Greg-DB Dropbox Community Moderator

A failed call with the "path/locked" error from /2/files/list_folder[/continue] means the path can't be listed because it is a locked folder. This can occur if the app is attempting to list a Dropbox Vault, for instance. 

Yes, there's an issue with the documentation page at the moment. We're looking into it. I'll let you know when that's fixed. Thanks!

Yes, if you just need a way to get a file from the user's Dropbox account into your web app by having the user select it, the Dropbox Chooser may be a good option. You can find the information on using the Chooser here.

Unfortunately the SwiftyDropbox SDK wasn't built for or tested with SwiftUI, so we don't have any resources or examples for that. I'll pass this along as a request for official support for that, but I can't promise if/when that would be done.

It sounds like you're referring to the Extensions functionality covered here, but let me know if I've misunderstood. The only visibility option that Dropbox currently offers for that is the "Only me" option. When enabled, the extension for your app will only be available to you (the app owner). When disabled, it will be…

@"fborelli" Thanks for the feedback! I'll emphasize this with the team.

As you found, Dropbox does offer an API you can use for listing, uploading, and downloading files, among other operations. You can find everything you need to get started with the Dropbox API, including documentation, tutorials, and SDKs here. To clarify though, the API Explorer is just a tool meant to make it easy to…

These issues should be fixed now. Please try again and let me know if you're still seeing any issues. Also, note that for /2/files/export, you should compare the exported data with the 'export_hash' value, not the 'content_hash', since this is an export and not a direct download.

@"AlexMikhalev" Thanks for the feedback! We appreciate you taking the time to write this up. I'm sharing this with the team.

No, unfortunately the Dropbox API doesn't offer a way to set custom properties like this via app folder apps, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. 

@"Lucanos" Thanks for the feedback! I'm sending this along to the team.

Yes, you can use the redirect_uri option for this. The redirect URI you supply doesn't actually need to be an HTML web page. You should use the PKCE option, and use a redirect URI that goes directly to your app, e.g., by using a custom URL scheme that you register for your app.

The Dropbox API files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue methods do not offer an ordering option, nor is there a way to indirectly control the order exactly, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. The entries returned by are returned in the order…

If the response from /2/files/list_folder or /2/files/list_folder/continue indicates '"has_more": true', that indicates that there are more results to be retrieved, and so the app should take the "cursor" value from the response and call back to /2/files/list_folder/continue with that value as the "cursor" parameter. That…

Thanks for the post! Dropbox doesn't currently offer a way to embed a file request like this, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. 

@"mwg" I don't have any news on this from the team yet I'm afraid. I'll bring this up with them again though.

Thanks for the post! The Dropbox API doesn't offer the ability to request only specific fields like this, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. 

To redirect back to your app after the user authorizes the app, you should use the 'redirect_uri' parameter on /oauth2/authorize that you mentioned. I recommend referring to the /oauth2/authorize documentation and OAuth Guide for more information. Can you elaborate on what you mean when you say "There is a problem in using…

Dropbox API v2 does offer the ability to upload files to a connected account directly from a URL, via the /2/files/save_url endpoint. You can find information on that here: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-save_url 

@"pcuadros" Thanks for the notes! I'm sending this along to the team, and I'll follow up here with any updates.

It sounds like you’re experiencing an issue with a third party application. Please reach out to the support organization for that app for help. If the developers of this app are having any trouble with the Dropbox API itself, they can reach out to Dropbox developer support directly with the relevant technical details.

Yes, Dropbox does offer an API you can use for listing, uploading, and downloading files, among other operations. Use of the Dropbox API works via HTTPS calls to the Dropbox API servers, which can be done entirely on a site's backend if desired. You can find everything you need to get started with the Dropbox API,…

@"tomkr" This error message you're getting is referring to specifying what account on the Business team to operate on behalf of. For reference, when using any "team scopes", the resulting access token is connected to an entire Dropbox Business team, not an individual account. So, when using a team-scoped access token to…

@"nicocizik" No, unfortunately I don't have an update on this feature request.

Thanks for the post! It sounds like you're referring to this earlier thread. Our current certificates will be expiring, so we'll need to update them before they do, and we're also planning to move away from using EV certificates, which involves using a different root. In order to handle that without disruption,…

Dropbox does not offer an API for getting and re-enabling webhook URIs programmatically, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. (As for the issue itself, if you're having any unexpected trouble with webhooks, you can open an API ticket here, if you…

Thanks for the detailed report! We'll look into it and I'll follow up here once I have an update on this for you.

When using the Dropbox Embedder, there are two ways to run it, as covered in that documentation under the two sections: * "Embedding Files or Folders using anchor tags" * "Triggering the Embedder using JavaScript" For both of those though, you need to load the "dropins.js" script, e.g., via the <script> tag that you…

In order to create a shared link, the user's email address needs to be verified on Dropbox. A CreateSharedLinkWithSettingsError.emailNotVerified error indicates that the user's email address is not currently verified, so it needs to be verified before they can use this functionality. Users can find information on verifying…

There are a few things that come to mind here: * When first created, app folders are put inside a top level folder, so you'd need to look inside that folder to find the app folder. If the account is set to English, that top folder will be called "Apps", but there are different translations for other languages. * Make sure…