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rk90
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7 years ago

list_shared_links and list_folder_members pagination

As per the API doc,  /2/sharing/list_shared_links does not return has_more attribute but cursor. What's the purpose of returning cursor? Is there a possibility that the result may span across several...
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DBX_Robert
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7 years ago

In "/2/sharing/list_shared_links", your assumption is correct.  If a cursor is returned, then addtional API calls to `/2/sharing/list_shared_links` are required to load all of the shared links for the user.  Be sure to include the cursor from the previous response in the subsequent request to load the additional link information.

As for why `/2/sharing/list_folder_members` has a separate `/continue` API endpoint and includes a "has_more" field, while `/2/sharing/list_shared_links`.  This is simply an inconsistency in our API design.

 

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