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how to get list of newly added files via api
How to get list of newly added files via api ?
filesUploadSessionFinishBatchV2: Response failed with a 413 code
Hello! I am trying to upload 10~20 image files at once to Dropbox professional account with Javascript SDK. Each image is less than 15MB. According to DBX Performance guide, I tried to upload 1 image with batch function like below. file1 = "./public/demo/1.png";file2 = "./public/demo/2.jpg";data1 =…
app name
Hi Team, Is there only one dropbox app created in app console for one user or one user can have multiple apps under his/her name. Regards Divya
How to create oauth2 access token from code?
Hello, I have written a backup solution and want to automatically post the backup file (a zip) to my Dropbox account every day when backup finishes. How can I create an auth2 token by code and use it to post my file? I have solved the issues around posting the file, but I have not figured out how to automatically create…
/sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings unauthorized
Hello, im trying to create a shared link with /sharing/create_shared_link_with_settings. Despite having the sharing.write set to my App, i get unauthorized all the time. What am i missing here?
API Download Speed Limit
Hello there, I have a Premium Plus plan and been using the dropbox API to download a couple of files, several times per week. They are around 20 zips with ~100GB in file size. When I start to download these files after a long period without using the API, I get a 100MB/s download speed in the first one or two files. Then,…
/files/search_v2 returning files that are not in the specified 'path'
Hi, I am experiencing an issue with API requests to /files/search_v2 (and /files_search) where files are being returned that are outside of the specified 'path' option that is being sent with the API request. To explain my use case: We have a directory /output. When files appear in this directory, we use the Dropbox…
Javascript saver have no cancel option and the progress is not coming properly
Hello good people, I'm using the dropbox saver in a NUXT application to save files to the user dropbox account after a certain task. There are some issues I'm facing while implementing this, * I didn't find an option to cancel the upload in the SDK. Sometimes the files are really big and we'd like to have a cancel option…
list_folder / get_file_metadata not returning path_lower
Hi, I am trying the list_folder & get_file_metadata APIs, but both of them doesn't seem to be returning path_lower/path information in FileMetadata. The value is null. I tried from my java code and from the API explorer. Response from API explorer is below.…
Can't delete files with powershell
function DropBox-FileDelete { Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$SourceFilePath ) $DropBoxAccessToken = TOKEN HERE $testFile = $SourceFilePath $TargetFilePath="/$testFile" $arg = '{"path": "' + $TargetFilePath + '"}' $authorization = "Bearer " + $DropBoxAccessToken $headers = New-Object…
After upload image crashed in dropbox
Hello, I have used following code to upload image to dropbox https://www.npmjs.com/package/dropbox-v2-api#downloading-issues const downloadStream = dropbox({ resource: 'files/download', parameters: { path: '/source/file/path' } }); const uploadStream = dropbox({ resource: 'files/upload', parameters: { path:…
OpenId connect with dropbox
Hey, I have found this documentation (https://developers.dropbox.com/oauth-guide) about the usage of OAuth2.0 with dropbox. I was wondering if there is any way to integrate OIDC (Openid Connect). The main reason I need it, is because I need to get an 'Id Token' that has been added with the OIDC, and when trying to send a…
Dropbox Identity Provider
Does Dropbox have its own Idenfity Provider which is accesible via the API. For example like Google or Microsoft
Upload Zip to Dropbox using Powershell
i try to uploading zip file to dropbox via powershell, but it's taking forever, the file size is very small, please help and here is the powershell code: function SendFilesToDropbox() { foreach($zipfile in (Get-ChildItem -Filter "*.zip").Name ) { Param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$SourceFilePath,…
Will upgrading from Dropbox Plus to Dropbox Business break my API app?
