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PNG transparency in thumbnails
Hi im using the Javascript API to grab a few thumbnails for images in my app folder however wehn i grab the thumbnail for a png with transparency / alpha the transparent part shows as white in the thumbnail this is the method i am using to get the thumbs…
After token refresh contents still need authorization to download
import dropbox box = dropbox.Dropbox(oauth2_refresh_token=<Refresh_Token>, app_key=<app_key>, app_secret=<app_secret>) With logging info able to see the following message: ``` INFO : Refreshing access token. ``` Later while trying to fetch the metadata using the following command: ```box.files_get_metadata(<File_name>)```…
why there is no option for write mode for move/copy files
I notice there is an option to use writemode mode=dropbox.files.WriteMode.overwrite when using uploading API ( dbx.files_upload() ), but there is no option for copying/moving file api. Can we add that? I'm using Python SDK: dbx.files_move_v2()dbx.files_copy_v2() and have been writing many boilerplates to handle file…
Newtonsoft.Json.JsonReaderException: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: E
Dear support, since 20th May we have started to encounter random failures when invoking `DropboxClient.Files.ListFolderAsync` function, see the following stacktrace: Newtonsoft.Json.JsonReaderException: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: E. Path '', line 0, position 0.at…
409 error when attempting to download image files
This was working perfectly fine a few days ago when I was testing integration with aibrush.art. Now when my app makes requests for any files ending in .webp or .png, a 409 response is returned with no payload. If I download the corresponding .json file with image metadata, it downloads with no problem. Seems like an api…
Dropbox API - 'path/not_found/' error on folders with parenthesis in the folder name.
When I access any folder with a parenthesis in the folder name, I get an error that the path doesn't exist. I assume it is a url encoding problem, but when I encode the URL it only encodes the spaces in the path and not the parentheses. Also encoding the URL makes the path of any other folder name fail. Is there a work…
Save As PDF Through API
When I preview a document in my browser, I am able to click Workflows -> Save As -> PDF to convert the file to an appropriate extension (in this case, I am trying to convert a .tif file to a .pdf so I can preview all pages). Is it possible to run that Save As workflow programmatically? Is there any API I can hook into?…
Issue with Dropbox API Integration - Error 401 (Unauthorized)
Recently, I added a new folder named "App" to my Dropbox account and uploaded some files, including "addressable" files. After doing so, I obtained all the necessary data (key, secret, and token through the provided link) Initially, everything was working smoothly, and all files were being downloaded correctly without any…
Help Integrating Dropbox, File Request feature with wordpress users? Happy to pay!
Hi There I am creating a wordpress site, where my students will be able to upload files on individual topics. File request feature allows me, where I can create individual links / folder for specific topics Now the issue is that, they have to add their name, email addresses again. Will it be possible to integrate this with…
list_folder continue and get latest cursor are returning deleted items when false.
Trying to figure out why I am getting deleted items returned when my original get_latest_cursor input is: { "include_deleted": false, "include_has_explicit_shared_members": false, "include_media_info": false, "include_mounted_folders": true, "include_non_downloadable_files": true, "path": "/path", "recursive": true,…
Problem with upload API and character with accent
Hello, I have some problème with the upload API. When my fichier contain accent, the API return a status 401 and when I change the character without the accent it works. But in french, we need the accent. I want to know if there is a solution for this? For the moment I use unicode() for change automatically characters that…
check/app endpoint not working (Not base64 encoded)
Hi,Regarding: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#check-app I can't get this one to work, getting a weird error reply: Error in call to API function "check/app": message:"Not base64 encoded" error_type:INVALID_BASE_64 The other check endpoint works just fine (check/user). Any…
How to create shortcuts (non-downloadable .web files) using the API
Hi, I'm looking for a way to create shortcuts (e.g. Create -> Shortcut in web client that results in a non-downloadable .web file) using the Dropbox API in a team space. I otherwise have no problems working with ordinary file and folder types using the API. I went through the API documentation, but wasn't able to find a…
Programatically generate auth token for nodejs server with javascript SDK
Hi! I've tried to read up on the doc/previous threads here, but couldn't quite figure this one out.. So, I'm building a web application in which I want an image gallery served from a specific Dropbox directory folder on my personal Dropbox. The web app communicates with a Nodejs server that I am also building. The two…
new sharing links not working on web service old links work fine
i need to call a web service on a DB share link here is the web service call. the first (old format ) works fine. the second call using the new format does not work. the links were made from the same folder within seconds of each other. any work arounds? thanks for any ideas.
