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Amit1
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10 years ago

OAuth get file request fails with file not found

I have been trying the OAuth api and wasn't able to get a file using the files get api as detailed here - https://www.dropbox.com/developers/core/docs#files-GET My request looks as below https:/...
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Steve M.
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10 years ago

Does your app have "Full Dropbox" or "App folder" permission?

In the app folder case, the root of your paths refers to the app folder, so /files/auto/Images/thankyou.jpg will look for a file in /Dropbox/Apps/<your app name>/Images/thankyou.jpg.

It might help if you make a metadata call so you can see what's actually in Dropbox first: https://api.dropbox.com/1/metadata/auto (with the Authorization header). The paths you see there should work when you call /files.

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