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I have a folder in my Paper account that has been shared with a few friends. When I use the `docs/list` endpoint, only the docs that I have either created or accessed (depending on the `filter_by` parameter) are listed. What I want to see is a list of all Paper docs contained in my shared folder. For example, a doc that my friend created that I have never accessed. Is this possible?
Any update on this?
@nahtnam No, I'm afraid I don't have any news on this feature request.
Okay, no problem. It is possible to get this information by making several API calls but im afraid ill quickly hit the API limits.
@nahtnam The rate limiting system is somewhat generous, so you generally don't have to worry about that. Even if you do hit the limit, the lockout period is usually just on the scale of minutes. (If you do get a 429 or 503 error, the Retry-After header in the response to see how long to wait.)
@nahtnamHow is it possible?
@rossmeissl The best way I found to do it is to call this first: https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-api-v2-explorer/#paper_docs/list and then for each file call this: https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-api-v2-explorer/#paper_docs/get_folder_info and see if it is in the correct folder.
@Greg-DB +1 for this feature 🙂 It looks like the APIs above for paper_docs/list still requires us to have accessed the file before it shows up?
E.g. User A shares a file C with User B. Using the API on User B will not show file C until User B opens file C.
@hgkshin That's correct, there hasn't been any change to this I'm afraid. I'll add your feedback to this feature request.
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