Refresh token generates an invalid access token?
Guys, I have obtained a refresh token without problem. I put that in the code to generate an access token, then use the access token to gain access to my files and folders. However, when using the access token, I got the return complaining the it is invalid! That indicates an invalid access token is generated by using the…
Change to API Creating Shared Links
We use the API to upload a document and return a shared link to a database and it appears that there was a change to the API last week so Shared Links are no longer returned. What changed and how can we fix this?
tsenterr (55) SSLWrite() returned error -9805
Hi, I received the following error from tsNet while sending a file to dropbox. tsenterr (55) SSLWrite() returned error -9805 (55) is just an upload error. I can't find anything on -9805. I checked the obvious things like making sure I had enough space on DB. Does anyone know what this error code is referring to? Is there a…
Downloading a zip file using Api doesnt work
Hello Team , I have a "App folder" created and I try to list all the files inside the folder . From the response received , I grep for a particular zip file and download the zip file using "/2/files/download_zip" endpoint . It does download the zip file but when I try to unzip it using "unzip <filename>" , it doesnt unzip…
error 500 when trying to access a folder with a shared_link using Dropbox API
Hello, I am trying to get the contents of a folder using a shared link like this: {"path": "", "shared_link": {"url": "https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xxxxx"}} I have tried both direct HTTP using postman and also using the Dropbox Javascript API, with exactly the same results - both times I get an HTTP 500 response but no error…
C# / DotNet DropBoxClient - Cannot List Contents of Public Shared Folder Anymore
Ran into an odd issue that appeared out of nowhere in code that has ran successfully for years: ... var sharedMeta = await dbx.Sharing.GetSharedLinkMetadataAsync(dropBoxLink); ListFolderResult sharedFiles = null; if (sharedMeta.PathLower == null) { var sharedLink = new SharedLink(dropBoxLink); // This is a share link to…
How to encode/decode correctly using NetSuite file upload in Suitelet
I'm trying to use NetSuite's N/file module to upload a file to DropBox. I've been successful at authentication, getting a 200 when submitting the POST request to Create FolderV2 and Upload File. However, I can't figure out how to get the file contents to set correctly. Currently, the file is being created with the some…
is there any Java sdk method to generate access token on the run by taking app key and app secret??
Hello Dropbox team, As Access token is expiring every 4 hours, we have to regenerate them every 4 hrs. This is becoming difficult to update the access code in my script manually. I'm looking for a Java SDK method that generate access token automatically every 4 hours by taking app key/app secret as input parameters. Could…
General direction
So I am writing a Node js application for my company. We already have a business Dropbox account. The app will monitor a company network folder and upload files to our Dropbox folder for one of our vendors to process. I've already created an app within the app console to use its own folder. Generated tokens work fine, but…
Download XLSX files from Dropbox API using NodeJS
Hi Community, I'm having some issues to download XLSX files from Dropbox API using NodeJs. The response is ok (200), but I need to use content-Type as binary or Txt. I would like to download the XLS file SAVE it into a local folder. Could you help me with that? Thanks Gustavo
Dropbox Nuget for .NET MAUI?
Does the latest Dropbox NuGet support .NET MAUI (Android, iOS)? I am seeing Dropbox.API 6.37.0, Official Dropbox.NET V2 SDK. Thanks
API moving/renaming of files is slow
At the moment i'm testing the api and noticed if i move multiple files/folder it only moves one file a second. Renaming also suffers from the same problem. This seems rather slow. On the webpage it seems not fast but happens a bit faster. Is there a hard limit or can it be optimized? It can cause issues for me, if multiple…
Change file permission, files.content.read
Dear support, Currently, my app is using the "long lived token" to access to the app folders. The permission for that folder was set to "files.content.write". I would like to add the permission, "files.content.read". I was able to make that change in the app console. The box next to it is checked to indicate the change is…
Dropbox rate limit for folder/file retrieval
My team is using Dropbox API to fetch and search for files and folders. While there is pagination, it is unclear as to how many more items are available and how many more calls needs to be made to retrieve the same.There is a possibility to have, say, a million files. Is there a rate limit to the numbers of calls made…
How to integrate Dropbox API for seamless file upload and download in a web app?
How can I integrate Dropbox API into my web application for seamless file uploading and downloading functionality?

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