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IlikeToDevelopS
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7 years ago

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 inform...
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IlikeToDevelopS
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

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

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Greg-DB
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7 years ago

Yes, to list the contents of a connected user's account, you should use the /2/files/list_folder[/continue] methods:

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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