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Dropbox API has "download_session" function??
Hi I have try upload session API, it's look good, My question was Dropbox API has "download_session" function?? Thanks
Service Unavailable 503
https://api.dropbox.com/oauth2/token?grant_type=refresh_token&refresh_token=<REFRESH_TOKEN>&client_id=<MYAPPID>&client_secret=<MYSECRET> When I http POST to the above URL for refreshing Access Token in my code, a 503 service unavailable is returned. However there is no any issue when I do the same thing in POSTMAN Any body…
Dropbox Apps limit
Hi DropBox community, My problem is: If i have to programmatically create apps for different types of things i want to do, for example: - An app that i use only to read account info (scopes: account.info.read) - An app that i use only to upload images (scopes: ...) - ... do i have to worry about a max number of Apps that i…
Search the file in folder
The basic search of file in all folders work fine but I want to search a file in particular folder not whole dropbox. how to implement this.
Easiest way to get (dropbox) file datetime using a dropbox link
Hi All, I share a project I'm working on through some executables on dropbox, which users get a link to, so they can download. I prefer, obviously, that they have an account, so they will have automatic synchronization to these frequently changed files. However, some do not want to install dropbox and now I'm writing a…
Check job status: how often and for how long
Hi, I understand that some operations can be asynchronous (eg, /2/sharing/share_folder or /2/sharing/remove_folder_member). My question is: how often should I check for the job status (/2/sharing/check_job/status) ? And for how long until it can be considered failed?
Dropbox Apps limit
Hi DropBox community, My problem is: If i have to programmatically create apps for different types of things i want to do, for example: - An app that i use only to read account info (scopes: account.info.read) - An app that i use only to upload images (scopes: ...) - ... do i have to worry about a max number of Apps that i…
Trouble running /2/files/list_folder in as App Authenticated
Probably I'm getting crazy, but following command: curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u "<APP KEY>:<APP SECRET>" \ --data '{"path":"","shared_link":{"url":"<shared link to folder>"}}' ... doesn't work anymore. I think, it used to work. 🤔 What's going on? It…
Dropbox Apps limit
Hi DropBox community, My problem is: If i have to programmatically create apps for different types of things i want to do, for example: - An app that i use only to read account info (scopes: account.info.read) - An app that i use only to upload images (scopes: ...) - ... do i have to worry about a max number of Apps that i…
Unable to grab some shared files from Dropbox Python SDK
Can someone help me solve my issue. I have a Dropbox Python SDK script, and this script will grab the shared files from Dropbox. My issue here is that when I run my script it will grab some files only, not all. What I want is to grab all the containing files inside the shared folders. Please take a look to this diagram for…
Dropbox returns 405 often on HEAD requests
I maintain some software that ingests files from dropbox. Recently it has started failing because dropbox often returns a 405 "Method not allowed" error on HEAD operations. Is this a known issue, is there a fix pending for this? Here's an example of this. (I have deleted this file but you can reproduce with pretty much any…
Downloading file via wget with --spider no longer working
Hello, recently, I've noticed that I can no longer use wget with the --spider flag to download dropbox files. This has been working for the past couple of years for me, but seems to no longer work. If I remove the --spider flag, I'm able to download the file. Here are the commands I'm running in terminal to test. Worked…
Download file
I had integrated dropbox using spatie/ dropbox-api. there is one function for download file. but its return only resource id. how to resolved it and download files from dropbox.
