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Cannot login from Windows 10 phones
The app uses dropbox-sdk-dotnet, works ok on Windows 10 PC, stuck on login screen on Windows 10 phones (same code). It worked for years, looks like the issue appeared just days ago.
List of namespaces with no information
When I list the namespaces using "namespaces/list" and iterating through the namespaces using "files/list_folder[/continue]" I found that there are a few namespaces which I thought wouldn't be there, but they are shown. i.e. * Deleted team member's folder* When a team member created a shared folder in his/her own Personal…
Get metadata of a deleted file
Below is the scenario we need to acheive. Whenever a file is deleted from the dropbox the same should be removed from our database as well. In our database we are storing the id of the file rather than the path, so that the filename is renamed or file is moved we don't miss the file link and can download the file. We…
AuthException when already have token
Have got authorisation via login working, :-) but am having issues when re-using the token (i.e. bypassing having to login again). I'm getting... Exception thrown: 'Dropbox.Api.AuthException' in Dropbox.Api.dll Exception thrown: 'Dropbox.Api.AuthException' in System.Private.CoreLib.dll ...after a DropboxClient(token) call.…
How can I display PDF in my React app
Hi, I am tryng to display pdf on my website but I try to use files_get_preview function, download but only think I can Fetch the data but not displaying in an embed/iframe. I have those erros; "unsupported extension" and "a frame because it set 'X-Frame-Options' to 'deny'." How can I display a simple PDF on my site? Thx
Is there a way to just list the member's personal folders
Is there a way to just list the personal folders (non-Team and unshared files/folders) inside a member's personal folder? A member may have Team/Shared and his personal folders. If I use `list_folder`, it lists all folders inside member's folder. I've used `"include_mounted_folders": true` but no luck I still got all the…
Try to Share a Sub-Folder of a Team Folder using API
I can share a Shared folder to a member using https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/sharing/add_folder_member Data: { "shared_folder_id": "xxxxxxxxx", "members": [{ "member": { ".tag": "email", "email": "mymail" }, "access_level": "viewer" }], "quiet": false, "custom_message": "Documentation for launch day" } But I wanted to Share…
How to check how much upload API has been used up?
Is there a way to check the number of upload APIs used? I understand there is a limit of 25000 upload APIs per month for Business teams
Win32 exception
Having got SimpleTest working, :-) I've now turned my attention back to my own program to try and sort out the original issue. I thought from memory it was having problems in the same step as we had been with SimpleTest,but it turns out it was actually the NEXT step. In...…
Generate folder link manually
I wish to send uploaded folder links to potential folder members manually, via my own constructed email, is this possible. Also will I still have to add folder members using "AddFolderMemberAsync", before manually creating any email?
How do I get all files and folders on Dropbox Business account
I have asked this question in the past and did get answers but I am still struggling to figure this out. Basically, I want to export the entire structure of the given Dropbox Business account to a local DB. I want to export each and every folder/file to the DB. Do I list this namespaces and use the namespace id as path to…
Is it possible to hardcode the login credentials For Dropbox API when login the 1st time?
Hello, I have Dropbox api integrated in my iOS app. I want to know if it is possible to hardcode dropbox login details (uersname/password) when users 1st time launches the app. This is require because we have an enterprise iOS app and we want to use just one dropbox account for all out clinets. so that wen they intall the…
Sign In via access token without login page
I created new account and uploaded some pictures. I also created Access Token. Users haven't dropbox account and I want to display these pictures in my application. Can I do this without login page? It works good with login page: DropboxClientsManager.authorizeFromController(UIApplication.shared, controller: self, openURL:…
Dropbox API Response Body warning
I am using DropBox API. I see the following warning occasionally and would like to know if this can be got rid of. How to find out which call is causing this warning to be thrown. A connection to https://api.dropboxapi.com/ was leaked. Did you forget to close a response body? To see where this was allocated, set the…
Error 400 when I use my android app
I am the developer of android app. About 6 month ago I have migrated to API v2, and there was no problem. A few days ago I have started to recive the messages from some of my users about the error 400 when they intent to link with Dropbox. I personally intended to link Dripbox from my device, and also received the same…
Reduce Image Sizes
How can i get multiple size to image i have uploaded. e.g. i uploaded 5000x5000 png file. and want to share 3 size 1980X1980, 1080X1080, 800X800 Quick help is appreaciated .
