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    <title>topic Re: Unique file id not really unique in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Unique-file-id-not-really-unique/m-p/333633#M19493</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Dropbox file IDs are case-sensitive, so the samples you shared here are unique:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;PRE&gt;id:T6nGbXWJXnAAAAAAAAAATQ&lt;BR /&gt;id:T6nGbXWJXnAAAAAAAAAAtQ&lt;/PRE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Note the "t" vs "T" in the second to last character. You can find more information on this in &lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#path-formats" target="_self"&gt;the Path Formats section in the documentation here&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:26:45 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2019-03-13T17:26:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Unique file id not really unique</title>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I'm facing a problem regarding "unique" file id. I got 2 completely different files that have exactly the same id. What is the purpose of this "unique" id if it is not unique.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have a business account.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;In v2 API communication webpage &lt;A href="https://blogs.dropbox.com/developers/2015/11/dropbox-api-v2-launches-today/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;available here&lt;/A&gt; it is clearly written:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;LI-SPOILER&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN&gt;File IDs&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Developers have often asked us to support the notion of a file ID: a unique identifier for a file that remains constant even when the file is moved. We’re pleased to announce that API v2 includes this highly-requested feature. Developers can now use file IDs instead of paths to make sure their apps don’t lose track of a file when it’s moved by a user.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/LI-SPOILER&gt;&lt;P&gt;Why files API returns only one result while there are 2 files identified with specified id...&amp;nbsp;I am skeptical about the reliability of the result of certain requests (see below)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I'm really confused because all my custom developments are based on this unique id.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;This is what &lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_metadata" target="_self"&gt;get_metadata request&lt;/A&gt; returns for the 2 files (I have plenty of examples):&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;{
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}&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 09:07:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Unique-file-id-not-really-unique/m-p/333590#M19491</guid>
      <dc:creator>Tang</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2019-05-29T09:07:27Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unique file id not really unique</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Unique-file-id-not-really-unique/m-p/333633#M19493</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Dropbox file IDs are case-sensitive, so the samples you shared here are unique:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;PRE&gt;id:T6nGbXWJXnAAAAAAAAAATQ&lt;BR /&gt;id:T6nGbXWJXnAAAAAAAAAAtQ&lt;/PRE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Note the "t" vs "T" in the second to last character. You can find more information on this in &lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#path-formats" target="_self"&gt;the Path Formats section in the documentation here&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:26:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Unique-file-id-not-really-unique/m-p/333633#M19493</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2019-03-13T17:26:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unique file id not really unique</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Unique-file-id-not-really-unique/m-p/333694#M19499</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Oh my bad, I checked the value and didn't notice that &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/html/@B0F70D28791EB05FA3EA0C3BDDF08EE3/emoticons/1f61e.png" alt=":disappointed_face:" title=":disappointed_face:" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;As you said setting case insensitive resolves my problem.&amp;nbsp;Thank you very very much&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 21:55:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Unique-file-id-not-really-unique/m-p/333694#M19499</guid>
      <dc:creator>Tang</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2019-03-13T21:55:28Z</dc:date>
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