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    <title>topic Client modified/Server modified when editing the file in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Client-modified-Server-modified-when-editing-the-file/m-p/376698#M21116</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello folks,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am using Dropbox with your API.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;When I change an already existing file (for example I have a document which I update to new version), the fields "client_modified" and "server_modified" change to the date when this happened.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;What is the meaning of the fields "client/server modified"? When I restore the file, then only the "server_modified" changes and the "client_modified" stays unchanged.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Is the meaning of the fields below correct?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;client_modified = created time&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;server_modified = modified time&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Is it possible to get the information whether the file had been modified in the past?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thank you in advance&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Tereza&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:58:34 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>terezakloboucek</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2019-11-06T18:58:34Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Client modified/Server modified when editing the file</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Client-modified-Server-modified-when-editing-the-file/m-p/376698#M21116</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello folks,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am using Dropbox with your API.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;When I change an already existing file (for example I have a document which I update to new version), the fields "client_modified" and "server_modified" change to the date when this happened.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;What is the meaning of the fields "client/server modified"? When I restore the file, then only the "server_modified" changes and the "client_modified" stays unchanged.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Is the meaning of the fields below correct?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;client_modified = created time&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;server_modified = modified time&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Is it possible to get the information whether the file had been modified in the past?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thank you in advance&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Tereza&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:58:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Client-modified-Server-modified-when-editing-the-file/m-p/376698#M21116</guid>
      <dc:creator>terezakloboucek</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2019-11-06T18:58:34Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Client modified/Server modified when editing the file</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Client-modified-Server-modified-when-editing-the-file/m-p/376783#M21123</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Those descriptions aren't quite right. You can find the official descriptions in the documentation for the FileMetadata object, e.g., as returned by&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-upload" target="_self"&gt;/2/files/upload&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In short, they're both the modified time of the file. The 'client_modified' time is the time as supplied by&amp;nbsp;the client that uploaded the file, if any, and the 'server_modified' time is the time on the&amp;nbsp;Dropbox servers when the file was uploaded. The&amp;nbsp;Dropbox API does not return file creation time.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;You can get a history of file changes from the&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-list_revisions" target="_self"&gt;/2/files/list_revisions&lt;/A&gt; endpoint.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;By the way, those are links to the documentation for the HTTPS endpoints themselves, but we recommend using one of &lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation" target="_self"&gt;the official SDKs&lt;/A&gt; if possible. Those have corresponding native methods for the HTTPS endpoints.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Client-modified-Server-modified-when-editing-the-file/m-p/376783#M21123</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2019-11-06T16:15:15Z</dc:date>
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