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rustyx2
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10 years ago

How to list a shared directory via Dropbox API?

I am writing an app that needs to download all the files from a directory shared via a link. But when a link is a folder, /2/sharing/get_shared_link_file returns: HTTP/409 shared_link_is_dire...
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rustyx2
Helpful | Level 5
9 years ago
OK I've unmarked it as solved, was hoping that API v2 would support this functionality by now.

It seems like we have only a couple of months left before v1 is switched off, don't we?

Any idea if this is even on the radar of the dev team?

It would be a real shame if we have to resort to scraping.
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Stephen C.14
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9 years ago

This is absolutely on our radar, and we are trying to prioritize it in light of the API v1 deprecation timeline. Will update the thread again when we make this fix.

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