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DolphInApiUser
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

v2 Search API results delayed

After uploading a file into dropbox, it looks like the v2 search API has a noticeable delay before the file will appear. I don't recall this issue with the v1 API, but its quite apparent now.   R...
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago

Some delay is expected when using the search API endpoint, for both API v1 and API v2, per the documentation: /1/search and /2/files/search.

 

The amount of delay depends on a number of different factors though, and can vary from account to account, and over time. That being the case, you will see varying amounts of delay like this. 

 

(For reference, if you know the file or folder path, it's always to query directly, e.g., using /2/files/get_metadata or /2/files/list_folder[/continue] as those aren't subject to the delay.)

  • jianwen's avatar
    jianwen
    Explorer | Level 3
    8 years ago

    I encountered the same issue,In my scenario,the searched folder is created about 2 days ago.the latency is not acceptable.any suggestion for the latency issue? Greg-DB

     

    • Greg-DB's avatar
      Greg-DB
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      8 years ago

      jianwen Are you still seeing this issue? We did fix a general issue yesterday that could have resulted in missing search results.

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        jianwen
        Explorer | Level 3
        8 years ago

        It seems work well for now.In recent days,the search api work well in my application. thanks Greg-DB

        by the way,why i did not receive the email notification when i got reply or mentions in threads?

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