How to get metadata for files and folders in Dropbox REST API v2 C# using Nemiro.OAuth

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I'm converting Dropbox features from v1 to v2. In Dropbox v1 I'm fetching metadata using the below code-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RequestResult strReq = OAuthUtility.Get&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "https://api.dropbox.com/1/metadata/auto/",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; new HttpParameterCollection&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; { "path", "" },&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; { "access_token", "AccessToken" }&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; );Now I want to make the same call in Dropbox API v2.I have seen the example mentioned at https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-alpha-get_metadataI couldn't find the proper syntax to get the metadata for files/ folders in v2.If anyone has any idea or sample code how to call the same thing in Dropbox v2 please share.&nbsp;

Greg-DB · Answer

[Cross-linking for reference:&nbsp;https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38091736/how-to-get-metadata-for-files-and-folders-in-dropbox-rest-api-v2-c-sharp-using-n ]
We&nbsp;recommend using the official .NET SDK if possible. The&nbsp;FilesRoutes.GetMetadataAsync&nbsp;method offers the relevant functionality.
If you can't use the SDK, you can use the HTTP endpoint, but instead of that alpha route you linked to, you should use /files/get_metadata.
I don't have any sample code for using&nbsp;OAuthUtility in particular, but the documentation there has an example using curl that you can translate. That is, you need to POST to that endpoint with a body containing JSON with your desired parameters, and you should include the OAuth 2 access token in the Authorization header as shown.
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