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Thomas G.46's avatar
Thomas G.46
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10 years ago

API v2 Optional file id

What reasons could a FileMetadata be returned without a file id?
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Steve M.'s avatar
Steve M.
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10 years ago

Specifically, I think the missing overload is the one that allows you to pass recursive=true. If you're doing a non-recursive call, listFolder in the v2 Java SDK should already give you back file IDs.

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