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Embedded Folder -Grid View Using AnchorTags
Hello, I've embedded a Dropbox folder in a Wordpress website using anchor tags. example: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/url" class="dropbox-embed" data-height="600px" data-width="100%"></a> It works fine but defaults to list view. I want to know how to display it as grid view automatically. Is this possible while…
ListFolderAsync return partial data
Hi, I've set a folder structure in Dropbox, so I can call CopyV2Async to clone this structure in another folder. This apparently works, but when i call ListFolderAsync on the new root, with recursive true, it returns a partial result. I've tried to make some changes directly from Dropbox web interface (like add files and…
Pagination for listfolder content
How to acheive pagination using listfolder endpoint let me know. Because at a time all the folder content reteriving into window or page it taking too much time so we need to implement in this scenarion pagination please colud help any one advance Thanks
QNAP HBS3 Dropbox api limits
Hi, I'm wondering if syncing files from QNAP using HBS3 app will user API limits on Business Accounts? Or it's whitelisted and limits are not used?
List All Shared Folders via API
I'm the ObjectiveDropboxOfficial, and I need to list all the shared folders like the official Dropbox app for iOS. Can you tell me how to do this query? I tried different search options in the listFolders(...) api but to no avail. I do see that shared folder has a non-nil _sharedFolderID, so I guess I could search…
Do I have to wait until /upload_session/finish_batch/check finishes before starting the next batch?
When reading the docs for upload_session/finish_batch it says For the same account, this route should be executed serially. That means you should not start the next job before current job finishes I'm unsure whether that means I have to wait for the batch to finish with upload_session/finish_batch/check or not before…
Re: Get thumbnail with TypeScript
hey @Greg-DB - when i try that, i get the following: TypeError: fetch is not a function at /Users/rosiew/Repositories/backend/packages/rest/.webpack/service/handler.js:441710:16 at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:93:5)
How do I fix doc_not_found error
Hello, Can someon please assist me with the doc_not_found error that I am having? I have retrieved the doc id using fileAlphaGetMetaData. I am attempting to update a .paper file with a table row. Here is my code: dbx.paperDocsUpdate({ doc_id: "{id}", doc_update_policy: "append", revision: 18, import_format: "html",…
Re: Api need to implement Evernote import to Paper
Hi, Is the API team considering reinstating the /doc/create and /doc/update endpoint or something equivalent at some point in the future? It's pretty saddening to hear that the move to paper 2020 means a regression in the API capabilities and that there's no other alternatives. Is there a place to upvote this feature…
Integrate Dropbox API In My Wordpress Website
HI there my name Is Hanzla Ijaz. I want to Integrate/connect my WordPress Website i.e: [link removed by moderator] with drop box. Is it possible? Kindly anyone help me out here by providing any documentations if there are any available. Your Help will be much appreciated. Thanks For Reading This message.
Error in call to API function "file_requests/create"
Soooo.... this has been driving me nuts for the past day or two. I am sure I am missing something obvious, but I have no other paths forward. So here goes. I have created an app. And I am trying to create file request through curl using the token I created. But i am getting Error:-- Error in call to API function…
question about deployment of Dropbox servers
Currently, we are using the dropbox API. Because our app is for global users, users in different countries use our app to upload files to their own dropbox cloud space, considering performance and information security concerns. Would you like to ask about the deployment of Dropbox servers globally and whether there are…
OAuth2 empty scope does not behave correctly
According to the OAuth2 Authorization documentation , the `scope` is a nullable String: scope String? This parameter allows your user to authorize a subset of the scopes selected in the App Console. Multiple scopes are separated by a space. If this parameter is omitted, the authorization page will request all scopes…
Moving Local Website and Local SQL to Azure
Hello, I am in the process of porting my SQL DB and Website to Azure. Basically, I did it; and it works, EXCEPT, the Dropbox part of it does not work 😞 . Below is my C# code that works when the website is running on a local machine, it works because the Dropbox app is installed on that Server. In the below code, Dropbox…
Best Method for pulling images into webpage
Working in WordPress. I need to use the API to connect and loop thru and display images in a folder. How do I get the display-able image url? Everything I search tells me to use get_temporary_link But when I go to the docs for that, it tells me I shouldn't be using this for my purpose, saying: "This URL should not be used…
Create Property Template in Java API2
Hi, I want to add some custom properties to a file that I upload in app folder permission, and I see a wiki here. I want to ask if this feature supported now? Or is there any other way to do it? Thanks https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Create-Property-Template-in-API2-Java/m-p/201822
500 error with revoke_shared_link API
When I called 'https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/revoke_shared_link', it sometimes returns 500 error. For some shared links, it returns 200. In which cases, it returns 500 error?
