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nickthehero
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7 years ago

Java API - What is the best way to get a user's remaining free space using DbxClientV2?

subject is self-explanatory. I can't seem to find any good info on the matter. I'm not sure exactly how storage values work in V2, as the docs are a bit... ambiguous. Or else i just cant find the rig...
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Greg-DB
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To get the user's space usage via the API v2 Java SDK, you should use DbxUserUsersRequests.getSpaceUsage. That will return a SpaceUsage object, which contains information about their 'allocation' (their total quota) and their 'used' (the amount of space they're currently using. To get the "free" amount, subtract the 'used' from the 'allocation'.

 

Note that their 'allocation' will be a SpaceAllocation object with more detail information so you can distinguish between shared team quota (if they're on a team, since team accounts share their quota) or individual quota.

 

If you're having trouble writing code to get the specific value you want, please share the code you have so far and let us know what you're stuck on.

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nickthehero
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago
Greg-DB wrote:

To get the user's space usage via the API v2 Java SDK, you should use DbxUserUsersRequests.getSpaceUsage. That will return a SpaceUsage object, which contains information about their 'allocation' (their total quota) and their 'used' (the amount of space they're currently using. To get the "free" amount, subtract the 'used' from the 'allocation'.

 

Note that their 'allocation' will be a SpaceAllocation object with more detail information so you can distinguish between shared team quota (if they're on a team, since team accounts share their quota) or individual quota.

 

If you're having trouble writing code to get the specific value you want, please share the code you have so far and let us know what you're stuck on.

 

It's not clear what their total allocation of their dropbox is then, so this answer only help me partially.

 

Does their whole personal dropbox size = .getSpaceUsage.getAllocation.getIndividualValue.getAllocated ?

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    Greg-DB
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    7 years ago

    Yes, that would make sense for a personal, not Business, account. Here's a basic example that checks the type to handle either:

     

    SpaceUsage spaceUsage = client.users().getSpaceUsage();

long allocated;
if (spaceUsage.getAllocation().isTeam()) {
    System.out.println("Team allocation:");
    allocated = spaceUsage.getAllocation().getTeamValue().getAllocated();
} else {
    System.out.println("Individual allocation:");
    allocated = spaceUsage.getAllocation().getIndividualValue().getAllocated();
}

System.out.println("Total: " + allocated);
long used = spaceUsage.getUsed();
System.out.println("Used: " + used);
System.out.println("Free: " + (allocated - used));

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