonimport dropboxdbx = dropbox.Dropbox('ab-X')<SPAN…
Parsing CURL output [which is in JSON of course]
Use a JSON parser, I found the answer! stupid me.
Getting error while uploading larger files using php dropbox api
Hi There, We have used PHP Dropbox API to upload files to Dropbox account. But while uploading larger files (500MB from localhost (apache)) we are getting the following errors. Can you please look into this and help me out on this ASAP. Error Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'DropboxException' with message 'cURL-Error (56):…
Dropbox Chooser API doesn't work
I'm a newbie to mobile app development and I'm trying to follow this tutorial https://www.dropbox.com/developers-v1/dropins/chooser/android But the problem is when I click the button "Chooser", it pop-up a message like this so i cannot go to the next step (which is choosing a file). http://imgur.com/kuCOUBI If I click…
Beginner Projects, Videos, Etc. for API
Are there any beginner projects, documents, videos, etc for someone who is just picking up the API? I am trying to develop with in on ASP.NET MVC and so far I'm having a real tough time. For example, retrieving the accounts files (which should be a simple process) Here's what I have so far. If anyone might be able to help…
List Folder Latency
Hi, I'm using listFolder V2 API with include_media_info. It is very slow (few seconds to get 2,000 items) and I'm wandering if this is because my app has not been approved for production. V1's metadata (with list option true) was a lot faster and I'm trying to see what the expected latency is for these calls. Thanks.
Problem while using Sharing functions in dropbox java api v2
I am trying to use the sharing options provided in the Dropbox java api v2. But everytime I get an error saying "String 'id' does not match pattern" on almost all the functions I tried uptil now in sharing. Following is code snippet : ListFoldersResult shr_result = client.sharing.listFolders();…
file list from a folder ?
I am getting the files from rootfolder of dropbox using following code but now i want to get the list of files from a specific folder .How can i do it in .net? using (var dbx = new DropboxClient(user.DropboxAccessToken)) { var list = await dbx.Files.ListFolderAsync(string.Empty); }
Can I prevent my links getting banned, using the API?
I know that if my shared links generate too much traffic. It will be banned. I'm using Dropbox (Basic 50GB) as a server for my application to run which i'm sure will generate a lot of traffic. But, can i overcome this by using the Dropbox API.
Please Deprecate Dropbox-Api-Arg header in V2
Content-style endpoints accept parameters in JSON format using Dropbox-Api-Arg header. But HTTP header is not for transferring arbitrary data. Some JSON writers(serializers) produce character sequences which are not valid as HTTP Header values. So Please stop sending JSON Text directly as HTTP Header values. Some encodings…
Refused to display 'https://www.dropbox.com/1/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=m5e… ...
71%2Fapi%2FAccounts%2FAuthAsync&state=923c0910-4a2d-4a5d-8093-23468959263f' in a frame because it set 'X-Frame-Options' to 'SAMEORIGIN'. I am using dropbox sdk to login with dropbox and access its files now the situation is i need to show that login page in a bootstrap modal so for this i am using iframe but its giving me…
unknown tag 'xs' Error in API function call - Java SDK GetThumbnailBuilder
I'm recieving an error with the following message whenever I try to build a thumbnail: com.dropbox.core.DbxException$BadRequest: Error in call to API function "files/get_thumbnail": HTTP header "Dropbox-API-Arg": size: unknown tag 'xs' This error occurs after running this line of code.…
Adding development users to App Folder application
Hello, I've enabled development users within my application but I'm not sure how to give access to the app folder to them. Any insight? Thanks.
Dropbox for Business API Invalid Access Token
I'm writing an .Net app but I'm not able to authenticate with a Dropbox for Business app. I have created an app in the App Console. * App type: Dropbox for Business * Permissions: Team member file access I then pressed the "Generate" token button to begin testing my app. I'm using the eaxmples from dropbox-sdk-dotnet…
Dropbox for Business Token: Access token is for an invalid team
Hello! I'm writing an app against Dropbox APIs but I am struggling to authenticate. I have created an app in the App Console. * App type: Dropbox for Business * Permissions: Team member file access (I have also tried Team member management) I then pressed the "Generate" token button to begin testing my app. Whenever I…
Wrong character case of folder name when calling listFolder using Sync API
I'm traversing a folder hierarchy and have come across a strange anomaly in the letter case of one of my folders. When I call listFolder to get the hierarchy of my folders, everything seems normal until it gets down to the third level. For example, when I fetch the 2nd level in the hierarchy, I get the correct case for all…
Copy the authorization code.Where it is sufficient to copy?
API v2 removed file type permissions
Out of curiosity, can anyone from Dropbox explain why API v2 removed file type permissions? In v1, an app can request to only access image files (more info here). This gives the user confidence that the app won't do anything inappropriate using their Dropbox account. If an app only wants to access image files (like how…
Your app is not currently allowed to use the API v2 beta API. error from SwiftyDropbox v1.0.2 af ...
ter upgrading Xcode to v7.2 Since upgrading Xcode to 7.2, I have not been able to download my test text file from Dropbox with my app via the iOS simulator or on device. The error message is: Download error: Optional([request-id b1786dbc15c95f302d9397134c3406b2] Bad Input: Error in call to API function "files/download":…
SwiftyDropbox API Error
After doing all the steps you indicated here --> https://blogs.dropbox.com/developers/2015/05/try-out-swiftydropbox-the-new-swift-sdk-for-dropbox-api-v2/ I could logged in a client successfully but then if I want for example to retrieve user's data with client.usersGetCurrentAccount function, I always got the same error:…
How to change application access type
HI all, I have created an app that enables to access to Dropbox with access type "App folder – Access to a single folder created specifically for your app.". Now I want to change the application permission to access type "Full Dropbox– Access to all files and folders in a user's Dropbox." How can I do that? I do not see…
java api+tomcat: HttpsURLConnectionOldImpl cannot be cast to HttpsURLConnection
When using the client API on a web app under tomcat, it would seem that all client requests I've tried so far give me this error: com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionOldImpl cannot be cast to javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection For example: using a string token created from the control panel for…
Can I Create App With My FUll Storage 1TB
I Have Pro Account, But While Create App, App Show Me 2GB Space, Can I Use 1TB Space In App ?
Planned Maintenance this Saturday, Dec 5
Please see this announcement for details: https://www.dropboxforum.com/hc/en-us/articles/206534173-Planned-Maintenance-this-Saturday-Dec-5
A task was canceled when downloading large files.
In my .net(C#) application I am trying to download the files from the dropbox using dropbox client and its working fine with the small files like 10mb but when i try to download larger files then its giving me the "A task was canceled." and i think this exception is related to timeout.How can i solve this issue beacuse i…

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