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mrtn
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1 year ago

Shared folder access with Token

Hi! I seem to have a simple access problem with my Token. I am part of a team which has a shared folder which I am trying to access with the API, and while I have it working for files in my own dire...
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iNeil
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11 months ago

Hi mrtn,

Please note that, by default, API calls to the Dropbox API operate in the 'member folder' of the connected account rather than the "team space" where the team folders are located.

If you need to access the team folder named "DATA", you need to configure your API calls to operate in the "team space" by setting the "Dropbox-API-Path-Root" header with your Dropbox API request. Below I have provided an example "Dropbox-API-Path-Root" header value to access the team space:

Dropbox-Api-Path-Root: {".tag": "root", "root": "YOUR_ROOT_NAMESPACE_ID"}

You should be able to identify the root_namespace_id by executing the 2/users/get_current_account endpoint. You can also test the 2/users/get_current_account endpoint using our Dropbox API explorer. For further information, please review the following link:

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