One month down in 2025: How are your resolutions coming along? Check out how to get back on track here.
Forum Discussion
jacqkl
6 years agoExplorer | Level 3
How can I use the externalId of a TeamMemberProfile (Java API) ?
I discovered the field externalId in the class com.dropbox.core.v2.team.MemberProfile and I would like to use it to identify a team member with an "App related ID" (exactly the purpose of externalId as described in the Java-doc).
The only way I could find to set this "externalId" is with a MemberProfile constructor,
and also, it's a "final field";
So my questions are:
1. is this info. only local (and not persistent) to the java app?, or is it kept somewhere in Dropbox?
2. if answer to 1. is no, how can this info. be set?, preferably using the dropbox web(browser) gui
3. if answer to 1 is yes, what can be used to achieve a persistent and team-admin manageable kind of team-user aliasing ?
1. No, the external ID is not local only. It is persisted on the Dropbox servers.
2. It's not possible to set the external ID manually via the Dropbox web site. You can use the API to set it programmatically. With the Java SDK, that's done via membersAdd or membersSetProfileBuilder.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
1. No, the external ID is not local only. It is persisted on the Dropbox servers.
2. It's not possible to set the external ID manually via the Dropbox web site. You can use the API to set it programmatically. With the Java SDK, that's done via membersAdd or membersSetProfileBuilder.
About Dropbox API Support & Feedback
Find help with the Dropbox API from other developers.5,950 PostsLatest Activity: 14 minutes ago
If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.
For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.
If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!