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I need a clean working example of CREATE FOLDER
I tested many examples, but always get a issue about some missing parameter. For a beginer on this, like me, it became frustative. A clean example like "url-dropbox-api- functio+key+secret+token+folderToCreate" in a lite javascript function without any jquery on this. You know?: the clear way to something. Even a static…
Download dropbox images to Netlify build folder
I'm trying to retrieve images from my dropbox folder into my Jekyll build on Netlify, but the images are unreadable with the following code. I think that I'm using the wrong conversion for the contents. dbx .filesListFolder({ path: "/images" }) .then(response => { response.entries.forEach(entry => { const { name,…
C# android http request error
Hey folks! I use official dropbox package via C# data = await fileMetadata.GetContentAsStringAsync(); It perfectly works on windows but recently on android it started throw following error: Dropbox.Api.BadInputException: Error in call to API function "files/download": Bad HTTP "Content-Type" header:…
generate file preview link
How can we generate a preview link for a file and use that link to display the file in our web app? can we also attach link expiry
download blob using dropbox Saver
Hi, I am trying to use the dropbox Saver (https://www.dropbox.com/developers/saver) to download a json blob from my desktop (ubuntu). This leads to an error: Url "blob:http://localhost:5000/f58ddb0b-48ed-46ab-87b3-f45a1ee8a7df" uses unsupported scheme Is it possible to download a blob using Saver ? If so, any ideas what I…
developing desktop application .NET 4
Hello, I'm developing a desktop application using visual basic 2015. I need to use dropbox to store backup files of my application. I've created an app with Permission type [App Folder], I've set the redirect URL to [http://localhost]. I've tested dropbox in my application using generated access token, using this cpde :…
Can you help me integrate Dropbox with my CRM? Are there any APIs for this?
I am trying to integrate Dropbox with our CRM. I want to solve the following use case. I am an old dbx user and I have many folders by account names. For e.g. my account name 'Amy Woods', already exists in Dropbox. Now I have decided to buy a CRM software to maintain my client data. I create my account 'Amy Woods' in my…
Access Token
Is there Any way to generate Access Token without Authorization Code. Actually I was Implementing it in Salesforce without using Visual force Page.... And what is Expiration of the Access Token... Here is my code public class DropboxController { //Fetched from URL String code; String accesstoken; public DropboxController()…
Postponed Dropbox saver
Hi, I want users to upload a BLOB using the Dropbox Saver. Because the Saver only supports URLs, I upload the BLOB to my server and it generates a temporary URL I can than submit to Dropbox. This means a user click on Save -> start the upload -> once successful, a callback to the Dropbox.save() API. However, Safari does…
unable to get all Image details information from Metadata (media_info)
how to get all the Image details information from metadata using api v2. In api v1 we were able to get below information but now how we can able to get these kind of infromation from V2. example: "contents": [ { "size": "2.3 MB", "rev": "38af1b183490", "thumb_exists": true, "bytes": 2453963, "modified": "Mon, 07 Apr 2014…
.NET 4.0 Reference could not be resolved
Hi there I am currently trying to integrate Dropbox into a bigger system running .NET 4.0, the issue is that when I install the Dropbox.Net NuGet into my class library and rebuild the solution, I receive the following errors, from another library that references it. Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression…
View a file using a authentication token
I have a general question. Is it possible using the dropbox api to view a file using an authentication token rather than logging in? I am creating a website that uses dropbox to store documents that are not for public viewing. I dont want to enable link sharing (which I have done successfully already for something else)…
How to only upload newest file with python 3?
