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MK10
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

sharing folders inside folder via command line- DB for business

Hi,

I see that with DB for business, it's possible to share folders that are inside folders.

https://www.dropbox.com/help/files-folders/share-inside-folder

 

I wonder if it possible to do it via the API. In version "Pro", the issue is that I don't have a "shared_folder_id" for  subfolders of shared folders. But I have only the "parent_shared_folder_id".

Will it unlock this feature.

 

 

 

 

 

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    It's only possible to nest shared folders in "team folders" in Business accounts. It's not otherwise possible to nest shared folders, regardless of account type.

    If you are operating on a Business account via the API, sharing folders works the same way, inside or outside of team folders.

    To share a folder you would use the /2/sharing/share_folder endpoint (or corresponding native methods in the SDKs):

    https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#sharing-share_folder

    It's not possible to "unlock" nested shared folders for Pro accounts.

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