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mateenozil
7 years agoExplorer | Level 3
shared folder API quiet mode
I'm currently using python Dropbox API to share a folder with another user without notifying them. I use the function sharing_add_folder_member with the parameter quiet = True. The code ran without an error and my Dropbox account shows the folder is shared with another user. On the other hand at another user account, the shared folder was not shown. So how to make the other user to access the shared folder without notification?
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Once you share the folder from the originating account using sharing_add_folder_member, you need to "mount" the shared folder in the recipient's account before it would get listed for them. You can do so using sharing_mount_folder. (This is effectively like them "accepting" the invite in Dropbox.)
Note that you do need an access token for the recipient's account to do that though.
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