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Getting the files (svgs and images) in a public Dropbox folder
I have a public Dropbox folder that would have a bunch of files in it (the user can paste their own public link). In that folder, I want to be able to get all the files that are there; specifically images. I would like to get their names, links, thumbnails etc and then have the user download them. For now, I would just…
file upload failed randomly
While uploading the document using the Dropbox API [https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload], randomly the document gets not uploaded, the file presents with 0 bytes, if i open below, ".pdf files are supported but something went wrong/ dropbox" Why? It occurs randomly, could you please check this from your end? Note:…
"createFolder is deprecated. Use createFolder."
What is this message? There is a createFolderV2 in the headers, does it mean I should use that? Same thing with 'delete_': "delete_ is deprecated. Use delete_."
Upload multiple files in session
Backstory I have a bunch of small PDFs (18 kb each). filesUpload worked until I understood that a `429` is quite usual. Researched and found the batch endpoints. I wanted to use `/upload_session/start_batch`, `/upload_session/append_batch` & `/upload_session/finish_batch` to upload all files in a session. For stability I…
Embedding an Editable Excel Sheet from Dropbox with Sticky Headers and Indices on a Website
Hi everyone, I'm looking for a way to embed an Excel sheet (stored on Dropbox) onto my website, with sticky columns and row indices (like in Excel's Freeze Panes feature) that function across all screen sizes. The embedded sheet itself should be editable. Has anyone successfully implemented something like this? Any tips on…
file downloads have wrong content-type header
Hello, I'm testing out dropbox v2 files api. when I call "POST https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/download" API, the downloaded file seems to be always returned with the content-type header set to application/octet-stream. Am I doing something wrong or is this to be expected? As far as I can tell the contents of file…
Chatgpt Actions to interact with Dropbox
Hello, i am trying to use chatgpt actions to get and put files to my dropbox account. in below spec file, i am just trying to download /transactions.csv from root folder of my dropbox. with curl command, it works perfectly fine but using chatgpt throws error. Could you please confirm if there’s an issue with my…
Audit Log API Sorting
Hello, I'm trying to use Dropbox Events/Audit Log but the feed is a bit weird, it somewhat follows ascending order, I want to get the events in Descending order, but I'm unable to find any parameter that can allow me to do that, do you know a way to do this? your help is highly appreciated! Best
Saver API
I have a website. I want to store files from clients in dropbox servers for security reasons. So, I want to have a Form with some fields and the Saver API button for upload. When my clients use the Save API button and upload a file, will the file reside ( be it in any folder like tmp or format like a name with tmp…
Checksum, creation date, modification date
I have a couple of use cases when building 3rd party apps, for both personal and business, which as far as I can tell are not possible with the current API capabilities: 1. Checksum - File integrity verification I want to be sure that the file I just downloaded from or uploaded to Dropbox has been transferred correctly.…
Share_folder endpoint returning too_many_mounts/tree_size_exceeded
An operation that worked perfectly fine before now returns the following error: makeDropboxRequest: https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/share_folder Error making Dropbox request: too_many_mounts/tree_size_exceeded/ Network error making request to https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/share_folder: Error:…
DBChooser for iOS - how to build locally
Hi, I have been using the DBChooser framework in my app for a few years and it's been working fine, until iOS18 came out and now it fails to open the Dropbox app when invoked, with this message: BUG IN CLIENT OF UIKIT: The caller of UIApplication.openURL(_:) needs to migrate to the non-deprecated…
Does Dropbox support OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant?
I'm looking to develop an application utilizing OAuth 2.0 authentication protocol, which I know Dropbox supports. However, the application will be running on a device without a web browser, so the OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant protocol must be followed. I am wanting to know whether Dropbox supports this work flow,…
API Error "path/not_found" when creating shared_link
When interacting with the API, I get a path/not_found error. This happens when I upload a file to dropbox using the path /2/files/upload. After that, I create a link to the file using the path /2/sharing/create_shared_link and specify the path_display received after uploading the file. The error occurs very rarely, but it…
Long Lived Token
Hello Previously I have Long Lived Access Token. So no need to generate sort lived access token again and again. Help me out to get long lived access token without Authorization Code or give me another way to get it.
