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    <title>topic Best Practices: Files Batch Deletion (delete_batch &amp;amp; delete_batch/check) in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Best-Practices-Files-Batch-Deletion-delete-batch-amp-delete/m-p/305363#M18412</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi there!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Just wondering what is the best practice to wait until batch operation (e.g. files batch deletion) is completed? Specifically, how often should I call&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;/delete_batch/check &lt;/STRONG&gt;endpoint (to know the progress or error/completion) in case I performing the operation from a backend?&amp;nbsp;Since no time estimation provided for an operation (as far as I&amp;nbsp;understand), should I check like just every 1s, 5s, 10s? Whether the check timeout better be incremental or constant?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;And for the sake of completeness, how much such approach could&amp;nbsp;be better comparing with sequential files deletion one by one? Do rate limits apply if&amp;nbsp;make a lot of consequent requests that do not intersect?&amp;nbsp;For example, my case is deleting about 100-200 files, each up to 5 MB.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 09:09:39 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>dbjkr</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2019-05-29T09:09:39Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Best Practices: Files Batch Deletion (delete_batch &amp; delete_batch/check)</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Best-Practices-Files-Batch-Deletion-delete-batch-amp-delete/m-p/305363#M18412</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi there!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Just wondering what is the best practice to wait until batch operation (e.g. files batch deletion) is completed? Specifically, how often should I call&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;/delete_batch/check &lt;/STRONG&gt;endpoint (to know the progress or error/completion) in case I performing the operation from a backend?&amp;nbsp;Since no time estimation provided for an operation (as far as I&amp;nbsp;understand), should I check like just every 1s, 5s, 10s? Whether the check timeout better be incremental or constant?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;And for the sake of completeness, how much such approach could&amp;nbsp;be better comparing with sequential files deletion one by one? Do rate limits apply if&amp;nbsp;make a lot of consequent requests that do not intersect?&amp;nbsp;For example, my case is deleting about 100-200 files, each up to 5 MB.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 09:09:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>dbjkr</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2019-05-29T09:09:39Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Best Practices: Files Batch Deletion (delete_batch &amp; delete_batch/check)</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Best-Practices-Files-Batch-Deletion-delete-batch-amp-delete/m-p/305423#M18420</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;We don't have any official documentation&amp;nbsp;on how long you should wait between checking on jobs like this. A few seconds, say 5s, seems reasonable. Whether to use a constant or&amp;nbsp;variable period is also up to you.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;We don't provide firm guidance on this because how long any particular job takes depends on a few factors, which can vary over time, and per job and account. You may want to try a few, see what is typical for your use case, and customize accordingly.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;There is a rate limiting system, as well as some amount of locking involved, so we do&amp;nbsp;recommend using the batch calls whenever possible.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:25:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-10-25T16:25:28Z</dc:date>
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