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escanzano
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Download a single file but getting API error

I have a file at /Commercial/Revenue Cycle/RC Tracker_Automated.xslx.   metadata = dropbox.client.files_download_to_file(path="/Commercial/Revenue Cycle/RC Tracker_Automated.xlsx", download_path=...
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
3 years ago

Hi escanzano,

You have one error for sure: 'download_path' should point to file where to save downloaded content, not to folder.

The actual exception, you got, means that something within the Dropbox path is not correct. A good way to start troubleshooting is to list files from account root up to desired file - folder' level by folder' level, starting with empty path (always correct). In such a way you will figure out how exactly you can address the file.

Good luck.

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