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how to get the url of the file after uploading it
I am using the sdk for python, what I have not been able to do is how can I get the url of the file after it has been uploaded to dropbox, I hope you can help me, I appreciate your support.
Creating and getting shared links through the API is way too slow
Hi, I'm using Dropbox API v2 to generate and get shared links for thousands of files. Both requests are taking in average 1.7 seconds so the process is taking way too long (28 minutes per 1000 files). This is what I'm using: CREATE: resourceSharedLink = client.sharing().createSharedLinkWithSettings(resourcePath).getUrl();…
Get shared links for a path for all users?
I am using the Dropbox Python API to manage shared links across multiple users on a Team. In my own UI I show the contents of a certain path/folder which the user then chooses to create a shared link for this file/folder. This link gets shared between our team members and all is well. When another user browses to this same…
Webhook integration -- Challenge is inserted at the start of the URL parameters
Hi All, I'm working on a Dropbox integration, but am running into a problem. The URL I wish to receive the request on has parameters already within the URL. When I try send the verification I find that the challenge is inserted as the first parameter, which breaks the request on the receiving end. eg. URL…
Wildcard search
I'm writing an app where I'd like to be able to search for all video/image files in a particular folder. For example, for the root I was imagining that I'd be able to post something like this to files/search_v2 : { "options" : { "file_categories": ["video", "image"] } } but that fails because I haven't supplied a 'query'…
Embedding files on our website
When I upload a picture or video to a dropbox folder that is a subfolder sorted into days within an umbrella folder (manually - only a couple a day) - how do I automatically embed the most recent .jpg/.mp4 of any of the subfolders into the website. Purely displaying the image or video itself and not the list of what is in…
BackwpUp error al enviar a Dropbox
Buenos días, desde hace unas dos semanas y tras varios años de uso, me sale este error al ejecutar el plugin de wordpress: [31-Jan-2022 07:58:39] /var/www/vhosts/tincan.es/noticiasit/wp-content/plugins/backwpup/inc/class-destination-dropbox-api.php: DropBox API: (401) Token incorrecto o caducado. Respuesta del servidor:…
API for folder activity (Pro plan)
Is there an API that will tell me how many changes occurred in a folder within a specified date range? Specifically, I've had situations where turning on a days-long unpowered laptop or desktop seems to make Dropbox think it should revert everything to the Dropbox folder's contents as it was on the day the laptop was…
PHP: get direct link to every file in a folder
Hi, So we are handling DICOM images to be shown in a web viewer. The problem now is that there are 3000+ files that need to be loaded in the viewer. The JS viewer takes direct links for files as array to load and display them. Is there a way to get list of files with direct links…
Login form not appear in my xamarin APP
A few days in my android App that uses Dropbox.Api (v. 4.9.4) when OAuth2Authenticator loads the login form, user and password fields are not displayed.
Violation of RFC2616 on some of the Dropbox servers in relation to authentication page
Hello, Since 19th of January 2022 the Dropbox backend servers have started to respond differently to the HTTP request to https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=[censored] - at least some (if not all) of the servers responding add the header: "Content-Encoding: br" ... i.e. utilize the br-compression for the…
Dropbox login problem in android webview.
Android App (WebView) : Url Call WebView1.LoadUrl("https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=" & MyDropboxID & "&response_type=token&redirect_uri=http://127.0.0.1/") I was logged in normally in the Android app until January 20, 2022. I cannot log in from the Android app after January 21, 2022. When I click [sign…
Refresh token, where I can find an implementation example or tutorial?
