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oshimamasara
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

'error': 'The server has either erred or is incapable of performing the requested operation'

After the dropbox update on 4/5, many API responses are returned with    {'error': 'The server has either erred or is incapable of performing the requested operation.'} nothing has changed in my...
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Greg-DB
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2 years ago

I'll be happy to help with any issues you're having with the Dropbox API, but I'll need some more information. Please reply with:

  • the name and version number of the platform and SDK/library you are using, if any
  • the steps to reproduce the issue, including relevant code snippet(s), but don't include any access or refresh token(s)
  • several (5-10) sample 'X-Dropbox-Request-Id' response header values

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