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starver
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7 years ago
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How to get File/Folder LinkMetadata for all links to dbx for business content

Dbx User endpoints provide sharing/list_shared_links and sharing/get_shared_link_metadata, both operate in the context of a user. Is there a way to list all links for a dbx team, and get associated...
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  • TaylorKrusen's avatar
    TaylorKrusen
    7 years ago

    In order to get shared links and their corresponding metadata for an entire team, you would need to leverage the Dropbox Business APIs. 

    You could pull a list of team members with teams/members/list, then use team members file access to execute the sharing/list_shared_links and sharing/get_shared_link_metadeta calls on behalf of each user.  

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TaylorKrusen
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7 years ago

In order to get shared links and their corresponding metadata for an entire team, you would need to leverage the Dropbox Business APIs. 

You could pull a list of team members with teams/members/list, then use team members file access to execute the sharing/list_shared_links and sharing/get_shared_link_metadeta calls on behalf of each user.  

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    starver
    Explorer | Level 4
    7 years ago

    Thanks TaylorKrusen , I appreciate a Saturday response ;)

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