Hello I am working on an app and have developed code for uploading video that I have taken with a camera setup. The problem I have been facing is that using python 3 I am only capable of uploading a single folder and every time a new video is added every video is reoploaded every time even if it is already present in…
getThumbnail error unsupported image
My app using dropbox to put the uploaded photos, but sometime when I try upload image with size 10 MB, occured error unsupported image, . any one can help to get thumbnail with the size
Authorization web page not redirecting back to my app in Android
In our Android app, I am having an issue where the dropbox.com authorize web page does not redirect back to our app when the user clicks the Allow button. I wrote a sample app and the OAuth2 flow works fine with that app on the same device\environment. The first time you click the Allow button once the page displays, the…
sharing/get_file_metadata fails for admin
Hi I tried to call sharing/got_file_metadata with the admin id, and with "Dropbox-API-Select-Admin". It failed and returned "invalid_file" When I use the same file id with it's owner id, it works as it should. This behavior contradicts the documention, wich clarifies that this EP supports Select-Admin with a "whole team"…
how do i add/invite members to team member management access programatically
how do i add/invite members to team member management access programatically using C#. Sample code is appreciable
get_temporary_link and could not decode input as JSON
Hello. I'm trying to get a temporary link for file with using get_temporary_link from file_properties with below listed PHP code: $getlink_url = 'https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link'; $getlink_headers = array ( 'Authorization: Bearer '. $token, 'Content-Type: application/json', 'data: '. json_encode(…
Multiple Users Upload Videos from Phone to the one Dropbox Folder
Hello, I am wondering if this is possible with Dropbox... I want mulitple guests of an event, to be able to upload their videos from their phone to the 1 Dropbox folder. I know you can create a File Request Link.... But I want to make it easier than trying to get everyone the link. I want them to be able to download an…
Mode for Dropbox-API-Select-Admin header
How to set mode of Dropbox-API-Select-Admin header to "Team Admin" ?
Setting Metadata on files - Python API
Hello! I've just started using the Dropbox Python API, but am a bit confused on how to add custom metadata to new or exists files. I've tried to defined my own PropertyGroup with the data stored in a PropertyField (as shown in the code below). However, passing this as a parameter of dbx.files_upload() causes the process to…
Objective-C Dropbox API very different from v. 2.0.6 to 3.10.0
I had been using ObjectiveDropboxOfficial version 2.0.6 sinc 2016. Today I updated the SDK using cocoapods "pods update". All seemed to go well and it said I now have version 3.10.0. Initially I got "file not found" in my application file when I try to import the dropbox api header. I solved that by adding $(inherited) to…
SearchAPI results are missing or duplicated.
I use SearchAPI to get results, but there are missing files and duplicate files. This happens on both v1 and v2. This is the X-Dropbox-Request-Id: a2bd592ec10ed199fa6bf34239e69788 Missing files: test (2001).jpg test (2002).jpg test (4987).jpg test (4994).jpg test (5991).jpg test (6988).jpg test (7990).jpg test (7993).jpg…
Business account list folder !
Hello, I use a corporate account and I would like to view all the team's folders and the files contained. But when I use this "https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/team/team_folder/list", I have this result: Thanks for your help.
Java: Get Download Link / File as stream?
Hi all, How can I get the file from Dropbox: a) As download link b) As stream Thank you
C# Dropbox.api nuget - Upload via proxy
Hi, I am using Dropbox.api nuget in C#. I would like to know if there is an option to set a proxy that the files will be uploud using it?..
Apply For Prdouction - Upload Android .apk later
I have a question reagarding the "apply for production" status: How can I upload an .apk file or provide a link to the prototype AFTER I clicked on "apply for production". Many Thanks Tarek
Android Storage Access Framework support
Hi, Love Dropbox! Are you going to support Storage Access Framework? Best Jonas
Using CSVhelper with Dropbox - need a stream
Hi. I'm currently wanting to use https://github.com/JoshClose/CsvHelper with a Dropbox CSV file, but it takes a stream. I'm looking around but can't find anything about getting a stream (I've been using DownloadAsync to date to get files, and yet for some reason my searches aren't even bringing up the doco for that for me…
API: Folder and Recursive search for File or Folder by name (and by extension)?
Good day, Through the main user console of an Dropbox account, one can search for files by name: https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/sort-preview/search It is not clear looking at the API documentation if it possible via API to search for a file (by name or extension) and for a Folder (by name)? Search either: * Only…

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