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DBX JS SDK via Access Token not working for multiple users
Hello,
I am trying to use the implementation discussed here so that anyone with the Access Token can upload files, etc. However, my team mates can not successfully upload files. Dropbox is bein...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks! So, if I understand correctly, it's the 'filesUpload' call that doesn't complete? For comparison, does the 'filesListFolder' call work successfully?
If so, how large is the file that they're trying to upload and how long are they waiting? If they're accidentally trying to upload a much larger file than intended, it may just be taking some time. Otherwise, if the call is actually not working, I would expect it to eventually timeout with some error.
Additionally, a bit more context on where/how this is running may be helpful. I understand this is running in a NodeJS back-end, but is that actually running on a server somewhere, the same for each of you, or are each of you running the code separately, e.g., on each of your own computers?
For reference, the 'filesUpload' method would make a connection to /2/files/upload on content.dropboxapi.com, whereas the 'filesListFolder' method would make a connection to /2/files/list_folder on api.dropboxapi.com. Might there be anything, such as a proxy, firewall, anti-virus, or other such software that may be interfering with the connection to content.dropboxapi.com?
(By the way, while it shouldn't cause a technical issue like this, access tokens aren't really meant to be shared. Each user is only supposed to have access to their own access token(s).)
The files are small, images (jpgs, pngs), and pdfs, etc.
We are both running the back-end and front-end of our applications on individual machines. I'm aware that sharing the key maybe isn't "preferred" but I don't see how sharing one key in .env variables between two or three groups is a big deal. I'm less able to see why we can't use our credentials to the same effect. Only I can have the full access I'd like and it's frustrating.
- Greg-DB
From a technical perspective, it should certainly be possible to use the same access token in multiple places like this.
So, to help narrow this down, can you confirm it's the 'filesUpload' call in particular that doesn't complete? Does the 'filesListFolder' call work or not?
Since the code is running in each individual machine, I suspect there's some environmental issue interfering with the connections. Can your team mates check if something on their machines is causing this, such as a proxy, firewall, anti-virus, or other such software?
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