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jkane50
3 years agoExplorer | Level 3
get_temporary_link returns empty json string some times
Using php, I call list_folder to get a list of about 2000 files of about 800K each to download.
I then go into a loop calling get_temporary_link, retrieving the file contents and writing the file t...
jkane50
3 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I don't have a convenient way to trap sent or received headers. If there is such a utility for a hosted environment (GoDaddy) please let me know.
My code works 99% of the time so it's an internet issue or metering issue.
Version 1 of my code was a feasibility study and I didnt add code to capture http response codes but have now.
If the errors continue to happen, I'll post again with that info.
I still would like to know the metered rate and code for it so if you have it, please provide!
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
3 years agoThanks for following up. Please do let me know if you can reproduce and share information about that issue. I can't provide guidance on configuring third party environments such as GoDaddy though.
We don't have specific rate numbers documented for the rate limiting system; apps should be written to handle these rate limit responses automatically/dynamically based on the response. Also note that not all responses with a 429 or 503 status code indicate explicit rate limiting, but in any case that you get a response with 429 or 503 status code the best practice is to retry the request, respecting the Retry-After header if given in the response, or using an exponential back-off, if not. I recommend referring to the error documentation and Error Handling Guide for more information.
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