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adityadsq
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

search with file tags api

i am trying to get the list of files based on tags using search api. when i search file name it return the data but not with the tags. please help
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adityadsq
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Hi Greg,

Thanks for your response.

 

Let me explain the requirement in-detailed:We have a set of videos and images added in Dropbox in various folders. Every file is associated with some tagnames. Further, I’ve developed a web page where it has a search box and entering a keyword, it should pickup all the files from dropbox. I am using 2/files/search_v2 API. It is working fine when I search with the file name/title. But it is not considering the tagnames. How can I implement this? Apart from the filename/title, it should return the relevant videos/pictures when searched with tag names as well. Hope this clarifies. Thanks in advance!

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    adityadsq
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    Hi,

     

    I want to search and retrieve files with tag names. search_tags key is returning key not found error. 

    when i search in dropbox with tag names it was showing the files that matches to the tag names. 

    but in the same condition is not working in the api (https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/search_v2). i have given all the parameters required. 

    Parameters: 

    {
        "query": "test",
        "options": {
            "path": "pathname",
            "max_results": 10,
            "image_content_search": false,
            "order_by": {
                ".tag": "relevance"
            },
            "reverse_order": false
        },
        "match_field_options": {
            "include_highlights": false
        }
    }
      • amilcarvalho's avatar
        amilcarvalho
        Explorer | Level 3
        3 years ago

        Hello,

        I'm getting the same issue. I have a file with tags added by website and by the api endpoint 2/files/tags/add. 
        When I make the request only works with file name.

        Hope you can help me

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