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Abhay Yadav's avatar
Abhay Yadav
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Bad JSON: expected object value. exception while uplaoding a file using dropbox Java SDK

Hi all,   I am trying to upload a file using dropbox Java SDK (version 3.1.5). I amgetting file from a ajax form and then trying to upload it but getting the below exception when calling uploadAndF...
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Greg-DB's avatar
Greg-DB
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5 years ago

FilipRachunek This is a bug in the Java SDK. This is still open with engineering, but I don't have an update on it yet. I'll follow up here once I do.

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FilipRachunek
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

@Greg-DB Thanks for your prompt response. I'll wait for the SDK update.

 

Filip

 

  • FilipRachunek's avatar
    FilipRachunek
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 years ago

    Hello,

     

    The error is still there, even in version 4.0.0 of the Java SDK.

    com.dropbox.core.BadResponseException: Bad JSON: expected object value.
 at [Source: (String)""; line: 1, column: 1]
	at com.dropbox.core.DbxRequestUtil.unexpectedStatus(DbxRequestUtil.java:347) ~[dropbox-core-sdk-4.0.0.jar:na]
	at com.dropbox.core.DbxRequestUtil.unexpectedStatus(DbxRequestUtil.java:324) ~[dropbox-core-sdk-4.0.0.jar:na]
	at com.dropbox.core.DbxUploader.finish(DbxUploader.java:268) ~[dropbox-core-sdk-4.0.0.jar:na]
	at com.dropbox.core.DbxUploader.uploadAndFinish(DbxUploader.java:126) ~[dropbox-core-sdk-4.0.0.jar:na]
	at com.dropbox.core.DbxUploader.uploadAndFinish(DbxUploader.java:96) ~[dropbox-core-sdk-4.0.0.jar:na]
	at com.dropbox.core.v2.DbxUploadStyleBuilder.uploadAndFinish(DbxUploadStyleBuilder.java:92) ~[dropbox-core-sdk-4.0.0.jar:na]

     Any chance to fix it soon? I understand that long-lived access tokens will stop working by the end of September 2021, so we'll have to switch to short-lived. However, it's not possible as long as the SDK throws this exception.

    • Greg-DB's avatar
      Greg-DB
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      5 years ago

      FilipRachunek This issue is still open with engineering, but I don't have an update or timeline right now. I'll follow up here once I do.

      • Greg-DB's avatar
        Greg-DB
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        5 years ago

        This is fixed in v4.0.1 of the Java SDK.

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