Need to see if your shared folder is taking up space on your dropbox 👨‍💻? Find out how to check here.

Forum Discussion

Graham B.'s avatar
Graham B.
New member | Level 2
9 years ago

[Java SDK v2] migration: error handling with HTTP codes

I'm migrating to the v2 Java SDK on Android, from the old Android SDK. I'm struggling to convert some error-handling code. This is a high-level error handler which could be handling an exception from...
API
Greg-DB's avatar
Greg-DB
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
9 years ago

API v2 does offer much more granular errors, but you can use as much or as little of that granularity in your app as you want.

 

For instance, this example only does high level handling of any DbxException:

 

Wheres this example distinguishes between CreateSharedLinkWithSettingsErrorException and DbxException:

 

You can drill down into the subclasses to whatever extent you want for your app. For example, a InvalidAccessTokenException indicates a bad access token, like a 401 in your v1 code.

About Dropbox API Support & Feedback

Node avatar for Dropbox API Support & Feedback
Find help with the Dropbox API from other developers.

The Dropbox Community team is active from Monday to Friday. We try to respond to you as soon as we can, usually within 2 hours.

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X, Facebook or Instagram.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!