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PIttsburgh Menn's avatar
PIttsburgh Menn
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Unable to retrieve folder revisions through /metadata using rev parameter.

When I attempt to retrieve a folder's specific revision through /metadata I get back an error indicating that the rev is invalid or outdated. The documentation is worded such that this seems to be ...
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Leah C.1's avatar
Leah C.1
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

It looks like you're using Dropbox API v1 which doesn't have the IDs. Only API v2 has IDs for files (it's a new feature): https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_metadata

My suggestion would be to switch to the new API v2 if possible. If not, there may be other ways to make a best guess as to if a folder has been renamed, such as a new folder having the same contents as a previous folder. However this would only be a guess.

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