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rahulj1
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Access Shared folder in Drop Box

I need assistance with making an API call to extract a report from a Dropbox shared folder. The objective is to retrieve the folder structure along with specific metadata such as the file count, folder size, created date, and last modified date. Could you kindly provide the precise API call required for this task?

 

I am trying to access the shared folder with folder ID still I am having below issue,

 

Error getting shared folder path: ApiError('bf8a91afbcd348859bfc2b2f4b633e7f', ListFolderError('path', LookupError('not_found', None)))

  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    Legendary | Level 20

    Hi rahulj1,

    Do you have a folder named 'path'? 🤔 Either shared or not. 😁😉

    Hope this gives direction.

    • rahulj1's avatar
      rahulj1
      Explorer | Level 4

      Hi,

       

      I have tried to path but still I am having the same error and while in path attribute, i tried to mention has blank it is taking my root folder path

      • Здравко's avatar
        Здравко
        Legendary | Level 20

        rahulj1, First of all make sure you're following the Dropbox path syntax (all path start with slash - except root - and slash is used as path separator, no something else). Next, make sure you're providing the correct path. If not sure, start with the root (empty path) and navigate to the nested folders (path fields there are always correct). 😉

        Hope this helps.

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    rahulj1 To list the contents of a folder using the Dropbox Python SDK, you would use the files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue methods.

     

    A "path/not_found" Dropbox API error indicates that there was nothing currently found at the specified path in the connected account. For example, this can happen if there's a mistake or typo in the path value the app supplies, if the folder has been renamed, moved, or deleted from that path, if the app is not connected to the correct account for that particular path, etc.

     

    When specifying the path, make sure you provide the full and accurate path for the desired folder under the relevant root. For example, if you have a folder named "folder", the path would be "/folder". You can find more information on path formats here. I also recommend reading the File Access Guide. And as Здравко said, you can start by listing the contents of the root by starting with a path of the empty string "".

     

    By the way, the Dropbox API doesn't return the specific pieces of metadata you mentioned for folders themselves (as opposed to specific files), so you'd need to list the folder contents and count/sort the contents to determine those.

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