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Erik H.18's avatar
Erik H.18
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

HTTP API "Your app is not currently allowed to use API v2"

I am just trying to get the HTTP API to work in any way at all. These are the steps I followed: 1. Created an app. My app is listed under https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps when I'm logged in....
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Erik H.18's avatar
Erik H.18
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

Yes, that must have been the problem. I recreated the app without using the "file type" permission and now the API explorer works. Thanks for taking the time to give me a solution!

I think the error message returned from the API should be improved, since its meaning doesn't match the cause of the problem. Or a warning added to the app creation page that use of the "file type" permission isn't compatible with v2 of API. My user experience has been essentially "can't create hello world app without help."

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