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Simple file name retrieving using javascript
Hello, I'm really new to working with the dropbox API and was completely lost on how to retrieve file names. My main goal is to just have a list of the files' names that are uploaded to Dropbox disp...
Sorry about that!
The issue that is appearing now is
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 400 () https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_metadata
The entire code I have is this:
<script>
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
data: "{\"include_deleted\":false,\"include_has_explicit_shared_members\":false,\"include_media_info\":false,\"path\":\"}",
contentType: "application/json",
beforeSend: function(xhr) {
xhr.setRequestHeader('Authorization', 'Bearer ***)
}, success: function(data){
console.log(data);
//process the JSON data etc
}
})
</script>
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorWhat's in the response body for that response with the 400 status code? It should contain a more specific error message.
Is this what you mean?
Here's more
Error in call to API function "files/get_metadata": Your app is not permitted to access this endpoint because it does not have the required scope 'files.metadata.read'. The owner of the app can enable the scope for the app using the Permissions tab on the App Console.
- Greg-DB
This latest message is what I was referring to. It indicates that the call failed because your app does not have the necessary scope for that endpoint. You can enable the scope on the app's page on the App Console as described. Note that you'd need to then get a new access token as that change does not retroactively affect existing access tokens.
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