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Mubasher
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

uploading large files (1GB) using token

I am making a page where the user pastes the URL of the file and I fetch that file make its zip then uploading it to dropbox. it's working fine with the small files such as 150Mb or 250Mb but not wit...
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
5 years ago

Hi Mubasher,

How exactly you are uploading your data? 🤔 Are you using "upload" endpoint in all cases, the point where upload size is limited, or use upload session endpoints (start, append, and finish) for larger files (there is a limit still, but the size is much bigger)? 🧐

Hope the rhetorical question gives you right direction. 😉

  • Mubasher's avatar
    Mubasher
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 years ago

    I don't know much about Dropbox but this is the code that I am using in order to upload data.

     

    var path =
              "/file" +
              Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000) +
              "." +
              file.type.split("/")[1];
            $.ajax({
              data: file,
              crossDomain: true,
              crossOrigin: true,
              type: "POST",
              processData: false,
              contentType: "application/octet-stream",
              headers: {
                Authorization: "Bearer " + dropboxToken,
                "Dropbox-API-Arg": '{"path": "' + path + '"}',
              },
              success: function (data) {
                console.log(data);
                alert("File uploaded to dropbox.");
              },
              error: function (data) {
                console.error(data);
                alert("There was an error uploading to Dropbox.");
              },
            });
    • Здравко's avatar
      Здравко
      Legendary | Level 20
      5 years ago
      Mubasher wrote:

      I don't know much about Dropbox ...

      Nobody knows everything. Did you read everything pointed by my links in my previous post? 🤔 Seems not. Do it! Your code falls in 150MB limitation. 😉 Read with more care!

      • Mubasher's avatar
        Mubasher
        Explorer | Level 4
        5 years ago

        ok i am reading but my code is working fine for 250Mb but it fails at 1Gb because of my internet i think. Can you tell me that i have to use backend for upload_session? or it can be done without server?

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