Hi guys, I am have long used a Dropbox Plus account that is simply shared among several employees. It beautifully syncs files across several devices. I built an application using the API that integrates with our custom CRM as well, so we can automatically create new client folders in Dropbox (that everyone can see), save…
Generated access token
Can someone help me? Every time I generate an access token for my integration it changes within 30-45 seconds and my integration fails. Is there something I am missing as to why the code would only be valid for 30-60 seconds? The integration works for the first file but by the second file and token code it fails due to it…
generate code by using curl dropbox api
I don't want user interaction to click and allow a button to get code. I want to get it through curl or api.
Slow Upload Speeds with Integration API
Transmit, GoodSync, Synology Cloudsync -- third party applications that transfer via DB's API, will see sub 100mbps upload speeds. Using the dropbox desktop app, I'm seeing close to 1,000mbps. Multiple systems all show same results. Is dropbox intentionally throttling connections inbound to their 3rd party API?
Redirect URI SwiftyDropbox
Hi! When I configure app settings, I entered a custom redirect Uri. How can I use it when returning to the application after successful authorisation? Because when I return the url, I have other, which by default is a hardcode in the SDK. Thanks in advance.
sharing/list_file_members/batch won't return cursor
Hi, While using the API when member count exceed the limit of members per file no cursor is returned (as apposed to the documentation). Yet, while using the same limit using sharing/list_file_members the cursor is returned. Therefore, for getting the extra members from a file in sharing/list_file_members/batch, I must…
Bulk sharing (individual link)
I need to share files with anyone by links. But I need each file to have an individual links. And I needed a way to get these links at once, not having to click on each file and copy the link
Minimal client to "sync" files via API?
Hi all, I have a question about how to use the Dropbox API to accomplish something: sync a bunch of files into a Dropbox folder. Sounds easy, right? Well, this is going to be done from an embedded (microcontroller) target, so I have to do 100% of it myself. I am almost not a backend dev, so I might be overlooking…
Java SDK: authorizing with a refresh token, getting "no auth function available for given request"
I'm trying to get authorization using refresh token to work in my project, but I'm having some trouble. This is a command line tool that will run as a cron job, so there shouldn't be any user interaction except once when setting up the configuration. I start by maunally going to an authorization URL in a browser:…
sharing_get_file_metadata access error
Hello, I want to get the file sharing information (such as how is it shared, if by link or who can view the file etc.) so I'm using sharing_get_file_metadata with the admin team member id and the file id, but I get an access error: GetFileMetadataError('access_error', SharingFileAccessError('invalid_file', None) Even…
Dropbox Python API - how best to create sharable folders with hundreds of files inside
We use Dropbox's python module, we have some folders which we are creating shared links for that have hundreds of items in, which all need individual links creating for. You have to do a request for every item, which is slow. Is there a better way to do this?
MFA status for users
Hi, I would like to query the API for a list of users and their MFA status and import into our SOC so we can ensure that all accounts are protected. I've been looking at the TeamMemberInfo object returned here but it seems the response does not include the MFA status for the user. I've found this post as…
dowloadUrl failing on iOS 16 with NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513
My app has been using the Objective-C SDK without problem for many years. Currently I am running ObjectiveDropboxOfficial (6.3.2) My app uses the API to allow the user to browse their Dropbox account and download PDF files. Now on the iOS 16 beta (beta 3 is the first I've tried), I am getting permission errors like what…
How to 'operate on a team member\'s Dropbox' in python
Error: Error in call to API function "files/list_folder": This API function operates on a single Dropbox account, but the OAuth 2 access token you provided is for an entire Dropbox Business team. Since your API app key has team member file access permissions, you can operate on a team member\'s Dropbox by providing the…
Downloading files in a shared folder
I have an URL for a folder with files that I need to download using the API. Although the folder is public, and I'm able to download files from it on the website without any kind of authorizaiton or credentials, I'm not sure how appropriate it is to post it in a public forum. As an example that's similar, and gets me the…
[Help] Cannot download file if the file name has spaces
when i use download API, it works well if download FileName does not has space. But return eroor 400 if download FileName has space such as "a b.png", it says `Something went wrong. Don't worry, your files are still safe and the Dropboxers have been notified.`

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