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  • The OAuth 1 and OAuth 2 flows do work a bit differently. With the OAuth 2 "code" flow, which it sounds like you're using, the user is sent to the specified redirect URI after they authorize your app. That's how the app receives the authorization code. Often, this is just an Internet-hosted web page, so the user sees…
    in OAuth2 http authentication, how to have browser show success? Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • @"wishfuluser" Unfortunately I'm afraid I don't have anyone in particular I can direct you to.
    in How use /get_thumbails response Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • The account creation option was actually removed in favor of the app link in order to comply with Apple's App Store policies, unfortunately. For reference though, this behavior is controlled via the 'disable_signup' parameter on the /authorize page. It defaults to 'false', but is set to 'true' in the iOS SDKs in particular…
    in V2 web authentication - option to create an account? Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • Hi, it sounds like you're using the official API v2 Objective-C SDK. Is that correct? If so, the SDK handles the access token retrieval and storage for you, regardless of which flow exactly was used (e.g., via app or web). If you're using that SDK, you should just implement the authorization flow as documented here. That…
    in OAuth2 token with iOS SDK Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • No, the upload endpoints don't support file IDs unfortunately, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request.
    in Sending ID instead of path in upload API? Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • The API unfortunately doesn't offer any way to upload or edit Paper documents yet, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request.
    in Edit a paper doc from another app Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • Thanks for following up. This is an issue on our side, but I don't have a timeline for a fix right now. It appears to be due to the app folder name set for your app. You may be able to work around this issue by changing the app folder name setting for your app on the App Console: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps…
    in Server Error 500 requesting OAuth 2 access token Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • Yes, in the official Dropbox API v2 Java SDK it's available as FileMetadata.contentHash.
    in FileMetadata checksum Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • You can access the results job ID like this: switch result { case .none: print("Empty result") case .some(let unwrappedResult): switch unwrappedResult { case .asyncJobId(let asyncJobId): print(asyncJobId) case .complete: print("Job is complete") } } Hope this helps! 
    in Swifty Dropbox Batchupload Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • Thanks for the report! We'll look into it.
    in Server Error 500 requesting OAuth 2 access token Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • [Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43026363/convert-dropbox-get-thumbnail-response-to-img ] Hi @"mattia o.", it looks like there are some examples of doing this here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20035615/using-raw-image-data-from-ajax-request-for-data-uri I recommend looking into…
    in How use /get_thumbails response Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • Hi @"wishfuluser", thanks for reaching out, but for future reference, please do not post unrelated replies in threads like this. It makes it more difficult to keep track of the conversation in the thread. That said, I'm afraid I can't help with the topic you linked to, as that's not my area of expertise. I know that…
    in How use /get_thumbails response Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • The get_thumbails endpoint returns the raw data for the thumbnail itself, and it looks like that's working properly for you. What you do with that thumbnail data is up to you. For example, you can save it to a local file on your server and serve it in an img tag. Or, you may be able to convert it to base64 and use it in a…
    in How use /get_thumbails response Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • Your connection speed to Dropbox depends on the routing you get between your ISP and our servers, and may be slower than your ISP's rated speeds. Sometimes resetting or retrying your connection gets you a different route and better speeds, but that is outside of our control. Some ISPs also throttle sustained connections so…
    in [Android] Effective way to download files Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • OAuth 2 redirect URIs and webhook URIs serve different purposes, and are registered separately. They do not need to be identical, or even share a domain. You can find more information on how the OAuth app authorization works, including the use of OAuth 2 redirect URIs, in the OAuth guide. You can find more information on…
    in How does Redirect URI in App Console work Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • If you're going to use a single account like this, you should embed the access token like you do in your most recent post, not via username/password. If you're doing this in .NET, we highly recommend using the official API v2 .NET SDK. That would do much of the work for you. If you use that, to make this call you would use…
    in Dropbox requests via a server Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • The Java SDK just uploads whatever raw data is supplied, in this case via the InputStream supplied to the uploadAndFinish method. In your code, that's the "in" variable. Can you try reading that itself and checking whether or not it has the expected data?
    in RIFF header is removed in uploaded audio file Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • The Dropbox API doesn't expose any of the Office/WOPI functionality on Dropbox, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request. That being the case, you would need to implement this separately. Sorry I don't have a better answer to share!
    in API to get a URL to edit a office document online Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • Please try the latest release, v4.2.4, and let us know if you're still seeing any issues. Thanks!
    in Cannot build with the latest Dropbox v2 API 4.2.3 version Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • Thanks! That's helpful. In version 3.0.0 of the API v2 Objective-C SDK, "progress" was renamed. You should replace "progress" in your code with "setProgressBlock".
    in iOS Build error: No visible @interface for ‚DBUploadTask<DBFILES…> declares the selector 'progress' Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • For example, in C#, using Json.NET/JsonTextWriter, that would look like: var sb = new StringBuilder(); var textWriter = new JsonTextWriter(new StringWriter(sb)); textWriter.StringEscapeHandling = StringEscapeHandling.EscapeNonAscii; // Write things to text writer textWriter.WriteStartArray();…
    in Umlauts in file names Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • Yes, the iOS Chooser likewise doesn't use the Dropbox API and isn't affected by the API v1 retirement.
    in V2 Chooser SDK? Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • The Dropbox API now offers a hash of file data that you can use to verify a file's contents. You can find it in FileMetadata.content_hash. It isn't a single MD5 or SHA1, but rather a combination of SHA256 hashes of the pieces of the file. You can find more information here:…
    in Checksum, creation date, modification date Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • The Dropbox API now offers a hash of file data that you can use to verify a file's contents. You can find it in FileMetadata.content_hash. It isn't a single MD5 or SHA1, but rather a combination of SHA256 hashes of the pieces of the file. You can find more information here:…
    in How do you track when only a file's contents have changed (API v2) Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • The Dropbox API now offers a hash of file data that you can use to verify a file's contents. You can find it in FileMetadata.content_hash. It isn't a single MD5 or SHA1, but rather a combination of SHA256 hashes of the pieces of the file. You can find more information here:…
    in FileMetadata checksum Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • The Dropbox API now offers a hash of file data that you can use to verify a file's contents. You can find it in FileMetadata.content_hash. It isn't a single MD5 or SHA1, but rather a combination of SHA256 hashes of the pieces of the file. You can find more information here:…
    in Generate File List in Excel VBA using Dropbox API Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • The Dropbox API now offers a hash of file data that you can use to verify a file's contents. You can find it in FileMetadata.content_hash. It isn't a single MD5 or SHA1, but rather a combination of SHA256 hashes of the pieces of the file. You can find more information here:…
    in Shasum or MD5Sum information in File Metadata Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • We're investigating ways to avoid this in the next release. Please skip this release for now.
    in Cannot build with the latest Dropbox v2 API 4.2.3 version Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • No, unfortunately the API v2 JavaScript SDK only supports supplying the file content as string or buffer, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request. The incorrect_offset error is documented as: "The specified offset was incorrect. See the value for the correct offset. This error may occur when a previous…
    in Url of the file instead of a buffer in uploadSessionAppendV2? Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
  • Thanks for following up with the additional information. We'll look into it.
    in Cannot build with the latest Dropbox v2 API 4.2.3 version Comment by Greg-DB March 2017
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