0 bytes when uploading PDF through API
I am using Webflow and Wized to upload a file to Dropbox however when I upload the file the response says size 0 and in dropbox it says 0 bytes and I can't open it. const contentToCapture = document.querySelector('.pdf-content'); html2canvas(contentToCapture, { scale: 0.75 }).then((canvas) => { const base64image =…
API 'Connection Aborted' Error
Hello! I'm downloading files from an App Folder. I am downloading each one by one, totaling over 3000 files. I left the program to run and after 201 requests I got the error pasted below. I don't have a VPN or anything that would change my wifi connection as far as I know. Here is the code I am using: print("Initializing…
get_shared_link_metadata API problem with the new '/scl' folder links.
Hello, I think get_shared_link_metadata API has a bug with the new "/scl" links. When I send it a link to a shared folder and path to a file inside it: // https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/get_shared_link_metadata{path: "/001 (2).zip", url: "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ppu9pgy84/h?rlkey=90bu"} The response is: {…
Binary Diff ?
Seems so stupid to have to upload a whole file when using the API even if 1 byte has changed. Are you able to offer a way of updating a certain block so we as developers can do the binary diff our end and upload the parts that have changed.
Dropbox refuses to connect when using embedder
When i try to use the embedder in an iframe, it shows that dropbox.com refused to connect. I made sure that i have added localhost in chooser/saver/embedder domain section in the app console, similar posts seem to have this as a solution but it does not work for me, any idea why and how to fix it?
How to add the entire team to team folder by api
Hi, We have tried to create the team folder and add the entire team but failed. After successfully created team folder by api "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/team/team_folder/create", we tried to add the entire team with "group_id" to the team folder but failed, the api is "…
API Upload .HEIC and convert to JPG
I am using the API to upload images and make them public. I get the public link back and embed in my application. ALL GOOD. Now I am looking to allow .HEIC uploads. I don't see anything in the API to cause the conversion. So, I put automation on my parent folder and that seems to create another duplicate photo converted to…
Invalid Folder Name with Team API
I am trying to create folders using the api in a team folder like this: // Get Namespace IDconst dbx = new Dropbox({ accessToken: process.env.DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN }); const baseFolder = "/Data Transfers";const customerFolder = `${baseFolder}/${folder_name}`;const dataFolder = `${customerFolder}/data`; // Create a folder in…
Zapier - 409 error path/not found
Hello everyone! I'm trying to get the meta data for a file so I can access the "shared_folder_id" and then add a member (or group if possible) to that folder. It's on a team folder. I'm using Zapier as I want this to be automated upon a trigger. The issue I get is during a Post request to get_metadata, the path cannot be…
How to create a team folder and share with everyone of the team members using Dropbox API?
We want to create a team folder and share the team folder with everyone of the dropbox managed users through the Dropbox Api. Could you let us know how to do it?
Know uploaded by user of a file and folder
Hi, I am developing an application where I need to know the user who uploaded particular file. I checked that dropbox UI has that information available and it fetches it from https://www.dropbox.com/2/files/get_upload_info endpoint. This endpoint is not listed in dropbox API documentation. Also, response returned by it…
Unable to share folders since migration to updated team space
Back in June, our Dropbox Business account was migrated to the Updated Team Space system. We have a custom application that manages automatically uploading files and sharing folders with our customers. Everything was working fine prior to June, new files could be uploaded, folders could be shared, and folder members could…
Images for gallery
I am a novice, sorry for the lame question, but I need to make an app that searches images based on their tags. Since all apps are located in the Applications/[my app] folder, all images to be sorted (3K+) need to be relocated into this new folder? If so, is there a way to make a redirecting link to the existent folder I…

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