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dtheodor
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10 years ago
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Checksum, creation date, modification date

I have a couple of use cases when building 3rd party apps, for both personal and business, which as far as I can tell are not possible with the current API capabilities:     1. Checksum - File int...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    10 years ago

    1. That's correct, the API doesn't currently expose any sort of file hash, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request. 

     

    2. Likewise, the API doesn't offer creation timestamps. I'll send this as a request as well.

     

    3. You can set the client_modified time when uploading a file (e.g., using the client_modified parameter on /upload). The API doesn't offer the ability to override modified_by though. We'll consider that a feature request.

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lgoldstein01
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

I have been trying to follow this thread but I'm focused on use of the web or desktop UI, not the API. I'm looking for a way to maintain the original (source) modification date rather that Dropbox showing the date it was uploaded.

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Greg-DB
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2 years ago

lgoldstein01 This thread was specifically discussing the use of the API, so if you're not using the API, I suggest opening a thread in a relevant section of the forum.

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