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sam93
6 years agoExplorer | Level 3
How to create a folder outside the App Folder or User's Dropbox through the Business Endpoint?
Hi Experts,
We want to create a folder outside the User's Dropbox root folder using the Business Endpoint.
Here is an example, I want to create a folder say Sales outside the Sam Sam (which is the user's Dropbox) folder.
Please suggest a way to achieve this.
Thanks,
Sam
It looks like your team is using the "team space" configuration and you want to use the Dropbox API to operate inside that team space.
Dropbox API calls default to the member folder, but you can set them to work in the team space if you want. For information on how to do so, please refer to the Namespace Guide:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/namespace-guide
Note that you'll need to use a "full Dropbox" Dropbox API app (or "team member file access" Dropbox Business API app) to do so. Apps with the "app folder" permission can't access the team space.
- sam93Explorer | Level 3
Forgot to insert the photo.
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- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
It looks like your team is using the "team space" configuration and you want to use the Dropbox API to operate inside that team space.
Dropbox API calls default to the member folder, but you can set them to work in the team space if you want. For information on how to do so, please refer to the Namespace Guide:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/namespace-guide
Note that you'll need to use a "full Dropbox" Dropbox API app (or "team member file access" Dropbox Business API app) to do so. Apps with the "app folder" permission can't access the team space.
- sam93Explorer | Level 3
Hi Greg,
Thanks a lot it worked. You are awesome.
Is there a way, we can know whether the Team is using a "Team Space" configuration or not using the API? Because, for both the folder creation differs, right?
Also, still there would be people using the older configuration (i.e., not "Team Space")?
How can I test the not "Team Space" configuration? This is to make sure that I support those scenarios as well.
Look forward to your reply.
Thanks,
Sam
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