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Best way to get a file's URL
There are photos in shared folder that I have access to. I would like to get the URL of the photos (the JPEG/PNG) in that folder using the V2 NodeJS API. I am able to enumerate the files in the ...
Thanks Greg. Can I do that even though I am not the owner of the shared folder?
Can you explain what is the use of the id (of files or folders) returned by filesListFolder(). I believe when the argument is specified as path, we are talking about this: <folder name>/<folder name>/<filename>
Then what is the path if we are within a shared folder? is that shared folder considered to be the root?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorYes, you can use these methods for files/folders inside a shared folder even if you are not the owner of the shared folder. As long as you are a member of the shared folder, the contents will exist in your account for you to use, the same as you can see on the website.
The 'id' for a file/folder is just another way to identify a particular item. Some API endpoints support supplying a file ID instead of a file path. The advantage to a file ID is that it doesn't change when a file is moved, for example.
Whether or not a file is in a shared folder, the path is relative to the root that your app can see. That is the root of the Dropbox itself for apps with the "full Dropbox" permission, and the app folder for apps with the "app folder" permission. The paths for items are included in the Metadata objects for those items, e.g., as returned by filesListFolder.
The 'id' for a file/folder is just another way to identify a particular item. Some API endpoints support supplying a file ID instead of a file path. The advantage to a file ID is that it doesn't change when a file is moved, for example.
Whether or not a file is in a shared folder, the path is relative to the root that your app can see. That is the root of the Dropbox itself for apps with the "full Dropbox" permission, and the app folder for apps with the "app folder" permission. The paths for items are included in the Metadata objects for those items, e.g., as returned by filesListFolder.
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