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    <title>topic Upload a file to a shared folder using the REST API in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Upload-a-file-to-a-shared-folder-using-the-REST-API/m-p/763488#M33419</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;I'm attempting to upload a file to a shared (team) folder in Dropbox.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;\ (hidden root)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; \[My Personal Folder]&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; \My Company Team Folder&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; \Activities&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; \2024-04-11&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;File A&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;File B&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I want to add files to&amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT face="andale mono,times"&gt;\My Company Team Folder\Activities\2024-04-11&lt;/FONT&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;This is the code (PowerShell):&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;$AccessToken = 'XXXXX'&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$TeamMemberId = '123456' # an administrator&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;$&lt;SPAN&gt;InFile&lt;/SPAN&gt; = ~/Desktop/SomeFile.pdf&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;$Destination = '/Activities/2024-04-11/SomeFile.pdf'&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$Headers = &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;@&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;{&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Authorization = &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'Bearer {0}'&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;-f&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; $AccessToken&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'Dropbox-API-Select-User'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; = $TeamMemberId&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'Dropbox-API-Path-Root'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; = &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;@&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;{&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'.tag'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;=&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'root'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;root=$RootFolderId&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;} | ConvertTo-Json -Compress&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'Dropbox-API-Arg'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; = &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;@&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;{&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;path=$Destination&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;mode=&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;"add"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;autorename=&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$true&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;mute=&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$false&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;} | ConvertTo-Json -Compress&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;}&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$Response = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Uri &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'&lt;A href="https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload" target="_blank"&gt;https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload&lt;/A&gt;'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; -Headers $Headers -ContentType &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'application/octet-stream'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; -InFile $InFile&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;When I run the script, I get an error that reads "path/no_write_permission/".&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:40:41 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>craibuc</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2024-04-11T20:40:41Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Upload a file to a shared folder using the REST API</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Upload-a-file-to-a-shared-folder-using-the-REST-API/m-p/763488#M33419</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I'm attempting to upload a file to a shared (team) folder in Dropbox.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;\ (hidden root)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; \[My Personal Folder]&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; \My Company Team Folder&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; \Activities&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; \2024-04-11&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;File A&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;File B&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I want to add files to&amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT face="andale mono,times"&gt;\My Company Team Folder\Activities\2024-04-11&lt;/FONT&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;This is the code (PowerShell):&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;$AccessToken = 'XXXXX'&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$TeamMemberId = '123456' # an administrator&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;$&lt;SPAN&gt;InFile&lt;/SPAN&gt; = ~/Desktop/SomeFile.pdf&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;$Destination = '/Activities/2024-04-11/SomeFile.pdf'&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$Headers = &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;@&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;{&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Authorization = &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'Bearer {0}'&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;-f&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; $AccessToken&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'Dropbox-API-Select-User'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; = $TeamMemberId&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'Dropbox-API-Path-Root'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; = &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;@&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;{&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'.tag'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;=&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'root'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;root=$RootFolderId&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;} | ConvertTo-Json -Compress&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'Dropbox-API-Arg'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; = &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;@&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;{&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;path=$Destination&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;mode=&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;"add"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;autorename=&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$true&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;mute=&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$false&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;} | ConvertTo-Json -Compress&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;}&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;$Response = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Uri &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'&lt;A href="https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload" target="_blank"&gt;https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload&lt;/A&gt;'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; -Headers $Headers -ContentType &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;'application/octet-stream'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; -InFile $InFile&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;When I run the script, I get an error that reads "path/no_write_permission/".&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:40:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Upload-a-file-to-a-shared-folder-using-the-REST-API/m-p/763488#M33419</guid>
      <dc:creator>craibuc</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-04-11T20:40:41Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Upload a file to a shared folder using the REST API</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Upload-a-file-to-a-shared-folder-using-the-REST-API/m-p/763639#M33423</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Hello &lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1742796"&gt;@craibuc&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Based on the error message 'path/no_write_permission/', this indicates that you don’t have write permissions to the folder to upload the file. For example, you don’t have write permission to the folder /Activities/2024-04-11. Please double-check if you have editor permission on the folder.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;If you are still having difficulty, could you provide the values for the $TeamMemberId and $RootFolderId? Alternatively, you can open an API ticket using the following link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A class="c-link" href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/contact" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;https://www.dropbox.com/developers/contact&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:38:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Upload-a-file-to-a-shared-folder-using-the-REST-API/m-p/763639#M33423</guid>
      <dc:creator>iNeil</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-04-12T14:38:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Upload a file to a shared folder using the REST API</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Upload-a-file-to-a-shared-folder-using-the-REST-API/m-p/763647#M33424</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I found the solution: I needed to include the team-folder's name in the path.&amp;nbsp; So, instead of&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN&gt;'/Activities/2024-04-11/SomeFile.pdf', it needed to be&amp;nbsp;'/My Company Team Folder/Activities/2024-04-11/SomeFile.pdf'&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The documentation on this is &lt;STRONG&gt;*terrible*&lt;/STRONG&gt;, not to mention the contortions that developers need to perform to list shared folders and add content to them.&amp;nbsp; Your API needs a complete revision to make it easier to use.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:13:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Upload-a-file-to-a-shared-folder-using-the-REST-API/m-p/763647#M33424</guid>
      <dc:creator>craibuc</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-04-12T15:13:15Z</dc:date>
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