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We'd like to create a file request that we use for multiple projects from multiple clients. Each time someone uploads files, we'd like Dropbox to create a folder that's titled with the customers emai...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorUnfortunately, the Dropbox API doesn't currently offer a way to programmatically create file requests, but I'll pass this along as a feature request.
- Greg-DBThe Dropbox API now offers the ability to get, list, create, and update file requests:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#file_requests
If you're using an official SDK, there will also be corresponding methods for these endpoints.THAT IS AMAZING!!!! Woo. I'm super excited about this.
So question with this- with our scripts, we'd need to hit the API with a single URL with a query string instead of headers. (We're using AppleScript, and you can't add a header stuff o the curl script.)
Is there a way to take this:
curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/create \ --header "Authorization: Bearer " \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data "{\"title\": \"Homework submission\",\"destination\": \"/File Requests/Homework\",\"deadline\": {\"deadline\": \"2020-10-12T17:00:00Z\",\"allow_late_uploads\": \"seven_days\"},\"open\": true}"and make it look something like this:
curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/create/?authirization=abcdefg&Content-Type=application/json&data=audio&destination=/uploader/Customer_email@website.com&deadline=ten_days&open=true
- Greg-DB
ChrisGrahamMast Apologies, it appeared you had duplicate replies, and I tried to remove one, but it seems I somehow managed to remove them both.
Anyway, to answer your question:
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THAT IS AMAZING!!!! Woo. I'm super excited about this.
So question with this- with our scripts, we'd need to hit the API with a single URL with a query string instead of headers. (We're using AppleScript, and you can't add a header stuff o the curl script.)
Is there a way to take this:
curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/create \ --header "Authorization: Bearer " \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data "{\"title\": \"Homework submission\",\"destination\": \"/File Requests/Homework\",\"deadline\": {\"deadline\": \"2020-10-12T17:00:00Z\",\"allow_late_uploads\": \"seven_days\"},\"open\": true}"and make it look something like this:
curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/create/?authirization=abcdefg&Content-Type=application/json&data=audio&destination=/uploader/Customer_email@website.com&deadline=ten_days&open=true
"""
No, unfortunately that's not possible. These are RPC style endpoints, which only accept headers and parameters in the request body. I'll pass this along as a feature request, but I can't make any promises. Apologies I don't have better news!
Right on! No worries! I'm trying to set this up through Zapier's Webhooks "Post" feature, but I can't seem to get it to work there. I've been able to get it working through Terminal on OSX though, but I need to get it to opperate on a server, so that when people fill out a Gravity Form with their email address, that it creates the new file request folder that's called their email address, and then forwards them to that folder to upload files.
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