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agarrkoch
Explorer | Level 4
1 year ago
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/2/files/get_metadata not returning all keys, e.g. sharing_info and parent_shared_folder_id

Hi,   I need to use this endpoint to get the parent_shared_folder_id.   The problem is that my json data does not return this info.    I get a response that looks like this: {'.tag': 'f...
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agarrkoch
Explorer | Level 4
1 year ago

Hi,

 

So I'm seeing the problem. You only get a shared_folder_id returned to you if at least one person has been shared the folder. 

 

I want to get the shared_folder_id so I can add members to a folder (per API specifications, I need to pass this id). The problem is that if I have no preexisting members for a folder, then I can't get the shared_folder_id. So I'm in a chicken-or-the-egg situation. 

 

How do I work around this??

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