2 file_ids are pointing to same file
"id:sQ8JqHEl8OkAAAAAAAIbNQ" and "id:sQ8JqHEl8OkAAAAAAAIbSg" both point to the same file. I received file_delete event with "id:sQ8JqHEl8OkAAAAAAAIbSg" and received file_download event for same file with "id:sQ8JqHEl8OkAAAAAAAIbNQ". Why do we see this issue?
DropBox Api confusion
Hi, I have confusion to work with dropbox. i have provided aap secrate and app key but it gives an error please provide app key and app secrate. i want to use in mvc c# to upload a file with one time login. One time login means admin give authority to use his account to upload a file and share publicly. please give me a…
Bad configurated app error using Android SDK
My app was working fine for the last 6 months or so, but just now my users are receiving the "This app wasn't configures correctly", the dropbox api was changed o it's down?
OAuth error while connecting from Jira server 7.13
Hi while connect to dropbox application we recieved OAuth error Is it possible to somehow check what is wrong ? Maybe you already have some patterns for setting up connection between Attlasian Jira and Dropbox in your knowlewdgebase ? What is correct URL endpoints for request and access token for dropbox ? There is…
Rate Limit Dropbox API in Web application.
Hello, I'm hosting a web service that downloads images from the user's dropbox using a shared link. Think thousands of users. To download the images i use this piece of code: private async Task<byte[]> GetDropboxByteArrayAsync(Metadata item, string sharedLink) { DropboxClient client = new DropboxClient(DropBoxKey);…
RespondPageWithJSRedirect() - where is this defined?
Hi, I am trying to set-up a Dropbox connection in .NET (Xamarin to be precise). I am following http://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-dotnet/html/T_Dropbox_Api_DropboxOAuth2Helper.htm. When I start typing in "RespondPageWithJSRedirect()" it isn't being detected anywhere by intellisense (Visual Studio 2017). I've got all the…
Dropbox API for Python: Can't Create Shared Link (CreateSharedLinkError, malformed path)
I'm having trouble getting a shareable link from a file through the Dropbox API. This is the entirety of my code: import os import dropbox dbx = dropbox.Dropbox('access token') myPath = os.path.join("E:\\Dropbox\\DUNESBURY NEW ITEM PICS\\2019\\01 January\\Originals\\Flowers\\DSC_0247.NEF")…
Can not create a team folder with 30-day-trail business plan?
I used Dropbox API Explorer to call API that will create a team folder, but i can not find any troubleshooting with this response . I am in 30-day-trail. Does it matter? /dropbox-api-v2-explorer/team/#team_team_folder/create { "error_summary": "invalid_account_type/endpoint/", "error": { ".tag": "invalid_account_type",…
How to fetch image from Dropbox to display on website ?
I base on Meteor Vuejs and Dropbox=4.0.15 I uploaded image to Dropbox using Dropbox API , then I want to get image to display on my website. How can I do ? dbx .filesListFolder({ path:path}) .then(function(response) { console.log(response.entries) dbx .filesGetTemporaryLink({ path: response.entries[0].path_lower, })…
Size of the deleted files.
How do I find out the size of deleted files? I use /2/files/list_folder with include_deleted=True, I can see the deleted items, but there is no size info.
Dropbox api conflicted copy
Hello there, I'm using Dropbox official Javascript SDK in my application. The thing is, I can have a case when two or more users try to edit the same file at the same time. For editing I use filesUpload method with { mode: 'overwrite' }. The first question is: will I receive the conflicted copy if the editing happens at…
Dropbox and files shared from a link
So. I have a file shared via an email link. The URL is of the "/scl/" type. Apparently, one can't download via API for this type of link. I can't see how one creates any other type of URL link, but that's not my question. Actually, it is, it's Q1. Q1/ How do I instruct third party how to create a share that I can sownload…
Why file Ids are prefixed with "id:" string?
I have seen that file ids in Dropbox is prefixed with some strings like "id:" or "ns:" or "dbid:". I am new to DB and just want to know the purpose of this? And best practices to handle these ids.
iOS Exception: "Dropbox client already authorized"
While developing my code for using the new Objective-C SDK, I am running on the Xcode emulator. The first time I tried OAuth, it worked and brought up the Dropbox login web page. NSLog verified that the OAuth result was success. The second time I ran it there was an exception thrown saying "A Dropbox client is already…

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