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API V2 Modified date for specific revision of a file in Python
Hi,
I am trying to get the metadata for a specific revision of a file,
with V1 I used to do:
metadata = client.metadata(FileName, list=False, file_limit=1, hash=None, rev=revN, include_deleted=False)
then I had it in "metadata['modified']".
Now I can only see how to download a particular revision or get the metadata for the last N (up to 100) revisions of a file. What if I have more than 100 versions?
P.S.
How I can specify the revision in the path, as the SDK states for "file_download"?
files_download(path, rev=None)
Download a file from a user’s Dropbox.
Parameters • path (str) – The path of the file to download.
• rev (Nullable) – Deprecated. Please specify revision in path instead.
In this example, you would call like this:
dbx.files_download('rev:2bc3d561afc23')You don't need to specify the file path itself. You just need the "rev:abc123" format. The rev string actually identifies the file without the use of the path.
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iNeilDropbox Community Moderator
Hello dega,
There has been a recent enhancement to the Dropbox API’s /2/files/list_revisions endpoint that may be helpful for your implementation. The endpoint now supports two new capabilities:
- before_rev (optional request parameter): This allows you to request revisions that occurred before a specific revision ID. It can be set using the rev of the last entry from a previous response. Currently it is only supported when using path mode in your request.
- has_more (response field): This boolean indicates whether additional revisions are available. If true, you can continue retrieving older revisions by making another call with the before_rev request parameter. If false, it means all available revisions have been returned, and there are no more entries to fetch.
These updates have improved the pagination functionality for file revision history. However, this functionality is not yet available in the Dropbox SDKs. To use the new capabilities, you’ll need to make direct HTTP requests to the /2/files/list_revisions endpoint.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
Best regards,
API Support Team- aaaah! this was not so easy to understand from the guide (at least for me).
Thanks!!! - Greg-DB
In this example, you would call like this:
dbx.files_download('rev:2bc3d561afc23')You don't need to specify the file path itself. You just need the "rev:abc123" format. The rev string actually identifies the file without the use of the path.
Hi Greg, yes being able to go back more than 100 revision I believe will be something very nice to have.
Regarding the files_download, passing the revision inside the path, I tried this (and lots of different combinations):
dbx.files_download(FileName + "?rev:u'2bc3d561afc23'")
but it gives me an error, however
dbx.files_download(FileName)
retrieves the latest file (as expected).
Moreover
dbx.files_download(FileName,u'2bc3d561afc23')
retrieves the version I was looking for, so the revision string is correct.
Am I missing something?
I am tring to follow the guide not to implement something that will soon be deprecated.
Thanks,
Marco- Greg-DB
API v2 only supports listing up to 100 revisions, but I'll pass this along as a feature request for more.
To specify a particular revision in the `path` parameter, you should use a string like "rev:abc123" where abc123 is the rev string for the revision you want.
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