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hrh747
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5 years ago
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File transfer API

Hi, I started to become familiar with the Dropbox API (Python). I am looking for the API that will transfer a file from my Windows 10 machine to my Dropbox account. Looking at this sample code on t...
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    Greg-DB
    5 years ago

    The files_upload method is the right way to use the Dropbox API via the Python SDK to send some file data to the Dropbox servers and save it as a file in the connected Dropbox account. (Note that it only supports files up to 150 MB in size; for larger files, use upload sessions.)

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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

The files_upload method is the right way to use the Dropbox API via the Python SDK to send some file data to the Dropbox servers and save it as a file in the connected Dropbox account. (Note that it only supports files up to 150 MB in size; for larger files, use upload sessions.)

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hrh747
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5 years ago

Thanks for your confirmation.

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