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mpalmer-sps
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

HTTP Request in C# using WebClient

I'm trying to get the contents of a folder for downloading from Dropbox in C# using the HTTP libraries. So far I've been trying to use a console application project in Visual Studio but don't seem to...
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mpalmer-sps
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

Thanks Greg, I'm getting a 400 Error (Bad Request) . However, I'm able to use the same parameters and headers in RestMan via Chrome but I don't "fool" the Server into thinking this is coming from a Browser.

 

Is there a functional code sample using C# and HTTP for DropBox?

 

  • mpalmer-sps's avatar
    mpalmer-sps
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 years ago

    RestMan setup

    Above is a Restman call that gives me a cursor - so I'm trying to replicate that request in code.

    • Greg-DB's avatar
      Greg-DB
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      7 years ago
      We recommend just using the official .NET SDK, so we don't have a sample for doing this directly.

      Anyway, the error information you shared is just the status code/line. The response body should contain a more useful error message. Checking the response body is generally the best first step in debugging these. Can you print that out? Thanks in advance!
      • mpalmer-sps's avatar
        mpalmer-sps
        Explorer | Level 3
        7 years ago

        It looks like the parameters I'm sending are not in JSON format (see below):

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