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m. chiuq
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

What is root folder id

What is the root folder id?

I use the explorer and even I type / or let it empty, I could not get the metadata of the root folder?

Is anything I type wrong?

 
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    Steve M.
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    10 years ago

    To refer to the root folder, use an empty string as the path.

    If you're using API v2, I believe get_metadata won't accept the root folder (as it doesn't really have metadata).

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