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Shared media files with ?dl=1 parameter not working in mobile iOS Safari browsers
Hello Dropboxers, I suddently encounter problems loading media files via a shared link with the ?dl=1 parameter in (at least) the iOS Safari browser. The following sharing links work fine in most browsers, but when I open it in Safari on an iPhone (iOS 12, iOS13), the video isn't loaded and the following error is thrown:…
/files/list_folder includes .app packages as folders
Hello, there are certain files such as the ones with .app extension which show up as Application files both on Mac and on the Dropbox client as well (see screenshot below). However when traversing them using the /files/list_folder API they show up as a folder (see attached code) and lack a way to determine when they were…
Store Multiple Access Tokens
Hi. I am building an android app which uses dropbox api to connect to dropbox through auth flow and then upload files on dropbox, I want to store my access token for each account into the database so that with multiple accounts i have access tokens for each account, I am doing this because i do not want to generate new…
Re: Alamofire compilation errors after installing the SwiftyDropbox in Xcode project with CocoaPods
Hey, I am new to IOS Debelopment. I have install cocoapod 1.0.0 version & i have swift 5.0. I have install Almofire 4.0 into my prject it is installed successfully but while compiling the app it throws multiple errors into default files. Please guide me. Thanks in advance
Call the getTemporaryLink in Objective c api, return status code 409
I am trying to get TemporaryLink by api but it always return status code 409 email_not_verified DBUserClient *client = [DBClientsManager authorizedClient]; [[client.filesRoutes getTemporaryLink:<filePath>] setResponseBlock:^(DBFILESGetTemporaryLinkResult * _Nullable result, DBFILESGetTemporaryLinkError * _Nullable…
python3 and API V2: turn off certificate checking?
I'm using python3 and used pip install dropbox. On my home machine, I use the sample with dbx.users_get_curent_account() and it works fine. On the work VPN, I get a stream of exceptions (pasted below) the bottom line is requests is refusing to connect because of "Self signed cretificate in certificate chain". What I would…
iOS getTemporaryLink() cannot be used for streaming
I'm trying to play a video file stored in my Dropbox folder in an `AVPlayer`. The link was retrieved using getTemporaryLink() of SwiftyDropbox. The Dropbox documentation states that getTemporaryLink() is used to "Get a temporary link to stream content of a file." However, the link I get is in the form:…
List Namespaces in API
Is it intentional that the Dropbox API also lists out the deleted folders (but it does not list out the permanently deleted) ?
file_properties_properties_add() - InternalServerError('', 500, '')
Hello, I'm using Python 3.6 and Dropbox API installed with pip under Linux 4.4.0-18362-Microsoft #476-Microsoft Fri Nov 01 16:53:00 PST 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux (WSL Ubuntu). I'm short it out everything to be able to add my own properties to the files but, everything fails in the last command, when I tried to…
Create a form to upload file to Dropbox file request folder
I am completely new to API development having only limited coding experience. My goal is to create a form that allows the user to upload a file to a Dropbox file request folder. If Dropbox file request allowed you to enter text along with uploading a file, then I wouldn't have this need. How do I tell the form where to…
About linking dbx User's account
Finalizing a web page frontend, i come over a thing maybe obvious for others. I've take a fast look and i've understand if i'm not wrong, that i can't link a dbx user account. I mean: i display on page files of a dbx user, and as well, i would like to link to visitors, his dbx account. Something like…
Error in call to API function "files/download"
I use DropBox API to implement Dropbox in Xamarin.Forms (NET Standard). I upload a file success, but when I download I get this error Dropbox.Api.BadInputException: Error in call to API function "files/download": Bad HTTP "Content-Type" header: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded". Expecting one of "text/plain",…
How to dowload a shared file by its id?
I'm trying to make a simple web app that will list contents on one particular shared folder. There is about 200 small excel files in that folder and the app would like to download those files and do some magic on them. I was able to list all files with: dbx.filesListFolder({ path: "/some path", include_media_info: true,…
Show Contents of Shared Folder In an IFrame?
Is there a PHP code snippet or HTML code that would allow me to display a shared folder's list of files and subfolders inside an iframe and then they can perform any of the normal Dropbox functions (view/download) within the iframe?
