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Rammiz O.
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10 years ago

Generate File List in Excel VBA using Dropbox API

Hi there: I would like to create a list of all files in Dropbox in Excel using Excel VBA and Dropbox API. This should include all file information include Checksums. NOTE: The actual Dropbox Desk...
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Greg-DB
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10 years ago

You could use the Dropbox API to list files and folders without having the desktop client installed, e.g., using API v2 /files/list_folder. However, the API doesn't currently offer any sort of file hash or checksum. I'll send this along as a feature request though.

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Greg-DB
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9 years ago
The Dropbox API now offers a hash of file data that you can use to verify a file's contents. You can find it in FileMetadata.content_hash. It isn't a single MD5 or SHA1, but rather a combination of SHA256 hashes of the pieces of the file. You can find more information here:

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/content-hash

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