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ca-01
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1 year ago

Regarding the folder identifiers that are the same across users who share the folder

I need an identifier that will be the same across users who share the folder. After investigating "/2/files/list_folder" API, we were able to confirm the following: For folders for which a "shared...
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DB-Des
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1 year ago

Hi ca-01, 

A "shared_folder_id" will be the same for all members who have access to that folder. Likewise, a "parent_shared_folder_id" will be the same for all members who have access to that folder.

That said, deleting and recreating a shared folder will result in a new "shared_folder_id" or "parent_shared_folder_id", accordingly.

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