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lkanthatham
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5 years ago

searchV2 not finding target folder

I had been using the JavaScript interface in node.js to search for target folders based on the current date with format "mm-dd-yyyy".  This had been working fine for a few months.  However, I noticed...
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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

Due to indexing delays, sometimes new changes may not immediately be returned in search results. The length of the delay is generally short, but sometimes may be longer. Since this is happening on both the API and web site, it sounds like an indexing issue with your account rather than some issue calling the API itself, so I recommend contacting support for help with the search functionality on your account if you're still seeing this issue.

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