search_v2 API does not find some files
I'm not able to find some of the files that definitely exist in the dropbox folder. The API call comes back empty but I can download the file using the full path. Below is an example of such file, and the result of the query. I've tried different search strings and none of them worked for this specific file. The API does…
dbx.auth not working / getAccessTokenFromCode giving 400 response?
I'm trying to access the `getAccessTokenFromCode` method and I keep receiving a 400 error. On top of that, I can't seem to write the code and get it to work in the way it's written in the Auth example from the JavaScript SDK. `dbx.auth` does not work for me whether I construct an instance of Dropbox or DropboxAuth. When i…
Is there a PKCE Example for a "A client-side web application (pure Javascript)"?
Hi there, As said here (sorry for google webcache, the original page is a 404) in the bottom table If your app is A client-side web application (pure Javascript) It should Use the OAuth code flow with short-lived access tokens with PKCE (no refresh tokens). So far I have failed to implement this. (I'm using…
API-Docs partially unavailable?
Hi guys, I'm trying to access https://www.dropbox.com/lp/developers/reference/oauth-guide linked here (https://dropbox.tech/developers/pkce--what-and-why-) But that link keeps redirecting me to https://developers.dropbox.com/de-de/oauth-guide Which after a few redirects results in a 404 Have these references been moved or…
Short lived access token on new account - serverless function
I have a serverless function that accesses a Dropbox app folder using the access token generated in the app console to downloads files. It is triggered through a push notification from Dropbox. This happens in the background with no user interaction. I have been developing using my own Dropbox account and have had no…
Get thumbnail with TypeScript
Hello, I'm trying to get the thumbnail of an image with the js sdk implemented in a TypeScript application. I'm using th method fileGetThumbnail() it return a Promise<DropboxTypes.files.FileMetaData> so once the promise is resolve I have an object of the type FileMetaData. This is fine but the FileMetaData object does not…
Connection timeouts
Hi, Since 2021-03-10 11:57 we have been getting timeouts with 499 status code when trying to connect to the Dropbox cURL error 7: Failed to connect to api.dropboxapi.com port 443:... Can my IP be blocked by DropBox or what is the issue?
parallel upload failing - "lookup_failed/incorrect_offset"
we need to upload large files (several GiB) to dropbox using the API. i've written a script that uses cURL to do this in parallel. i upload the first segment of 150M in order to obtain the session ID, then upload a number of additional segments in parallel, then close the session once the parallel threads have all…
How to upload file in specific team space folder?
Hi I am using Post Request https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload endpoint to upload file in Dropbox Authorization => access token of dropbox app Content-Type => application/octet-stream Dropbox-API-Arg => {"path":"folderpath/filename.png","mode":{".tag":"add"}} Here is reference I found API…
Does sharing_create_shared_link_with_settings create new link every time?
I am using python SDK and looking at 2 different methods: 1. sharing_create_shared_link 2. sharing_create_shared_link_with_setting So from documentation I see that first method returns previously created shared link if it already exists, and creates it if it is not. Does the second method work the same, or it create a new…
How to get the time from folder in Dropbox?
Hello Dropboxers, I am using files_list_folder() and files_list_folder_continue() to get a list of files and folders of a given directory. This works and the time of a file is in server_modified in FileMetadata. But I want to know the time of a folder and I cannot find any information in FolderMetadata. How to get this…
Revoke short-lived access token without revoking the refresh token
I am using the HTTP API calls to access Dropbox. I'm trying to migrate from long-term access tokens to short-lived tokens. In order to do this, I need to test calling a refresh to get a new access token based on the refresh token. Unfortunately, the short-lived tokens take about four hours to expire, so it makes iterative…
Production Approval for a very small amount of users
Our team uses Dropbox to share files. We are a small company and we have recently developed an internal tool to help associate some additional data with our files on Dropbox. We're going through the testing with it and it's working as intended. But as I'm reading through the documentation on production approval for our…

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