Conflict Error
Hi, Everyone. Hope you are all ok. I am getting the dreadful Failed to access a remote cloud service StatusCode: Conflict Request result: {"error_summary": "path/not_found/", "error": {".tag": "path", "path": {".tag": "not_found"}}} It is (most probably) related with the Refresh Token (and consequently the AccessToken),…
Ratelimit
Hi, I currently have a basic plan, I am using the dropbox api, in which I have an application that in its flow of use makes these requests: 1) refreshes the access token 2) looks for the metadata of a folder 3) downloads a file 4) after modifying the downloaded file it uploads it to dropbox but after some time of use I get…
Error "There was an issue setting up your call" when trying to obtain an access token
I am encountering issues when trying to obtain an access token and refresh token. I retrieved the access code from the following URL: https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=<app key>&redirect_uri=<REDIRECT URL>&token_access_type=offline&response_type=code I input the access code obtained from the above into…
slow response time when calling Dropbox.Api (6.37.0) with expired access token
Hello. I am calling an established Dropbox account setup for an application with API access with what was once a valid access token that has expired. It takes about 15 seconds or more to obtain the AuthException: expired_access_token result. Why is this? The response should be in milliseconds, not 15 seconds or more. Code…
Meta Data of Shared link
Hi there, Is there any way to view Metadata of the shared link and Download it as well in c# .net? ThankYou Asharaf
How to update shared folder link access from edit to view
I've successfully created a backend service to update shared folder member access to view only; however, the the shared folder link is still set to Edit access. I thought using the https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/modify_shared_link_settings endpoint would do the trick passing in the following parameters: {"url":…
I created a new App, scoped folder, getting cursor is not workig
I just created an app, to be used to listen for changes or new files in there. This one automatically created a new folder called `test-implementation`, (name of my app as well), I am adding files in there, I see the webhook getting in, but I am not in a position to save cursors, so I am using…
Path Not Found Error
New user here just working through the tutorial https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/dotnet#tutorial When I generate a token using an app for Full Dropbox, it works OK. However, if I generate a token using an app for an App Folder only, I get an error that the path could not be found when calling download. Here…
Does the Acces token expire?
I am using Google Apps script to create a PDF file. This is stored in my Google Drive. Yesterday I added to the script that I need a copy of new PDF files send to dropbox. Below is the script I am using. Yesterday everything worked well, a copy was sent to the dropbox. Today when I run the script, it get this error:…
Issue with API returning no data when file name has some special character
I have a code written in php, where i am trying to fetch the file data with a apostrophe, when i am trying to do this it returns no result. Tried rawurlencode as well, but didnt work. Kindly help. Code: $file_path = "/posts/00 - jeff fader - together - (gents & dandy's - gents190).txt"; $file_content =…
Is there any automation to concatenate 2 xlsx files into one?
I am using the dropbox api to upload some files, first I retrieve the xlsx file then I concatenate the new information at the end and then I upload the file, but I am afraid that the heavier the file becomes the longer it will take to download and upload the file for this reason I want to ask if, is there any way I can…
How to migrate to new Auth workflow with python SDK while minimizing need for single user input?
Hello Dropbox team, I have set up a small app as a python script which runs continuously on my server, and which needs to read some files that I store on my Dropbox storage space, in the folder dedicated to this app. This script needs to read those files at regular interval (currently every 15 minutes). When I set up this…
Do Refresh token expire
Does the refresh token expires when it is not used for long time?
Getting shared Link: Problem with permissions.
Hello everyone! I have developed an API for uploading files and generating links for downloading them. However, I am encountering an issue when trying to obtain a shared link. The problem is that when I send a request to the '/get_shared_link_file' endpoint, I receive the following error: Error: ".tag": "missing_scope",…
Dropbox raw PDF link overriding toolbar=0 & navpanes=0. Is it possible to remove the sidebar?
Hello, I've embedded a raw PDF from dropbox using this code: <embed src="dropboxpdflinkhere?raw=1" type="application/pdf" width="100%" height="100%" /> All fine and good. But usually I can add toolbar=0 and navpanes=0 on the end to control how the pdf is shown. These commands no longer work using a dropbox hosted PDF. Is…
ListFolderAsync Does Not Return Newly Added Folders
All I want to do is get a list of subfolders within the Root folder. However, if I or another member adds a new folder, it does not show up. Here's the code I'm using. async Task ListRootFolder(DropboxClient dbx) { var list = await dbx.Files.ListFolderAsync(string.Empty); folders.Clear(); foreach (var item in…
OAuth permissions issues in SwiftyDropbox under Ventura?
Have there been any changes in recent versions of SwiftyDropbox to accommodate any new security restrictions on Ventura? I developed a macOS app with a FileProvider Finder extension, which initialises smoothly under Monterey and earlier versions; however, some people installing it on Ventura are reporting a whole string of…

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