Providing Users access to MY files via a Dropbox API app.. I don't care about their files
I've got a big Dropbox folder full of PDFs that I'd like to allow users to download from my website. However, everything I've seen in the API seems to work with the user's Dropbox account, allowing the website to pull up files from their accounts, etc. Literally all I want is to show my visitors a list of files and folders…
ZipException
Using literally exactly the same code as on the GitHub tutorial, I get a ZipException whenever I try to call a method with client.files(). DbxRequestConfig config = DbxRequestConfig.newBuilder("Greysia Bot").build(); DbxClientV2 client = new DbxClientV2(config, ACCESS_TOKEN); ListFolderResult result =…
Does Dropbox API support user account and subscription creation?
Does Dropbox API support creation of user accounts, subscriptions, subscriptions changing, etc? For example, can I make an app that users can use to purchase some Dropbox products? (also posted question on stackoverflow).
Remove member and transfer files (409) Conflict
I'm trying to automate a leaver process and want to disable an active user and transfer their files to another active user. Using endpoint /members/remove I can successfully disable a user if this is all I'm requesting, but when I add to the request transfer of files as well (by using transfer_dest_id) API call fails with…
Suddenly seeing rate limit errors
Hi, We have millions of files in a Dropbox for Business team folder. We've build a filing system internally, which is more specialized to our use case than any general purpose storage solution like Dropbox. We also build a "sanitization tool", where our internal users can view files in Dropbox and select which to migrate…
Re: -canOpenURL: failed for URL: "dbapi-8-emm://1/connect" - error: "The operation co
Hi, I run through the same problem. Now I have been getting to this screen But then nothing happens when I click on either of the two buttons. This is the function I have in my app delegate func application(_ app: UIApplication, open url: URL, options: [UIApplication.OpenURLOptionsKey : Any] = [:]) -> Bool { if let…
Detect if a folder does not synchronize
Hi! I am writing in c# (Visual Studio, Windows Forms) and I want to know if a file does not synchronize. Is there a way to do it?
Internal Server Error 500 while trying to upload on AWS from shared link
Hi, first post here. I am trying to use a shared link to upload a folder to an AWS instance. This worked perfectly until this morning, where I receive the mentioned error. This the wget output: --2020-03-24 09:16:18-- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i5e3nj04nzgvhga/AACWCJJUNa4E3NOD5UOKns8va?dl=1 Resolving www.dropbox.com…
Working with File Content Sent From API file download curl request (php code)
I have a file that is in the form of a word doc on my dropbox application. I was able to get a working php curl without any errors from dropbox's side to download the file. I understand through the http docs that it is the file content that you are reading from the api. However, in my application, the curl is executed and…
Upload from Android application
I am uploading files from android phone to my Dropbox. The path/directory where I am writing is Apps/p19 my upload code does the following: But this never succeeds. mDBApi.putFile("Apps/p19/t.csv",inputStream, filename.length(), null, null); Is my path wrong or am i making any mistake in the putFile call ?
Get size and date of file
Hello guys. Please give me your advise. I use Swift Dropbox API request (client.files.listFolder) for getting all folders/files recursively. In response I get description for every entry such as: Description: { "client_modified" = "2015-10-12T16:35:08Z"; "content_hash" =…
What is the call for logout from current Dropbox account?
What is the call for logout from current Dropbox account? I followed exactly same procedure to configure my project using SwiftyDropbox. I have called this to logout button in my code: DropboxClientsManager.unlinkClients() But when i again login with code: import SwiftyDropbox func myButtonInControllerPressed() {…
Understanding how the metadata API works and updates files
Hi, I'm developing a desktop application that allows users to view and add file metadata. The metadata is stored separately from the files themselves. I'd like to integrate this with Dropbox, and I figured that Dropbox's metadata API was a logical thing to use. In order for the application to work efficiently, it'll need…
Dropbox API download errors
trying to get the Dropbox API for android studio. i want to download the github repo and run the examples. i ran the following code like the README said: $git clone https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-java.git $cd dropbox-sdk-java $ ./update-submodules When I then try to run $ ./gradlew build I get a fail with this…
api v2 token expired !
Hello Everyone, I noticed my api v2 oauth token expires after 4 hours. Is there anything i should modify in my account settings for the oauth token to never expire ? If not, is there any workaround i could use to refresh the token automatically ? thank you, Anouk
Certificate Pinning with v2 API
Does the v2 API support certificate pinning automatically, or is it an option? What I know about pinning other than the basics can fit on the head of a pin. The last full discussion I found on the forums here was from 2015. Any help/guidance is appreciated. Thanks!

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