Hi, I need to update my app to support new OAuth code flow with PKCE/scopes and new short-lived tokens. For code flow with PKCE and scopes I see there is the new method "DBClientsManager.authorizeFromControllerV2:...". But, where I can find a tutorial or an example about using and refreshing short-lived tokens? I don't…
Dropbox Chooser
I am using Dropbox chooser in my app which is under development. Using my app I can click a button to select an image from my personal Dropbox and view it in my app. The link is then saved in the app database to be able to show it later. This works fine for a day but the next day the links no longer work. I am using the…
Re: Dropbox v2 api. Javascript app installed in Windows Server behind proxy
I have a node.js app which runs on AWS Lambda. The Lambda is connected with a VPC. It goes internet with a static IP. I use v10.23.0 dropbox-sdk-js. It always seems to run on my local but it sometimes runs on the lambda, sometimes gets fetch error. My code is like this: async function main() { const Dropbox =…
Background download from app extension in SwiftyDropbox
Hi -- my macOS app was working fine when I was downloading from Dropbox in the main app, but once I added download calls from my FileProvider helper app, I started getting a string of errors. First, in order to let both components talk to each other, I had to create my own transport client with the shared container…
Dropbox API key problem
I am using software which can use the Dropbox API to make automatic backups. The issue is that the API key generated for this app starts with a - sign. The software doesn't like that there is a - sign at the start. I can't seem to find any option to generate a new API key for this app.
Dropbox raidrive Token expired
Hey there, Currenty I have a Plex Media Server running on a windows server at home which accesses the Media from Dropbox via Raidrive. The issue here is: Dropbox stops working after not less than 24 hours or so. As soon as I restart RaiDrive it works perfectly fine until a couple hours later, then the issue repeats itself.…
How can I disable the captcha on signing
Hi Greg, I just encountered some problems with our selenium testing, it seems our signing for our app just recently aquired a captcha. captcha is good for security but bad for automation run :) . Is there any account or any test environment, we can use for our application testing where we dont face captcha issue.
dropbox.exceptions.BadInputError
I am trying to connect an app to my company dropbox account. Here is the code: from hashlib import sha256import hmacimport jsonimport osimport threadingimport urllib.parsefrom dotenv import load_dotenvfrom dropbox import Dropbox, DropboxOAuth2Flowfrom dropbox.files import DeletedMetadata, FolderMetadata, WriteModefrom…
Getting error by calling https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/list_shared_links
hey, I want to revoke sharing urls without knowing the urls, so I wanted to list all shared links for the specific cursor which I have from using the search v2 endpoint. But I get following response: { "error_summary": "reset/.", "error": { ".tag": "reset" }} When I try to create a sharelink via endpoint…
Too Many Write Operations when Uploading Files
Hello @Greg-DB I am getting too_many_write_operations/ at times while uploading a hierarchy of folders each containing a single file. I am using the UploadSessionStartAsync, UploadSessionAppendV2Async, UploadSessionFinishAsync and UploadAsync APIs to upload files using fragment buffer. Sometimes all the files get uploaded…
not possible to access the thumbnail from getThumbnailBatch in swiftydropbox
DropboxClientsManager.authorizedClient?.files.getThumbnailBatch(entries: subList).response(queue: DispatchQueue.global(qos: .default), completionHandler: { (dataResponse, error) in if((dataResponse) != nil) { let results = dataResponse?.entries //print("getThumbnailBatch dataResponse:",results) results?.forEach { result in…
The app has reached its user limit
I am developer of an app that uses Dropbox API for storing backups. The app is in production mode and works fine. But one of the app users cannot link to Dropbox account with the fail message "The app has reached its user limit". User runs the app on Android 6. What should I do to resolve the problem?
Create Shared link on upload
Hi is it possible to upload a file and create a shared link for the same using only one API call. The options available out there needs to make atleast two calls to get a shared link. Doing this would result in reduction of response time for my app.
How to display thumbnails in React Native?
The endpoint /2/files/get_thumbnail_v2 returns application/octet. I have tried encoding it as base64 string but can't get it to display on react native application.
Downlad file from the public link
Hi, i got the public link from client and file is not stored in my dropbox account can i downloaded that public link file through api thanks Talha
Log4j vulnerability in dropbox java sdk
Hi, Is there any Log4j vulnerability with any version of dropbox Java SDK? Currently, we are using the 4.0.1 version of Java SDK. Do we need to upgrade it?
App marketing and discoverability
This is an App Marketing related question but I'm posting it here as this is the only section I can find targeted to developers. Please point to a suitable section to post such questions in future. If not there, why not make a section devoted to App Marketing? If I develop an App for Dropbox: * What features for…
The domain name you entered is invalid
Hi, I'm installing a API connection and in the field that i have to fill in my website I wrote https://immop.be . But I get the fault message :"The domain name you entered is invalid". Although the name is correct. Why do i get this message for an existing website ? How can I fix this ?

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