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sayoko1
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Obtain preview_url from list_folder

Hello support, The reference documentation states that the https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/list_folder call returns entries that are an array of "List of (Metadata)..." Both the FileMetadata and...
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Greg-DB
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4 years ago

Some API objects/fields are re-used in the API specification, and are not returned in every case or from every endpoint. The 'preview_url' is available for shared items, and can be retrieved from the sharing endpoints such as /2/sharing/get_folder_metadata for shared folders and /2/sharing/get_file_metadata for individually shared files.

  • Babaraba Abdabi's avatar
    Babaraba Abdabi
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    It's not "optional", document should show as "depends on API". Really confuseful documentation.

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      Greg-DB
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      3 years ago

      Babaraba Abdabi Thanks for the feedback!

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