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IlikeToDevelopS
7 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Way to have a Dropbox folder selector
Hi there!
So just wondering if there is a package or feature that can get a user's dropbox folder and upload documents to that file path using an api POST call to upload a document?
For more information a package or function that has a pop up window, allows user to select a folder, then when user uses my app and they decide to upload then it uses that upload path.
Thanks!
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- Greg-DB7 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
[Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55032762/dropbox-selector-just-for-folders ]
Based on your description, the closest thing we offer is the "Dropbox Saver":
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/saver
If that isn't quite what you're looking for, you'd need to build your own UI for selecting the folder and and code for uploading files using the API.
- IlikeToDevelopS7 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thanks for the reply!
Okay, is there a way to get a list of folders for a user's dropbox? say I want to get all folders from a user, is there an api call or any documentation that supports this feature/function?
Thanks Greg
- Greg-DB7 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Yes, to list the contents of a connected user's account, you should use the /2/files/list_folder[/continue] methods:
- https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-list_folder
- https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-list_folder-continue
To list the root, use the empty string "" as the path value.
Note that these methods will also list files too, but you can filter those out client-side.
Those are links to the documentation for the HTTPS endpoints themselves, but we recommend using one of the official SDKs if possible:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation
Those have corresponding native methods for the HTTPS endpoints.
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